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Je suis un homme
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Wikipedia article
"'Je suis un homme'" is a 2007 pop song recorded by French singer Zazie. It was the second single from her sixth studio album 'Totem' and was released in early October 2007. It was the singer's most successful solo single, being a top-ten hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
Lyrics and music video
Written and composed by Zazie, alongside Philippe Paradis and Jean-Pierre Pilot, the song deals in a critical and pessimistic way with human behavior towards environmental issues and consumer society. On 17 April 2007, Zazie herself announced in the media that "Je suis un homme would be the second single off the 'Totem' album. The music video was directed by Yvan Attal and the shooting was made at the Mac / Val, the Muse d'art contemporain of Vitry-sur-Seine. It shows the singer as a naked pregnant woman at an exhibition about the humanity. The woman is worried about various problems presented, including population explosion, forest devastated, deaths by malnutrition, CO2 emissions... The song, as well as the music video, are available on Zazie's greatest hits compilation 'Zest of'.
Chart performances and awards
In France, the single entered the SNEP chart on 6 October 2007 at a peak of seven, becoming Zazie's second top ten hit, after her duet with Axel Bauer, " ma place". It then dropped slowly and remained for a total 22 weeks in the top 50 and 29 weeks in the top 100. In Belgium (Wallonia), it debuted at the bottom of the chart, and reached a peak of number seven, 16 weeks later. It remained in the top 40 for 28 weeks.
The song was nominated at the 2008 Victoires de la Musique in the category 'Original song of the year', but did not win.
Cover versions
The song was included in a medley named "medley double" and recorded by Grard Darmon and Lorie for the 2007 album 'La Caravane des Enfoirs'. "Je suis un homme" was performed live by Amandine Bourgeois and Ycare on 28 May 2008, in French television show 'Nouvelle Star'. In 2010, Les Enfoirs recorded a cover of the song for their album 'La Crise de nerfs!' ; the singers on this version are Pascal Obispo, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Claire Keim and Bnabar.
Track listings
* 'CD single'
* 'CD single Promo'
* 'Digital download'
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:2007 singles
Category:Zazie songs
Category:Songs written by Zazie
Category:2007 songs
Category:Mercury Records singles
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