"Joue pas" (transl. French for "Don't play") is a 1989 song recorded by French artist François Feldman as a duet with the American singer Joniece Jamison. It was released in July 1989 as the first single from Feldman's album Une Présence, and was his fifth single overall. It achieved great success, becoming a number two hit and a popular song throughout the years.
The song was included on Feldman's three best of compilations Two Feldman (1996), Best Feldman (1998) and Gold (2008). It was also performed during Feldman's 1991 tour and was thus included on the live album Feldman à Bercy (1992).
Written and composed by François Feldman and Thierry Durbet, "Joue pas" has funky sonorities, starts with a brief guitar riff, and was "very well received by the public".[1] It was Feldman's first duet in his career, followed by other two ones with Joniece Jamison, namely "J'ai peur", released as a single in 1991, and "Love platonique" in 1996.
Critical receptionedit
A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media deemed "Joue pas" as "a commercial pop song, profiting from a bouncing dance beat. Jamison's vocals have a definite R&B feel"; it also considered it as "an outstanding duo in the tradition of romantic and touching love songs".[2]
Chart performanceedit
In France, "Joue pas" debuted at number 47 on 15 July 1989, climbed quickly and entered the top ten in its fourth week. It hit number two for five non consecutive weeks, but was unable to dislodge Kaoma's smash hit "Lambada" which topped the chart then. Thereafter, it dropped and totaled 14 weeks in the top ten and 22 weeks on the top 50.[3] On the European Hot 100 Singles, it started at number 71 on 12 August 1989 and reached a peak of number 12 seven weeks later.[4]
Cover versionsedit
The song was covered in 2000 by Karen Mulder, Roch Voisine and Ophélie Winter on Les Enfoirés' album Les Enfoirés en 2000. This 3:46 version is the 11th track.[5] It was also covered in 2002 by Houcine and Anne-Laure Sibon, two contestants of Star Academy 2, on the album Fait sa boum.[6] In 2008, French DJ Soma Riba, who covered many 1980s songs, made his own version of the song and, as for the original one, recorded it as a duet with Joniece Jamison.[7]
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Joue pas transl French for Don t play is a 1989 song recorded by French artist Francois Feldman as a duet with the American singer Joniece Jamison It was released in July 1989 as the first single from Feldman s album Une Presence and was his fifth single overall It achieved great success becoming a number two hit and a popular song throughout the years Joue pas Single by Francois Feldman and Joniece Jamisonfrom the album Une PresenceB side Instrumental Released15 July 1989RecordedFrance 1989GenrePop FunkLength4 02LabelPhonogram MetronomeSongwriter s Francois FeldmanThierry DurbetProducer s Jean FredenucciFrancois Feldman and Joniece Jamison singles chronology Le Mal de toi 1989 Joue pas 1989 Les Valses de Vienne 1989 The song was included on Feldman s three best of compilations Two Feldman 1996 Best Feldman 1998 and Gold 2008 It was also performed during Feldman s 1991 tour and was thus included on the live album Feldman a Bercy 1992 Contents 1 Lyrics and music 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Cover versions 5 Track listings 6 Charts and certifications 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Certifications 7 ReferencesLyrics and music editWritten and composed by Francois Feldman and Thierry Durbet Joue pas has funky sonorities starts with a brief guitar riff and was very well received by the public 1 It was Feldman s first duet in his career followed by other two ones with Joniece Jamison namely J ai peur released as a single in 1991 and Love platonique in 1996 Critical reception editA review in Pan European magazine Music amp Media deemed Joue pas as a commercial pop song profiting from a bouncing dance beat Jamison s vocals have a definite R amp B feel it also considered it as an outstanding duo in the tradition of romantic and touching love songs 2 Chart performance editIn France Joue pas debuted at number 47 on 15 July 1989 climbed quickly and entered the top ten in its fourth week It hit number two for five non consecutive weeks but was unable to dislodge Kaoma s smash hit Lambada which topped the chart then Thereafter it dropped and totaled 14 weeks in the top ten and 22 weeks on the top 50 3 On the European Hot 100 Singles it started at number 71 on 12 August 1989 and reached a peak of number 12 seven weeks later 4 Cover versions editThe song was covered in 2000 by Karen Mulder Roch Voisine and Ophelie Winter on Les Enfoires album Les Enfoires en 2000 This 3 46 version is the 11th track 5 It was also covered in 2002 by Houcine and Anne Laure Sibon two contestants of Star Academy 2 on the album Fait sa boum 6 In 2008 French DJ Soma Riba who covered many 1980s songs made his own version of the song and as for the original one recorded it as a duet with Joniece Jamison 7 Track listings edit7 single Joue pas 4 02 Joue pas instrumental 4 0012 maxi Joue pas maxi 6 45 Joue pas instrumental 6 10Charts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 1989 90 PeakpositionEurope European Airplay Top 50 8 15Europe European Hot 100 4 12Germany Airplay Top 20 9 12Germany Official German Charts 10 46France SNEP 3 2Quebec Francophone chart 11 20 Year end charts edit Chart 1989 PeakpositionEurope European Hot 100 12 53Certifications edit Certifications for Joue pas Region Certification Certified units salesFrance SNEP 13 Gold 400 000 Sales figures based on certification alone References edit Habib Elia 2002 Muz hit tubes in French Alinea Bis p 165 ISBN 2 9518832 0 X Talent Promising act Tracks Worth watching PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 38 23 September 1989 p 26 27 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 7 September 2021 via World Radio History a b Francois Feldman et Joniece Jamison Joue pas in French Les classement single Retrieved 28 August 2021 a b Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 39 30 September 1989 p IV V OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 10 October 2021 via World Radio History Enfoires en 2000 track listing and charts Lescharts com Retrieved November 16 2008 Fait sa boum track listing and charts Lescharts com Retrieved November 16 2008 Soma Riba amp Joniece Jamison le nouveau clip Joue Pas TF1 Video TF1 fr Retrieved November 16 2008 European Airplay Top 50 PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 39 30 September 1989 p 12 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 10 October 2021 via World Radio History Playlist records The most played records in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 7 no 7 12 February 1990 p II OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 22 June 2022 via World Radio History Francois Feldman et Joniece Jamison Joue pas in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 7 October 2016 Michel Gignac Compilation des succes par ordre alphabetique d interpretes PDF banq qc ca Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec p 276 Retrieved 10 November 2019 Eurochart Hot 100 1989 PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 51 23 December 1989 p 6 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 12 October 2021 via World Radio History French single certifications Francois Feldman amp Joniece Jamison Joue pas in French InfoDisc Retrieved 26 November 2021 SelectFRANCOIS FELDMAN amp JONIECE JAMISONand clickOK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joue pas amp oldid 1154242918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
