Coup de Boule explained

Coup de boule
Cover:Coup_de_boule.jpg
Type:single
Artist:La Plage
Released:July 2006
Recorded:2006
Genre:Pop
Length:2:43
Label:Up Music

"Coup de Boule" (French for "headbutt") is a French song written and performed by brothers Sébastien and Emmanuel Lipszyc, who run a firm called La Plage that produces television jingles, and Franck Lascombes. The soca-style song is about the France national football team's appearance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, especially Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi. After its release, the song spread throughout the world via the Internet and topped the French and Belgian (Wallonia) charts.[1]

Background and writing

The song was written and recorded in half an hour on 10 July 2006,[2] the day after the World Cup Final, and parodies "Zidane y va marquer" by Cauet.[3] The Lipszyc brothers and Lascombes distributed the song as a joke to about 50 friends over the Internet, and within hours it was playlisted by Skyrock, one of France's largest independent radio stations.[1] By 12 July Warner Music won the bidding war to license the song.[2] It was released as a one-song CD on 20 July and reached number one on the French charts on 2 August, supplanting "Zidane y va marquer".[3] As of July 2014, it is the 82nd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 334,000 units sold.[4]

There is also a Spanish version of the song. The CD single was released on 28 July 2006, while the international CD maxi was launched on 15 September 2006.

In France, the song was covered by Zouk de Foot who peaked at #82 on 12 August 2006.[5]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Coup de boule" — 2:43
  2. "Coup de boule" (instrumental) — 2:43
International - CD maxi
  1. "Coup de boule" — 2:43
  2. "Ballo della Capocciata" — 2:43
  3. "Zutsuki de Zidana" — 2:43
  4. "Cudebul" — 2:43
  5. "Coup de boule" (video)

Certifications and sales

CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical sales
Belgium[6] Gold2 September 200620,000
FranceShould be Platinum——333,518[7]

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] 1
Eurochart Hot 1004
French Singles Chart1
Italian Singles Chart2
Swiss Singles Chart2
End of year chart (2006)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 2
French Singles Chart[10] 3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: AFP. Zidane's head-butt song tops French charts. ABC News Australia. 2006-08-02. 2006-09-06.
  2. News: Bremner. Charles. Zidane's head-butt sparks a chart hit. Times Online. 2006-08-01. 2006-09-06 . London.
  3. News: Pichevin. Aymeric. French novelty song a head-butting hit. ninemsn (Reuters). 2006-08-20. 2006-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20060903115649/http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=123580. 2006-09-03. dead.
  4. Web site: Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 2 (90-81) . Chartsinfrance . 19 July 2014 . 2015-03-15.
  5. "Coup de boule" by Zouk de Foot, in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 30, 2008)
  6. Belgian certification Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 22, 2008)
  7. http://fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-Charts-Top100single2006France.htm Fanofmusic.fr
  8. "Coup de boule", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
  9. 2006 Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 9, 2008)
  10. 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved February 9, 2008)

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