"Rayon de soleil" (English: "Ray of Sunshine") is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the African singer William Baldé. It was his debut single and was released in July 2008 from his album En Corps étranger. It achieved success, becoming a number-one hit in France and Belgium.
| "Rayon de soleil" | ||||
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| Single by William Baldé | ||||
| from the album En Corps étranger | ||||
| B-side | "Yönn-gui" | |||
| Released | July 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, reggae | |||
| Length | 5:02 | |||
| Label | WMI, Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gil Gimenez, Catherine Duval, William Baldé | |||
| Producer(s) | Philippe Desbois | |||
| William Baldé singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performances edit
In France, the song was announced as the "uncontested summer hit of 2008".[1] The single went straight to number 1 in France with 22,135 sales,[2] and stayed there for other eight non-consecutive weeks. In its sixth week, 23,298 copies were sold, which is to date the second best weekly sales of the year for a number-one hit in France.[3] It remained in the top 50 for 17 weeks and in the top 100 for 24 weeks. It was the second best-selling single of the year, behind "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)".
It achieved a minor success in Switzerland, peaking at #24 in its fourth week. It also topped the chart in its eighth week in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained in the top 40 for 22 weeks.
As sign of popularity, the song and the music video were included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009.[4]
Track listings edit
- CD single
- "Rayon de soleil" — 3:39
- "Yönn-gui" — 5:08
- "Rayon de soleil" (video)
- Digital download
- "Rayon de soleil" (single version) — 5:02
- "Rayon de soleil" (album version) — 4:26
Charts and sales edit
Peak positions edit
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Year-end charts edit
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References edit
- ^ "Tops : William Baldé détrône Nâdiya et Enrique !", Chartsinfrance, Thierry Cadet, July 9, 2008 Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved July 9, 2008)
- ^ "Disques : Baldé détrône Iglesias, Coldplay devant Voulzy", Ozap, Antoine Masson, July 9, 2008 Ozap.com Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 9, 2008)
- ^ "Status Quo aux sommets des charts français", Chartsinfrance, Thierry Cadet, August 13, 2008 Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved August 13, 2008)
- ^ "NRJ Music Awards 2009, track listings" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Rayon de soleil", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
- ^ French Digital Chart Ifop.com[permanent dead link] (Retrieved July 9, 2008)
- ^ "Rayon de soleil", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 9, 2008)
- ^ "Rayon de soleil", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 9, 2008)
- ^ 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 26, 2008)
- ^ "2008 Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "2008 French Airplay Chart". Snep. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "2008 French Digital Chart" (in French). Snep. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ 2008 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 28, 2009)