Jacques a dit

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“Jacques a dit”
Single by Christophe Willem from the album Inventaire
B-side	Previous singles in an acoustic version
Released	October 5, 2007
Format	Cd single Digital download
Recorded	France
Genre	Pop
Length	3:49
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Zazie (text) Jean-Pierre Pilot Olivier Schultheis (music)
Producer	Jean-Pierre Pilot Olivier Schultheis
Christophe Willem singles chronology
"Double Je" (2007) "Jacques a dit" (2007) "Quelle chance" / "September" (2008)

"Jacques a dit" is the name of a 2007 song recorded by the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released as the third single from his debut album, Inventaire. It achieved a great success, particularly in Belgium, where it topped the chart, but its sales were less spectacular then those of the previous single, "Double Je".

Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Chart performances 3 Certifications and sales 4 Track listings 5 Charts 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Background and writing

This song is "a moving nursery rhyme that appeals to the collective imagination and that reveals a new facet of the artist : "A hidden melancholy..."" According to Willem, "Jacques a dit" was the first song that Zazie has composed for him.^[1]

While the musical arrangements were made by Jean-Pierre Pilot and Olivier Schultheis, the text was written by Zazie, who also covered the song on her 2007 tour. She also performed the song as a duet with Willem in several French TV shows. "Jacques a dit" features on Willem's album Inventaire as first track in the original version, and as 15th track in a remix version.^[2] It was also included on the singer's live album, Inventaire, tout en acoustique, as third track.^[3]

[edit] Chart performances

In France, the single debuted at #4, its peak position, on October 13, 2007, and managed to reach it for three not consecutive weeks. It stayed for 13 weeks in the top ten, then almost didn't stop to drop, totaling 19 weeks in the top 50 and 25 weeks in the top 100.^[4] In 2007, it was the 22th best-selling single in France.^[5]
"Jacques a dit" appeared for 21 weeks on the French Digital Download, peaking at #7 for two not consecutive weeks^[6] and being the 31th single the more downloaded.^[7]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was charted for 26 weeks on the Ultratop 40, from October 13, 2007, to April 5, 2008. It entered the chart at #32 and climbed quickly until topping the chart for one week, on December 1. It remained for 14 weeks in the top ten.^[8] It was ranked #24 on the End of the Year Chart.^[9]

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales	Digital download
France	Not yet	Not yet	Not yet	90,600[10] (80,400 in 2007)[11]	19,730[12]

[edit] Track listings

CD single

1. "Jacques a dit" — 3:49
2. "Élu produit de l'année" (live acoustic) — 4:16
3. "Double Je" (live acoustic) — 4:47
4. "Sunny" (live acoustic) — 4:52

Digital download

1. "Jacques a dit" — 3:49
2. "Jacques a dit" (remix) — 3:56
3. "Jacques a dit" (acoustic) — 4:05

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] 1 Euro 200[13] 40 French Digital Chart[6] 7 French Singles Chart[4] 4 Swiss Singles Chart[14] 35

End of the year chart (2007) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 24 French Airplay Chart[15] 43 French TV Music Videos Chart[15] 63 French Digital Chart[7] 31 French Singles Chart[5] 22

Preceded by "Garçon" by Koxie

Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single December 1, 2007

Succeeded by "Garçon" by Koxie

[edit] External links

• "Jacques a dit", lyrics + music video

[edit] References

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 Nouvelle Star · Zazie