"Être une femme" is the first single from the third French album, Luminescence

Luminescence (album)

Luminescence is the third international studio album by Anggun. The French-language version was released in February 2005 and the English-language version, also with the same title, was released in the fall of 2005...

by Anggun

Anggun

Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...

. This single was released in late 2004, earlier than the album which was released in 2005. This single peaked at #16 at France Singles Top 100

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, making her second Top 20 hits in France. According to Bureau Export (french-music.org) the song peaked at #2 in 2005 Airplay Chart and became one of the biggest hits in 2005. This single was also chosen as "The most popular single 2004" by Radio France International. English version of the song, "In Your Mind", was popular in Asia as well and has since remained as one of Anggun's famous songs.

Song information

"Être une femme" was composed by Jean Pierre Taïeb in 2004. The song relies heavily on Arabic music, with R&B influence. The French version of the song has a guest rap from Diam's

Diam's

Diam's is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne in 1984....

 titled "Juste Être une femme" and a solo version. The song Ye Ishq Hai, from the Indian

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 movie, Jab We Met

Jab We Met

Jab We Met is a 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film directed and written by Imtiaz Ali. The film, produced by Dhillin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fourth film together...

 uses a similar tune to Anggun's song.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Être une femme" (Solo Version)
2. "Être une femme" (Fbcool Extended Club Mix)
3. "Voir l'envers" (Générique de Flat Mania)

Remixes CD Single

1. "Être Une Femme" (Solo Version) — 3:23
2. "Être Une Femme" (FbCool Extended Club Mix) — 6:08
3. "Être Une Femme" (FbCool Extended Dub Mix) — 5:49
4. "Être Une Femme" (Instrumental Version) — 3:22
5. "Être Une Femme" (A Capella Mix)— 3:20

Chart performance

The song debuted on France Singles Top 100

Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...

 at number 23, on issue date of February 5, 2005. Weeks later, the song descended to number 26 and then 28, before the song reached a new peak position at 17. The song reached number 16 in its sixth week on the chart (issue date: March 12, 2005), making Anggun's highest charting French single since "La neige au Sahara" debut in 1997. "Être une femme" stayed on Top 40 for 12 weeks and on Top 100 for 17 weeks.

The song also debuted in Switzerland, debuted at number 73 on February 13, 2005 and reached its peak position at number 58 in its fourth week. "Être une femme" stayed on the Top 100 for 13 weeks.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
France Singles Top 100 Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	16
Swiss Singles Chart	58
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)	36