"J'ai besoin d'amour" is the name of a 2002

2002 in music

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 song recorded by the French

France

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 singer Lorie

Lorie

Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams and her father–manager Dominique Pester...

. It was released on 1 October 2002 as the first single

Single (music)

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 from her second album Tendrement

Tendrement

Tendrement is the second album for French pop singer Lorie. It originally came out on 16 September 2002 in a regular jewel case version and a limited edition cardboard box containing the CD in a digipak and eight postcards featuring the famous blond singer...

, on which it features as second and 13th tracks, in the original and acoustic versions. The song achieved success in France, where it was a top ten hit.

Song information

Written by Johnny Williams and Pierre Billon, the song refers to the need for affection of the singer. In the music video, Lorie sings "J'ai besoin d'amour" near a pool in which a dolphin

Dolphin

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 is performing acrobatics. It was shot at the Parc Astérix

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 in Plailly

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, by Vincent Egret, and was directed by Plein Sud Films. A second CD single was released on 11 November 2002.

The song was also performed during Lorie's first and second tours and was thus included on the live albums Live Tour and Week End Tour, respectively as 18th and 5th tracks. It was included in a medley on the Live Tour 2006. It is also available on Lorie's first compilation Best of as third track. The song appears on many French compilations, such as Hits 2002, Un maxx' de tubes vol. 2 and Stars France 2003.

An English version of the song, re-entitled "When I Think About You" was also recorded. It was available digitally and on the promotional maxi CD of "J'ai besoin d'amour".

Chart performances

In France, the single entered the chart at number 91, on 28 September 2002, although it was officially released three days later. It then jumped to a peak of number seven and remained for 14 weeks in the top 20. It then dropped quite quickly on the chart and totaled 18 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100. It was certified Gold disc in 2003 by the SNEP and was ranked number 40 on the End of the Year Chart.

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single appeared for 16 weeks on the Ultratop 40

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, peaking at number 15 in its second week, on 19 October. In Switzerland

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, the song had a moderate success: it charted for 15 weeks and reached number 24 on 8 December.

Track listings

• CD single 1

1. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (radio edit) — 3:40
2. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (celtic mix) — 4:11
3. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (fortress mix) — 4:10

• CD single 2

1. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (radio edit) — 3:40
2. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (instrumental version) — 3:40
3. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (acoustic version) — 3:08

• Digital download

1. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (album version) — 3:33
2. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (acoustic version) — 3:08
3. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (2003 live) — 4:28
4. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (2004 live) — 5:28

• CD single - Promo

1. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (radio edit) — 3:40

• CD maxi - Promo

1. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (radio edit) — 3:40
2. "When I Think About You" — 3:48
3. "J'ai besoin d'amour" (instrumental version) — 3:40

• CD single - Promo - UK

1. "When I Think About You" — 3:48

Peak positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	15
French Singles Chart	7
Swiss Singles Chart	24

End of year charts

End of year chart (2002)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	91
French Singles Chart	40

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Gold	9 July 2003	250,000	209,000+