Le Chemin (song)
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"Le Chemin" is a 2002 song recorded by French
band Kyo
in duet with Dutch pop singer Sita
. It was the first single
from the album Le Chemin
on which it appears as the first track, and was later notably included on Kyo's 2004 compilation Best of and on NRJ Music Awards 2003. Written and composed by Kyo, the single was released in November 2002 and achieved some success.
(Belgian Walloon chart) and remained for 22 weeks in the top 40, five of them in the top ten. In Switzerland, it hit a mixed success, reaching number 14 for two weeks and totalling 24 weeks in the top 100.
In 2004, the song was awarded 'Francophone Song of the Year' at the NRJ Music Awards.
Digital download (since 2005)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
band Kyo
Kyo (band)
-Biography:Since attending collège in Yvelines, the two brothers, Fabien and Florian Dubos, and two friends Nicolas Chassagne and Benoît Poher, discovered they had the same passion for bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden. In 1997, they met their manager, who...
in duet with Dutch pop singer Sita
Sita (singer)
Sita Vermeulen , known by the mononym Sita, is a Dutch pop singer. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as part of pop group K-otic. After the band disbanded in 2003, she had a brief solo career before turning to television, where she would be featured primarily on children's television and was a...
. It was the first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from the album Le Chemin
Le Chemin (album)
Le Chemin is a 2003 album recorded by French pop-rock act Kyo. It was released on January 13, 2003, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium , where it was respectively #2 and #1. This album, entirely composed by the band, remains to date its most successful one...
on which it appears as the first track, and was later notably included on Kyo's 2004 compilation Best of and on NRJ Music Awards 2003. Written and composed by Kyo, the single was released in November 2002 and achieved some success.
Critical reception
The song achieved success in France, where it reached number 12 on 4 January 2003 and totaled 27 weeks on the chart (top 100). It peaked at number four on 15 February 2003 on the Ultratop 40Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
(Belgian Walloon chart) and remained for 22 weeks in the top 40, five of them in the top ten. In Switzerland, it hit a mixed success, reaching number 14 for two weeks and totalling 24 weeks in the top 100.
In 2004, the song was awarded 'Francophone Song of the Year' at the NRJ Music Awards.
Track listings
CD singleDigital download (since 2005)
Peak positions
| Chart (2002/03) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100 | 60 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 14 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart | 96 |
| End of year chart (2003) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 31 |
| French Singles Chart | 67 |
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Silver | 5 March 2003 | 125,000 | 141,000 |