"Au soleil" (English: ''Under the Sun'') is

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's second and the most successful single of her career, from her first album ''

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'' on which it is the second track on this album. It was released in July 2002 in francophone countries and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), and was also a Top 20 hit in Spain.

Song information

This optimistic song was written by Hocine Hallaf and produced by Nicolas Neidhardt & Benjamin Raffaëlli. There is also a version in

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under the title "Junto al sol". This song was covered by Hong Kong

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in 2007 as "Doesn't Matter (無所謂)". In the

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, Jenifer walks on the beach. Suddenly, when she begins to sing the refrain, the clouds disappear and the sun starts to shine. This video was shot in February on the beach of Sainte-Croix, near

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, France. In France, the single debuted at number ten on 13 July 2002 and reached a peak at number two for three weeks, but was unable to dislodge the two successive number-one hits Brastisla Boys' " Stach Stach" and

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's " Inch'Allah". The single remained for 12 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 24 weeks in the top 100. The single was eventually awarded

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certification by

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. The single charted for 17 weeks on Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart, from 20 July 2002. It entered at number 24, jumped to number seven, and eventually reached number four on 14 September. "Au soleil" appeared for eight weeks on the

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, peaking at number 63 in its sixth week on 12 January 2003.

Track listings

* CD single - France (Island, limited edition) # "Au soleil" (single version) — 3:18 # "Secrets défenses" ( Christophe Deschamps/ Jeanne Ermilova) — 3:49 # "Au soleil" (video) * CD maxi - Spain (Mercury) # "Au soleil" — 3:38 # "Au soleil" (Audio Agenda club dub mix) — 7:33 # "Junto al sol" (Hocine Hallaf/adapt.

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) — 3:40 # "Là où tu rêves" (

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) — 4:02 * Digital download # "Au soleil" — 3:18 # "Au soleil" (2005 live version) — 4:06

Credits

Personnel

"Au soleil" *

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* Nicolas Neidhardt: keyboards &

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* Laurent Vernerey:

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* Christophe Deschamps:

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percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

* Guillaume Eyango:

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* Murielle Lefebvre: backing vocals * Jean-François Berger:

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conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...

"Secrets défenses" *

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: guitar *

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: keyboards & programming * Christophe Voisin: keyboards & programming *Laurent Vernerey: bass guitar *Christophe Deschamps: drums "Là où tu rêves" *Benjamin Raffaëlli: guitar, keyboards & programming *Laurent Vernerey: bass guitar *Christophe Deschamps: drums & percussion * Denis Benarrosh: percussion *Guillaume Eyango: backing vocals *Murielle Lefebvre: backing vocals * Laurent Marimbert: string arrangement & conducting

Production

*"Au soleil" produced by Nicolas Neidhardt & Benjamin Raffaëlli *"Secrets défenses" produced by Christophe Deschamps & Vincent Perrot *"Là où rêves" produced by Benjamin Raffaëlli

Design

* Michel Sedan:

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* Happydesign: cover design

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Remake

In 2017, Jenifer made a remake of the song with the French singing formation

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. The new version appeared on the Kids United 2017 album ''Forever United''. The song charted for one week on the French Singles Chart at number 146.LesCharts.com: Kids United and Jenifer - "Au soleil"
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References

External links

"Au soleil", lyrics

"Au soleil", music video
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