Summary
"L'Orange" is a 1964 song recorded by French singer and songwriter Gilbert Bécaud. It was covered in 2003 by the contestants of the French third version of the TV reality show Star Academy, and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the chart for several weeks. As of August 2014, the song was the 20th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 560,000 units sold.[1] In January 2004, thanks to the cover version, the original one by Gilbert Bécaud was charted for five weeks on the French Singles Chart, but peaked only at #89.[2]
| "L'Orange / Wot" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Star Academy 3 | ||||
| from the album Les Meilleurs Moments | ||||
| B-side | "Wot" | |||
| Released | December 2003 | |||
| Recorded | France, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pierre Delanoë Gilbert Bécaud | |||
| Star Academy 3 singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Original version by Gilbert Bécaud | ||||
The B-side of the CD single is "Wot!", a cover version of Captain Sensible's 1980s hit.
In the video, the participants of the Star Academy 3 perform the song in a market, and Michal, the finalist, is accused of having robbed an orange.
Track listing edit
- CD single
- "L'Orange" — 2:51
- "Wot" — 3:07
Charts edit
| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 6 |
| End of year chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart[4] | 17 |
| End of year chart (2004) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] | 26 |
| French Singles Chart[6] | 24 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[7] | 51 |
References edit
- ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 9 (20-11)". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "L'Orange" (original version), French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 30, 2008)
- ^ a b c "L'Orange", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 September 2008)
- ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 September 2008)
- ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 September 2008)
- ^ 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 September 2008)
- ^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 September 2008)