Alane (song)

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"Alane"
Alane (Wes Madiko single - cover art).jpg
French CD single
Single by Wes
from the album Welenga
B-side "Remix"
Released13 May 1997
Recorded1996
Genre World music
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s) Wes Madiko
Producer(s) Michel Sanchez
Wes singles chronology
"Alane"
(1997)		"Awa Awa"
(1997)
Music video
"Alane" on YouTube

Credits

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [43] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [44] 3× Platinum150,000*
France (SNEP) [45] Diamond1,400,000 [46]
Germany (BVMI) [47] 3× Gold750,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [48] 2× Platinum150,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [49] Gold25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Robin Schulz and Wes version

"Alane"
Robin Schulz and Wes - Alane.png
Single by Robin Schulz and Wes
from the album IIII
Released19 June 2020
Recorded2020
Genre Future house, deep house
Length2:55
Label Warner Music Central Europe
Songwriter(s) Wes Madiko
Producer(s)
  • Michel Sanchez
  • Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Oxygen"
(2020)		"Alane"
(2020)		"All We Got"
(2020)

German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz released a remake of the song on 19 June 2020 which is included on the album IIII (2021). Schulz had been a fan of the original 1997 song since he was 10 years old and got in touch with Wes via Warner Music. The two musicians met in Paris and then re-recorded the track in a studio in Germany. [50] Its music video was directed by Robert Wunsch and features appearances by Schulz and Wes, along with footage of 30 dancers in 12 countries across the world, including Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Kenya, Mexico, South Korea, Turkey, Tunisia, Vietnam, and the United States. [51] [52] [53]

Track listings

Digital download [54]
No.TitleLength
1."Alane"2:55
Digital download – Don Diablo remix [55]
No.TitleLength
1."Alane" (Don Diablo remix)3:20
Digital download – Yves V remix [56]
No.TitleLength
1."Alane" (Yves V remix)2:26

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [82] Platinum30,000‡
Belgium (BEA) [83] Gold20,000‡
France (SNEP) [84] Gold100,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [85] Gold200,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [86] Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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