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Vous êtes Fous !
"Vous êtes fous !" ( "You're Crazy!") is the debut Single (music), single by Belgian hip-hop act Benny B, with DJ Daddy K also credited on the single's cover. Released in May 1990, the song is from Benny B's first album, ''L'Album''. It became a summer hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it was a top three hit. Background and writing No producer thought that Benny B could release a hit, except Olivier Verhaeghe, the director of the studio Vie Privée, which had "the audacity to believe in Benny B...". He convinced them to change their "too aggressive rhythm, "hip hop" as we call in the United States" for a techno sound easier to be aired on radio and in discothèques. At the time, they believed that they would not be able to sell more than 5,000 or 6,000 discs. The song was written and the music composed by Vito Lucente, Alain Deproost, Amid Gharbaoui and R. Quyssens. Several words ("Et qui l'accompagne ?", "Mais vous êtes fous !", "Oh oui !") are sampled from an episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny B
Benny B (real name Abdel Hamid Gharbaoui, born 11 December 1968 in City of Brussels, Brussels) is a Belgian artist. ''Bottoms Up in Belgium''. Retrieved 2015-09-09. He was the leader of a Belgium, Belgian hip-hop group of the same name. Their singles "Vous êtes fous!" and "Qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?" peaked respectively at #3 and #2 in France in 1990. The group enjoyed a rapid success, followed by an equally quick loss of public interest. They disbanded after their second album. Discography *''L'Album'' Featuring Daddy K (1990) **1. "Vous êtes fous!" **2. "D.J. D'enfer" **3. "Dis-moi bébé" **4. "Do You Speak Martien ?" **5. "Colère" **6. "Qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?" **7. "Écoute ! C'est du rap français" **8. "Elle" **9. "Yo ! Home Boys" **10. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |