"J'ai demandé à la lune" (I asked the moon) is the most popular song from the 2002 album Paradize which allowed Indochine to reconnect with the media that had abandoned the band a decade earlier. Indochine had gone through a vast amount of criticism before the release of the song. Written by Mickaël Furnon, the singer of Mickey 3D, the song was released as the second single from this album in March 2002, and quickly became a national success, selling over a million units. The album similarly achieved commercial success a few months later.
During the recording of the album, Indochine's singer Nicola Sirkis asked Pauline, the 8 yo daughter of his friend Rudy Léonet to perform the background vocals.
The music video shows Sirkis walking towards the camera with a baby, then a young child in his arms, and finally Pauline appears alongside him and sings a duet with Sirkis.
Chart performanceedit
The song was listed on the French SNEP Singles Chart, and debuted at number 14 on 13 April 2002 and reached number one for one week on 20 July. The single remained in the top ten for 20 weeks, in the top 50 for 27 weeks and on the charts (top 100) for 31 weeks.[1] It finally achieved Diamond status on 6 November 2002[2] and was the fifth best-selling single of the year.[3] As of August 2014, the song was the 25th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 515,000 units sold.[4]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single charted for 36 weeks. It first stabilized in the low positions, then entered the top ten in its 12th week and stayed there for 17 consecutive weeks, peaking at number one for five weeks. After falling off the top five, it almost did not drop.[5] The single was ranked fifth on the 2002 End of the Year Chart.[6]
In Switzerland, "J'ai demandé à la lune" debuted at a peak of number four on 21 July 2002. It stayed for many weeks at the bottom of the chart (top 100)[7] and became the 39th hit of the year in the country.[8]
Cover versionsedit
In 2004, the song was covered by Mickey 3D on the live album Live à Saint-Étienne.
There is also a longer version, which was available on a CD sold in December 2002 for the benefit of the association Médecins Sans Frontières.
The song is also covered by Vox Angeli, a choir composed of children, and features as the first track on the 2008 album of the same name.[9]
In 2011, the single was partly re-written by Mickaël Furnon under the title "On demande pas la lune" for the annual Les Enfoires charity concert. This version peaked at number 30 on the French Singles Chart, and at number nine on the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40.
In 2021, Québecois singer-songwriter Ghostly Kisses (real name Margaux Sauvé) released her version of the song in partnership with composer pianist Louis-Étienne Santais.[10]
^ ab"J'ai demandé à la lune", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^ ab2002 French certifications Disqueenfrance.com April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^ ab2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^"Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 8 (30-21)". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
^ ab"J'ai demandé à la lune", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^ ab2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles chart Ultratop.be April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^ ab"J'ai demandé à la lune", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^ ab2002 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^Vox Angelis, track listings and charts Leschart.com March 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2008)
^"«J'ai demandé à la lune»: Découvrez la magnifique reprise d'Indochine par Ghostly Kisses !".
^ ab2002 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr January 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
^Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
External linksedit
"J'ai demandé à la lune", lyrics
"J'ai demandé à la lune", music video
December 15, 2023
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J ai demande a la lune I asked the moon is the most popular song from the 2002 album Paradize which allowed Indochine to reconnect with the media that had abandoned the band a decade earlier Indochine had gone through a vast amount of criticism before the release of the song Written by Mickael Furnon the singer of Mickey 3D the song was released as the second single from this album in March 2002 and quickly became a national success selling over a million units The album similarly achieved commercial success a few months later J ai demande a la lune Single by Indochinefrom the album ParadizeB side Punker Glory Hole ReleasedMarch 2002GenreRockLength3 29LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Mickael FurnonProducer s Oli de Sat Phil Delire IndochineIndochine singles chronology Punker 2002 J ai demande a la lune 2002 Mao Boy 2002 Music video J ai demande a la lune on YouTube Contents 1 Background and music video 2 Chart performance 3 Cover versions 4 Track listings 5 Charts and sales 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Certifications 6 References 7 External linksBackground and music video editDuring the recording of the album Indochine s singer Nicola Sirkis asked Pauline the 8 yo daughter of his friend Rudy Leonet to perform the background vocals The music video shows Sirkis walking towards the camera with a baby then a young child in his arms and finally Pauline appears alongside him and sings a duet with Sirkis Chart performance editThe song was listed on the French SNEP Singles Chart and debuted at number 14 on 13 April 2002 and reached number one for one week on 20 July The single remained in the top ten for 20 weeks in the top 50 for 27 weeks and on the charts top 100 for 31 weeks 1 It finally achieved Diamond status on 6 November 2002 2 and was the fifth best selling single of the year 3 As of August 2014 the song was the 25th best selling single of the 21st century in France with 515 000 units sold 4 In Belgium Wallonia the single charted for 36 weeks It first stabilized in the low positions then entered the top ten in its 12th week and stayed there for 17 consecutive weeks peaking at number one for five weeks After falling off the top five it almost did not drop 5 The single was ranked fifth on the 2002 End of the Year Chart 6 In Switzerland J ai demande a la lune debuted at a peak of number four on 21 July 2002 It stayed for many weeks at the bottom of the chart top 100 7 and became the 39th hit of the year in the country 8 Cover versions editIn 2004 the song was covered by Mickey 3D on the live album Live a Saint Etienne There is also a longer version which was available on a CD sold in December 2002 for the benefit of the association Medecins Sans Frontieres The song is also covered by Vox Angeli a choir composed of children and features as the first track on the 2008 album of the same name 9 The song is also covered by Scala amp Kolacny BrothersIn 2011 the single was partly re written by Mickael Furnon under the title On demande pas la lune for the annual Les Enfoires charity concert This version peaked at number 30 on the French Singles Chart and at number nine on the Belgian Wallonia Ultratop 40 In 2021 Quebecois singer songwriter Ghostly Kisses real name Margaux Sauve released her version of the song in partnership with composer pianist Louis Etienne Santais 10 Track listings editCD single J ai demande a la lune 3 29 Punker 2 50 Glory Hole 3 27Charts and sales editWeekly charts edit Chart 2002 PeakpositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 5 1French Singles Chart 1 1Swiss Singles Chart 7 4 Year end charts edit Chart 2002 PositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 6 5French Airplay Chart 11 5French TV Music Videos Chart 11 17French Singles Chart 3 5Swiss Singles Chart 8 39 Certifications edit Country Certification Date Sales certifiedBelgium 12 Platinum 21 September 2002 40 000France 2 Diamond 6 November 2002 750 000References edit a b J ai demande a la lune in French Singles Chart Lescharts com Retrieved April 19 2008 a b 2002 French certifications Disqueenfrance com Archived April 30 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19 2008 a b 2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance com Archived April 4 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19 2008 Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millenaire en France episode 8 30 21 Chartsinfrance PureCharts 30 August 2014 Retrieved 2015 03 17 a b J ai demande a la lune in Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop be Retrieved April 19 2008 a b 2002 Belgian Wallonia Singles chart Ultratop be Archived April 17 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19 2008 a b J ai demande a la lune in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade ch Retrieved April 19 2008 a b 2002 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade ch Archived December 3 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19 2008 Vox Angelis track listings and charts Leschart com Archived March 16 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 19 2008 J ai demande a la lune Decouvrez la magnifique reprise d Indochine par Ghostly Kisses a b 2002 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast fr Archived January 18 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 17 2008 Belgian certifications Ultratop be Retrieved August 1 2008 External links edit J ai demande a la lune lyrics J ai demande a la lune music video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J 27ai demande a la lune amp oldid 1188230835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
