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Rayon de soleil
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Wikipedia article
"'Rayon de soleil'" (English: "Ray of Sunshine") is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the African singer William Bald. It was his debut single and was released in July 2008 from his album 'En Corps tranger'. It achieved success, becoming a number-one hit in France and Belgium.
Chart performances
In France, the song was announced as the "uncontested summer hit of 2008"."Tops : William Bald dtrne Ndiya et Enrique !", 'Chartsinfrance', Thierry Cadet, July 9, 2008 [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/William-Balde/news-66543.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved July 9, 2008) The single went straight to number 1 in France with 22,135 sales,"Disques : Bald dtrne Iglesias, Coldplay devant Voulzy", 'Ozap', Antoine Masson, July 9, 2008 [http://www.ozap.com/actu/disques-balde-detrone-iglesias-coldplay-voulzy/150788 Ozap.com] (Retrieved July 9, 2008) and stayed there for other eight non-consecutive weeks. In its sixth week, 23,298 copies were sold, which is to date the second best weekly sales of the year for a number-one hit in France."Status Quo aux sommets des charts franais", 'Chartsinfrance', Thierry Cadet, August 13, 2008 [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/William-Balde/news-66695.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved August 13, 2008) It remained in the top 50 for 17 weeks and in the top 100 for 24 weeks. It was the second best-selling single of the year, behind "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)".
It achieved a minor success in Switzerland, peaking at #24 in its fourth week. It also topped the chart in its eighth week in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained in the top 40 for 22 weeks.
As sign of popularity, the song and the music video were included on the famous double compilation 'NRJ Music Awards 2009'.
Track listings
* 'CD single'
# "Rayon de soleil" 3:39
# "Ynn-gui" 5:08
# "Rayon de soleil" (video)
* 'Digital download'
# "Rayon de soleil" (single version) 5:02
# "Rayon de soleil" (album version) 4:26
Charts and sales
Peak positions
Year-end charts
References
Category:2008 debut singles
Category:William Bald songs
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:2008 songs
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