À 20 ans

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“À 20 ans”
“À 20 ans” cover
Single by Lorie
from the album Tendrement
B-side "Sans contrefaçon"
Released January 13, 2003
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded France
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:20
Label Sony
Writer(s) Johnny Williams
Pierre Billon
Producer Johnny Williams
Certification Silver France, 2003
Lorie singles chronology
"J'ai besoin d'amour"
(2002)		 "À 20 ans"
(2003)		 "Sur un air latino
(2003)

"À 20 ans" is the name given to a song recorded in 2002 by the French singer Lorie. It was released on January 13, 2003, as the second single from her second studio album, Tendrement, on which it is the ninth track. The song was the less successful from this album, reaching only the top 20 in Belgium (Wallonia) and France.

Contents

Song information

The song, which had dance sonorites, was written by Johnny Williams and the music composed by Pierre Billon. As for the music video, it was shot at Studio français, directed by Vincent Egret and produced by Plein Sud Films.[1] It shows Lorie in a futurist scenery.

The song was included on Lorie's 2005 best of, on which it features as tenth track.[2] It was also performed during the singer's first tour and was thus included on the 2003 live album Live Tour (17th track).[3] The studio version of the song was also available on French compilations, such as Non Stop Hits 5 and Girls 2003.

The second track on the CD single is a cover of Mylène Farmer's 1987 hit, "Sans contrefaçon".

Chart performances

In France, the single obtained its best position, #16, when it entered the chart, on January 18, 2003, and stayed there for another week. After that, it almost kept on dropped rather quickly and totaled 12 weeks in the top 50 and 16 weeks in the top 100.[4] However, it was certified Silver disc[5] by the SNEP, the French certificator, and was ranked #59 on the Annual Chart.[6]

The single featured for 13 weeks on the Belgian Singles Chart for the Wallonia (Ultratop 40), from February 8 to May 3, 2003 ; it debuted at #36 and peaked at #20 in its third and seventh weeks. It almost didn't stop tp drop on the chart the following weeks .[7] It was the 75th best-selling single of the year in the country.[8]

The single went to #100 on January 26, 2003, on the Swiss Singles Chart, then climbed to #42 and peaked at #38 two weeks later. It appeared for three weeks in the top 50 and 16 weeks in the top 100.[9]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "À 20 ans" (edit radio) — 3:20
  2. "Sans contrefaçon" — 3:56
Digital download
  1. "À 20 ans" (edit radio) — 3:20
  2. "À 20 ans" (2003 live version) — 3:23

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[5] Silver July 9, 2003 125,000 195,000+[10]

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 20
French Singles Chart[4] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 38
End of year chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] 75
French Singles Chart[6] 59

References

  1. ^ Lorie' s music videos Just-Lorie.net (Retrieved May 18), 2008)
  2. ^ Best of, track listing and charts Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 18), 2008)
  3. ^ Live Tour, track listing and charts Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 18), 2008)
  4. ^ a b "À 20 ans", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  5. ^ a b 2003 certifications in France Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 18, 2008)
  6. ^ a b 2003 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  7. ^ a b "À 20 ans", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  8. ^ a b 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  9. ^ a b ""À 20 ans", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
  10. ^ Lorie's certifications and sales in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved May 18, 2008)

External links

v • d • e
Lorie
Studio albums
Près de Toi (2001) · Tendrement (2002) · Attitudes (2004) · Rester la même (2005) · 2lor en moi ? (2007)
Live albums
Live Tour (2003) · Week End Tour (2004) · Live Tour 2006 (2006)
Hit singles
"Près de moi" (2001) · "Je serai (ta meilleure amie)" (2001) · "Toute seule" (2002) · "J'ai besoin d'amour" (2002) · "À 20 ans" (2002) · "Sur un air latino" (2004) · "Week End" (2003) · "Parti pour zouker" (2006) · "Je vais vite" (2007) ·
Associated articles
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_20_ans"

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