Mon Pays (Faudel song)

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"Mon Pays"
Single by Faudel
from the album Mundial Corrida
B-side"Remix"
Released13 November 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Length3:45
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Asdorve
Faudel Lebovici
Producer(s)Volodia
Fred Chateau
Faudel singles chronology
"Je n'ai que mon coeur"
(2004)
"Mon Pays"
(2006)

"Mon Pays" is a 2006 song recorded by French-born artist Faudel. It was the first single from his album Mundial Corrida, produced by Fred Chateau and Volodia. Released on 13 November 2006, the song was a huge hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

Song information[edit]

In this song, Faudel affirms his double French and Algerian identity and celebrates his two cultures. This song received extensive airplay on radio and TV (number 29 on the 2006 Airplay Chart and number 19 on the TV Chart).[1] In France, the single debuted directly at number one on 11 November 2006, then dropped and remained for ten weeks in the top ten and 38 weeks on the chart.[2] As of August 2014, it is the 66th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 356,000 units sold.[3] In Belgium, "Mon Pays" ranked for 28 weeks in the top 40, 18 of them in the top ten and one week atop.[4]

Track listings[edit]

CD single
  1. "Mon Pays" (radio) — 3:45
  2. "Mon Pays" (remix) — 3:44
Digital download
  1. "Mon Pays" (radio) — 3:45
  2. "Mon Pays" (remix) — 3:44
  3. "Mon Pays" (karaoke) — 3:48

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Mon Pays"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006 Airplay, TV and Club Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  2. ^ a b "Mon Pays", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  3. ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 4 (70-61)". Chartsinfrance. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  4. ^ a b "Mon Pays", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  5. ^ "Mon Pays", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  6. ^ 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  7. ^ 2006 French Digital Chart Ifop.com Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  8. ^ 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  9. ^ 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  10. ^ 2007 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 November 2008)
  11. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.