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| Single by Florent Pagny | ||||
| from the album Savoir aimer | ||||
| B-side | "Combien ça va" | |||
| Released | October 1997 | |||
| Format | CD single Digital download (since 2005) |
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| Recorded | France, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Ballad | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Polygram | |||
| Writer(s) | Lionel Florence Pascal Obispo |
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| Producer | Caroline Molko | |||
| Certification | Diamond France, 1997 | |||
| Florent Pagny singles chronology | ||||
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"Savoir aimer" is a 1997 song recorded by the French singer Florent Pagny. It was the first single from his album of the same name, on which it features as first track, and his 14th single overall. Released in October 1997, it was a smash success in France and Belgium, topping the chart for several months, and remaining Pagny's most successful single.
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Background and writing
The song was composed by Pascal Obispo, who also participated in other two songs on Pagny's album, and written by Lionel Florence, who had also worked for many French singers.[1] In the music video, Pagny is in front of the camera and transcribed the song in the universal sign language.
The song has been performed on Pagny's concerts tours in 1998, 2004 and 2005, and is thus available on the singer's live albums En concert, Été 2003 à l'Olympia and Baryton - L'Intégrale du spectacle. It is part of Pagny's 2008 compilation Les 50 Plus Belles Chansons.
In 2001, the song has been covered by Pagny himself in a duet version with Souad Massi on his album 2 (14th track), which contains songs originally performed by Pagny or other artists overdubbed as duets.[2] As the song was a great success in France, it was included throughout the years on many famous compilations in France, such as Hit Express 5, Les Plus Grandes Chansons du Siècle, vol. 1 (released in 1999), Lionel Florence: des Rencontres et des Mots, Les Plus Belles Victoires de la Musique (2002), Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (2006) and Hits de diamant (2007).
Chart performances
In France, the single went straight to #1 on the singles chart on 25 October 1997, which was very rare at the time (the fifth). It was disloged the week after by Aqua's huge hit "Barbie Girl", but managed to reached again #1 the week after, and remained at the top for a total of nine weeks. It then dropped first slowly, then more quickly and featured for 19 weeks in the top ten, 23 weeks in the top 50 and 24 weeks in the top 100.[3] It achieved Diamond status[4] and was ranked at #6 on the 1997 Annual Chart established only ten weeks after the single release.[5] With more than 1,2 million copies sold, "Savoir aimer" is the 35th best-selling single of all time in France.[6]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the song entered the chart at #21 on 8 November, climbed to #8 and to #2, staying there for five weeks just behind "Barbie Girl". Then it topped the chart for four weeks, then almost kept on dropping. It totaled 14 weeks in the top ten, 19 weeks in the top 20 and 24 weeks in the top 40.[7] It was the fifth best-selling single of 1997, with only nine weeks on the chart.[8]
Track listings
- CD single
- "Savoir aimer" — 4:43
- "Combien ça va" — 3:40
- Digital download
- "Savoir aimer" — 4:40
- "Savoir aimer" (1998 live version) — 5:26
- "Savoir aimer" (2004 live version) — 7:22
- "Savoir aimer" (2005 live baryton version) — 4:18
- "Savoir aimer" (duet with Souad Massi) — 4:09
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| France[4] | Diamond | 1997 | 750,000 | 1,234,000[9] |
Charts
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| Preceded by "Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John |
French SNEP number-one single (first run) 25 October 1997 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Barbie Girl" by Aqua |
| Preceded by "Barbie Girl" by Aqua |
French SNEP number-one single (second run) 8 November 1997 – 27 December 1997 (8 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" by Hélène Ségara and Andrea Bocelli |
| Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single 20 December 1997 – 10 January 1998 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Hasta siempre" by Nathalie Cardone |
References
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 399 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ 2, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ a b "Savoir aimer", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ a b 1997 certifications in France Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ a b 1997 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ a b "Savoir aimer", Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ a b 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ Florent Pagny's certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "PAGNY Florent" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ 1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
- ^ 1998 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 16 June 2008)
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