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"Ces soirées-là"
Single by Yannick
from the album C'est ça qu'on aime
B-side"Qui ne tente rien n'a rien"
Released25 March 2000 (2000-03-25)
GenreRap, pop
Length3:21
LabelM13, Sony Music
Songwriter(s)Bob Gaudio, DJ Effa
Judy Parker, Yannick
Producer(s)DJ Effa
Yannick singles chronology
"J'aime ta maille"
(1998) 		"Ces soirées-là"
(2000) 		"Fais ce qu'il te plait"
(2000)

"Ces soirées-là" (French pronunciation: [se swaʁe la], lit. 'These evenings') is a 2000 song recorded by French singer/rapper Yannick. It was the second single from his debut album C'est ça qu'on aime and was released in March 2000. Based on a Claude François' song “Cette année-là”, it achieved a smash success in France, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Background and structure

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In 1976, the band Four Seasons recorded the hit single "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)". The same year, Claude François adapted the song in French-language under the title "Cette année-là" ("That Year"). In 2000, Yannick made a partial cover of François' version: it used almost the same music, but changed the verses. The song, a "dancing and joyful rap", is "festive and lively". According to an analysis of an expert of French charts, the song is characterized by "the brass instruments support[ing] then punctuat[ing] the refrain, the rhythmic tune so characteristic (...) and the bass [playing] in the soloist passage".[1] The lyric "avec bien plus de style que Travolta" pays homage to John Travolta as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever.

Chart performance

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In France, "Ces soirées-là" debuted at number 13 on 25 March 2000 on the SNEP Singles chart, reached number one three weeks later, staying there for 15 consecutive weeks, and totalled 24 weeks in the top ten, 36 weeks in the top 50 and 37 weeks on the chart (top 100).[2] It was certified Diamond disc by the SNEP.[3] It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia), where it debuted at number 33 on 6 May 2000, reached number one three weeks and for 10 weeks, and fell off the chart (top 40) after 24 weeks.[4] In both territories, it was the most successful single of the year, ranking at number one on the 2000 year-end chart.[5][6] In addition, it peaked at number four for two weeks in July 2000 in Switzerland, and remained on the chart for 30 weeks, 14 of them spent in the top ten,[7] and was a top-60 hit in the Netherlands.[8] On the pan-Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart, it reached number four,[9] a position it held for six consecutive weeks, and remained on the chart for 34 weeks.

Cover versions

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The song was covered by The Song Family on the cover album of the same name.[10] Pierre Palmade and Patrick Timsit recorded their own version of the song on Les Enfoirés' album 2002: Tous dans le même bateau, on which it features as second track.[11] It is also the opening number in worldwide smash-hit musical Jersey Boys, which features the life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Track listings

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  • CD single
  1. "Ces soirées-là" (edit radio) – 3:21
  2. "Ces soirées-là" (extended version) – 4:43
  3. "Qui ne tente rien n'a rien" – 4:45
  • Sales in private circuit
  1. "Ces soirées-là" (edit radio) – 3:21
  2. "Ces soirées-là" (house mix) – 5:08
  3. "Ces soirées-là" (instrumental) – 3:21
  4. "Ces soirées-là" (a capella) – 3:25

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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"Certifications for "Ces soirées-là"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[14] 2× Platinum 100,000*
France (SNEP)[3] Diamond 750,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Habib, Elia. Muz hit. tubes (in French). Alinea Bis. p. 494. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.)
  2. ^ a b "Yannick – Ces soirées-là" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "French single certifications – Yannick – Ces soirées-là" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 April 2022. Select YANNICK and click OK. 
  4. ^ a b "Yannick – Ces soirées-là" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. 23 December 2000. p. 9. Retrieved 7 May 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  6. ^ a b 2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  7. ^ a b "Yannick – Ces soirées-là". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Yannick – Ces soirées-là" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Week 25/00 - Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 25. 17 June 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ Ces soirées-là, track listing Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  11. ^ 2002: Tous dans le même bateau, track listings and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  12. ^ 2000 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  13. ^ 2000 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  14. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  15. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Ces')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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