"Jacques a dit" is a 2007 song recorded by the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released on 5 October 2007 as the third single from his debut album Inventaire. It was a great success, particularly in Belgium, where it topped the chart, but its sales were less spectacular than that of his previous single, "Double Je".
The title "Jacques a dit" refers to a children's game called Simon says in the English-speaking world. This song is "a moving nursery rhyme that appeals to the collective imagination and that reveals a new facet of the artist : "A hidden melancholy..."" According to Willem, "Jacques a dit" was the first song that Zazie has composed for him.[1]
While the musical arrangements were made by Jean-Pierre Pilot and Olivier Schultheis, the text was written by Zazie, who also covered the song on her 2007 tour. She also performed the song as a duet with Willem in several French TV shows. "Jacques a dit" features on Willem's album Inventaire as first track in the original version, and as 15th track in a remix version.[2] It was also included on the singer's live album, Inventaire, tout en acoustique, as third track.[3]
Chart performancesedit
In France, the single debuted at a peak of number four, on 13 October 2007, and reached this position for three non-consecutive weeks. It stayed for 13 weeks in the top ten, then almost did not stop to drop, totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 26 weeks in the top 100.[4] In 2007, it was the 22nd best-selling single in France.[5] "Jacques a dit" appeared for 21 weeks on the French Digital Download, peaking at number seven for two not consecutive weeks[6] and being the 31st single the more downloaded.[7]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single charted for 26 weeks on the Ultratop 40, from 13 October 2007. It entered the chart at number 32 and climbed quickly and finally topped the chart for one week, on 1 December. It remained for 14 weeks in the top ten.[8] It ranked 24th on the End of the Year Chart.[9]
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^"Inventaire, tout en acoustique, track listing and charts" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
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^ ab (in French). Ifop. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^ ab"2007 French Digital Chart" (in French). Disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^ ab""Jacques a dit", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^ ab"2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^""Jacques a dit", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^ ab"2007 French Airplay and Video Charts" (in French). Yacast. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
^"2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
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jacques, 2007, song, recorded, french, singer, christophe, willem, released, october, 2007, third, single, from, debut, album, inventaire, great, success, particularly, belgium, where, topped, chart, sales, were, less, spectacular, than, that, previous, single. Jacques a dit is a 2007 song recorded by the French singer Christophe Willem It was released on 5 October 2007 as the third single from his debut album Inventaire It was a great success particularly in Belgium where it topped the chart but its sales were less spectacular than that of his previous single Double Je Jacques a dit Single by Christophe Willemfrom the album InventaireB side Previous singles in an acoustic version Released5 October 2007RecordedFranceGenrePopLength3 49LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Zazie lyrics Jean Pierre Pilot Olivier Schultheis music Producer s Jean Pierre Pilot Olivier SchultheisChristophe Willem singles chronology Double Je 2007 Jacques a dit 2007 Quelle chance September 2008 Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Chart performances 3 Track listings 4 Charts and sales 4 1 Peak positions 4 2 End of year charts 5 References 6 External linksBackground and writing editThe title Jacques a dit refers to a children s game called Simon says in the English speaking world This song is a moving nursery rhyme that appeals to the collective imagination and that reveals a new facet of the artist A hidden melancholy According to Willem Jacques a dit was the first song that Zazie has composed for him 1 While the musical arrangements were made by Jean Pierre Pilot and Olivier Schultheis the text was written by Zazie who also covered the song on her 2007 tour She also performed the song as a duet with Willem in several French TV shows Jacques a dit features on Willem s album Inventaire as first track in the original version and as 15th track in a remix version 2 It was also included on the singer s live album Inventaire tout en acoustique as third track 3 Chart performances editIn France the single debuted at a peak of number four on 13 October 2007 and reached this position for three non consecutive weeks It stayed for 13 weeks in the top ten then almost did not stop to drop totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 26 weeks in the top 100 4 In 2007 it was the 22nd best selling single in France 5 Jacques a dit appeared for 21 weeks on the French Digital Download peaking at number seven for two not consecutive weeks 6 and being the 31st single the more downloaded 7 In Belgium Wallonia the single charted for 26 weeks on the Ultratop 40 from 13 October 2007 It entered the chart at number 32 and climbed quickly and finally topped the chart for one week on 1 December It remained for 14 weeks in the top ten 8 It ranked 24th on the End of the Year Chart 9 Track listings editCD single Jacques a dit 3 49 Elu produit de l annee live acoustic 4 16 Double Je live acoustic 4 47 Sunny live acoustic 4 52Digital download Jacques a dit 3 49 Jacques a dit remix 3 56 Jacques a dit acoustic 4 05Charts and sales editPeak positions edit Chart 2007 PeakpositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 8 1French Digital Chart 6 7French SNEP Singles Chart 4 4Swiss Singles Chart 10 35 End of year charts edit End of year chart 2007 PositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 9 24French Airplay Chart 11 43French TV Music Videos Chart 11 63French Digital Chart 7 31French Singles Chart 5 22End of year chart 2008 PositionBelgian Wallonia Singles Chart 12 25References edit Rolland Christophe 20 October 2007 Christophe Willem Jacques a dit en octobre amp Inventaire live en novembre in French Musique Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 15 May 2008 Inventaire track listing and charts in French Lescharts Retrieved 15 May 2008 Inventaire tout en acoustique track listing and charts in French Lescharts Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b Jacques a dit French Singles Chart in French Lescharts Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b 2007 French Singles Chart in French Disqueenfrance Archived from the original on 4 April 2012 Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b French Digital Download from 07 10 14 to 07 10 20 in French Ifop Archived from the original on 25 October 2007 Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b 2007 French Digital Chart in French Disqueenfrance Archived from the original on 21 January 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b Jacques a dit Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart in French Ultratop Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b 2007 Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart in French Ultratop Retrieved 15 May 2008 Jacques a dit Swiss Singles Chart in German Hitparade Retrieved 15 May 2008 a b 2007 French Airplay and Video Charts in French Yacast Retrieved 15 May 2008 2008 Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart in French Ultratop Retrieved 26 December 2008 External links edit Jacques a dit lyrics music video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacques a dit amp oldid 1103186892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
