''Yael Naim'' is the

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second studio album by

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, released on 22 October 2007 worldwide and on 18 March 2008 in North America. It features the single "

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", which gained widespread popularity after being featured in

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. Some editions credit the album to both Naim and co-producer David Donatien, with some also adding Donatien's name to the cover in smaller text below Naim's.

Release

The album was released in Naim's native France in October 2007. It was made available as an

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digital download worldwide but only gained widespread popularity in February 2008 when the song "

" was featured in advertisements for the

computer. Largely due to the popularity of the advert and the substantial airplay of the song, the album debuted at number 15 in Canada and 55 in the United States when it was released in March 2008.

Singles

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cover) – No. 35 Spain *"

" – No. 1 Belgium, No. 2 France, No. 4 Germany, No. 7 United States, Canada and Spain *"Too Long" – No. 17 Belgium

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Commercial performance

The self-titled album ''Yael Naim'' debuted at number 55 on the ''

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'' 200 albums chart on the week of April 5, 2008, eventually rising to number 50.

Track listing

Personnel

* Ilan Abou – double bass * Jean-Philippe Audin – cello * Noam Burg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Laurent David – bass guitar, electric guitar *

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– composer, lyricist * David Donatien – arranger, artistic director, bass, drums, electric guitar, engineer,

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, organ, percussion, producer, programming, string concept, synthesizer,

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, ukulele * Julien Feltin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * S. "Husky" Höskulds – mastering, mixing * Henrik Jonback – composer * C. Karlsson – composer, lyricist * Kid with No Eyes – vocals * Alexandre Kinn –

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* Sebastien Llado – trombone *

– vocals, arranger, composer, producer, lyricist, engineer, programming, bass, bells, choir / chorus, drawing, Fender Rhodes, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, organ, piano, string arrangements, string concept, synthesizer * Yoed Nir – cello, string concept * Virna Nova – acoustic guitar * Fanny Rome – trombone, violin * Laurent Seroussi – artwork, photography * Stanislas Steiner – violin * Xavier Tribolet – drums * Clement Verzi – composer, lyricist * Anne Warin – composer, lyricist * Petter Winnberg – composer

Release

Singles

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References