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Aux arbres citoyens
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Wikipedia article
"'Aux arbres citoyens'" is a 2007 song recorded by French singer Yannick Noah. It was his second single from his successful album 'Charango', on which it features as third track, and his 12th single overall. Released in February 2007, the song became a hit in France, where it was Noah's first number-one hit, and in Belgium (Wallonia).
Song information
The song was written by Yannick Noah and the music composed by Christophe Battaglia and Cyril Tarquiny. The title refers to the line 'Aux armes, citoyens!' in the chorus of 'La Marseillaise' but the words 'aux armes' ('to arms') are replaced by 'aux arbres' ('to the trees'), because the song deals with an ecological theme, explaining in the lyrics the need to mobilize to find solutions. The music video was produced as an animated feature and illustrates the lyrics.
The song was included on many French compilations, such as 'Hit Connection Best of 2007', 'NRJ Summer Hits Only 2007', 't 2007' and 'M6 Hits'.
On French TV show 'La Chanson de l'anne', hosted by Flavie Flament on TF1 on 1 June 2007, "Aux arbres citoyens" was awarded "Song of the Year" thanks to an exclusive poll directed by the IFOP,"La chanson de l'anne est... "Aux arbres citoyens", de Yannick Noah", Patrice L., 2 June 2007 [http://www.actualite-de-stars.com/people/06024077-la-chanson-de-lannee-est-aux-arbres-citoyens-de-yannick-noah.html Actualite-de-stars.com] (Retrieved 11 October 2008) among about 50 songs released in 2007."Les audiances du vendredi 1er Juin", 'Tl 2 Semaines', N.-L.G., 4 June 2007 [http://www.tele-2-semaines.fr/contenu_editorial/pages/echos-tv/250-les-audiences-du-vendredi-1er-juin Tele-2-semaines.fr] (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
In France, the single went straight to number-one on 17 February 2007, and stayed there for three weeks. It totaled 12 weeks in the top ten and 20 weeks in the top 50. It fell off the chart (top 100) after 26 weeks."Aux arbres citoyens", French Singles Chart [https://archive.today/20130128034402/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=256979&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
The single entered the Belgian chart at No. 28 on 17 February 2007, climbed regularly and finally peaked at No. 2 in its eighth and ninth week. It stayed for 12 weeks in the top ten and 26 weeks on the chart, becoming Noah's second longest chart trajectory for one of his singles in Belgium (Wallonia)."Aux arbres citoyens", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/3ebd3/Yannick-Noah-Aux-arbres-citoyens Ultratop.be] (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
Track listings
; CD single
# "Aux arbres citoyens" (radio edit) 2:55
# "Danser" 3:00
# "Aux arbres citoyens" (video)
; Digital download
# "Aux arbres citoyens" (album version) 3:18
; CD single Promo
# "Aux arbres citoyens" (radio edit) 2:55
Charts
Certifications
References
Category:Songs about trees
Category:2007 singles
Category:Environmental songs
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Yannick Noah songs
Category:2007 songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
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