Double Je

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“Double Je”
“Double Je” cover
Single by Christophe Willem
from the album Inventaire
B-side "Des Nues"
Released May 25, 2007
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded France
Genre Pop
Length 3:16
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Zazie
Jean-Pierre Pilot
Olivier Schultheis
Producer Jean-Pierre Pilot
Olivier Schultheis
Benoit Courti
Certification Gold Belgium, 2007
Platinum France, 2007
Christophe Willem singles chronology
"Élu produit de l'année"
(2007)		 "Double Je"
(2007)		 "Jacques a dit"
(2007)

"Double Je" is a 2007 song recorded by the French singer Christophe Willem. It was his third single and the second one from his debut album, Inventaire. Released on May 25, 2007, the single was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the singles charts for about two months.

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[edit] Background, lyrics, music and video

" Double Je" was compose by the French artist Zazie. The song, with its "very funky melody and background vocals", was considered as being "much more effective" than the previous single, "Élu produit de l'année", released some weeks earlier digitally in France and as a single in Belgium (Wallonia).[1]

Willem chose the "self-mockery" to illustrate the song, which has also electronic sonorities. Produced by the director Sylvain Fusée who also wrote the screenplay with Willem,[2] the music video shows the singer participating in a group therapy, to express his dual personality.[3] It was nominated for the 2008 Victoires de la Musique in the category 'best videoclip of the year'.[4] It didn't won, but the song was awarded 'original song of the year'.[5]

[edit] Chart performances

In France, the single went straight to number-one on the French Singles Chart, on June 2, 2007, with 38,002 copies sold.[6] It remained for seven not consecutive weeks at the top, before dropping slowly almost every week. The single managed to stay for 18 weeks in the top ten, 24 weeks in the top 50 and 35 weeks in the top 100.[7] Certified Platinum disc by the SNEP,[8] the song was the best-selling single of the year,[9] with 309,481 sales.[10]
The single was also a success on the digital chart : entered at #17 on April 14, 2007, it jumped to #1 the week after,[11] and remained on the chart (Top 40) for one year. It was ranked at #2 on the End of the Year Chart[12] with about 62,690 digitally sales (2007 only).[13]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was charted for 38 weeks on the Ultratop 40, from May 12, 2007 to March 29, 2008. It debuted at #27 and reached the top ten in its fifth week. It was number one four weeks later and remained there for three consecutive weeks, then dropped to #2 for six weeks. Finally, it totaled 19 weeks in the top ten,[14] achieved Gold status[15] and became the fourth best-selling single of the year.[16]

In Switzerland, the song achieved a minor success : after a debut at #69 on May 20, it peaked only at #21 four weeks later, but stayed in the top 100 for 25 weeks. It made a short reappearance at the bottom of the chart (#92) on March 23, 2008.[17]

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Double Je" — 3:16
  2. "Des Nues" — 3:55
  3. "Double Je" (club mix) — 4:31
Digital download
  1. "Double Je" — 3:16

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales
Belgium (Wallonia)[15] Gold August 11, 2007 25,000+
France[8] Platinum October 25, 2007 300,000+

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[14] 1
Euro 200[18] 14
French Digital Chart[11] 1
French Singles Chart[7] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[17] 21
End of the year chart (2007) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[16] 4
French Airplay Chart[19] 2
French Digital Chart[12] 2
French Singles Chart[9] 1
French TV Airplay Chart[19] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 88
Preceded by
"Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado		 French (SNEP) number-one single (first run)
June 2, 2007 - June 9, 2007 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"De temps en temps" by Grégory Lemarchal
Preceded by
"De temps en temps" by Grégory Lemarchal		 French (SNEP) number-one single (second run)
June 23, 2007 - June 30, 2007 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Relax, Take It Easy" by Mika
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
July 7, 2007 - July 21, 2007 (3 weeks)
Preceded by
"Relax, Take It Easy" by Mika		 French (SNEP) number-one single (third run)
July 21, 2007 - August 4, 2007 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"4 Mots sur un piano" by Patrick Fiori, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Christine Ricol
Preceded by
"Pas le temps" by Faf Larage		 French (SNEP) number-one of the year
2007		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Déjà un nouveau single pour Christophe Willem ?", Thierry Cadet, Avril 7, 2007 Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  2. ^ "Christophe Willem surfe sur la vague du succès avec "Double Je" & "Inventaire"", June 6, 2007 musiqueradio.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  3. ^ "Le Double Je de Christophe Willem" musique.aol.fr (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  4. ^ "Victoire de la musique 2008 : tous les nommés !", Julien Bellver, January 31, 2008 Ozap.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  5. ^ "Les Victoires de la Musique 2008 : le palmarès", Julien Lalande, March 9, 2008 Ozap.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  6. ^ "Disques : Dion, Willem et Lemarchal en tête des ventes", Charles Decant, June 5, 2007 Ozap.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  7. ^ a b "Double Je", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 25, 2008)
  8. ^ a b French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  9. ^ a b 2007 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  10. ^ "Disques 2007 : Mika a fait bouger la France", Charles Decant, March 12, 2008 Ozap.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  11. ^ a b French Digital Chart, from April 15 to April 21, 2007 Ifop.com (Retrieved April 25, 2008)
  12. ^ a b 2007 French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  13. ^ 2007 digital downloads Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  14. ^ a b "Double Je", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 25, 2008)
  15. ^ a b Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  16. ^ a b 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 28, 2008)
  17. ^ a b "Double Je", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 25, 2008)
  18. ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  19. ^ a b 2007 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  20. ^ 2007 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
v • d • e
Christophe Willem
Albums
Inventaire (2007) · Inventaire, tout en acoustic (2007)
Singles
"Sunny" (2006) · "Double Je" (2007) · "Jacques a dit" (2007)
Associated articles