Le Chemin (song) explained

Le Chemin
Cover:Le_chemin_(song).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kyo featuring Sita
Album:Le Chemin
B-Side:Chaque seconde
Released:November 2003
Recorded:2002
Genre:Pop
Length:3:29
Label:Jive, Virgin
Producer:François Delabrière, Kyo
Next Title:Dernière danse
Next Year:2003

"Le Chemin" is a 2002 song recorded by French band Kyo in duet with Dutch pop singer Sita. It was the first single from the album Le Chemin on which it appears as the first track, and was later notably included on Kyo's 2004 compilation Best of and on NRJ Music Awards 2003. Written and composed by Kyo, the single was released in November 2002 and achieved some success.

Critical reception

The song achieved success in France, where it reached number 12 on 4 January 2003 and totaled 27 weeks on the chart (top 100). It peaked at number four on 15 February 2003 on the Ultratop 50 (Belgian Walloon chart) and remained for 22 weeks in the top 40, five of them in the top ten. In Switzerland, it hit a mixed success, reaching number 14 for two weeks and totalling 24 weeks in the top 100.

In 2004, the song was awarded 'Francophone Song of the Year' at the NRJ Music Awards.

Track listings

CD single
Digital download (since 2005)

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2002/03)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 4
Dutch Mega Top 10060
French SNEP Singles Chart12
Swiss Singles Chart14

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
French Singles Chart[2] 96
Chart (2003)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] 31
French Singles Chart[4] 67

Certifications and sales

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Le Chemin", in various singles charts . Lescharts . 15 September 2009.
  2. Web site: 2002 French Singles Chart . Disqueenfrance . 15 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404175659/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002 . 4 April 2012 .
  3. Web site: 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart . Ultratop . 15 September 2009.
  4. Web site: 2003 French Singles Chart . Disqueenfrance . 15 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404175659/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2003 . 4 April 2012 .