Aux arbres citoyens

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"Aux arbres citoyens"
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Single by Yannick Noah
from the album Charango
B-side "Danser"
Released12 February 2007
Genre Pop, R&B
Length3:18(album version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Christophe Battaglia
Cyril Tarquiny
Producer(s) Christophe Battaglia
Yannick Noah singles chronology
"Donne-moi une vie"
(2006)		"Aux arbres citoyens"
(2007)		"Destination ailleurs"
(2007)

"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).

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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, Été 2007 and M6 Hits.

On French TV show La Chanson de l'année, 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, [1] among about 50 songs released in 2007. [2]

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. [3]

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). [4]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Aux arbres citoyens" (radio edit) – 2:55
  2. "Danser" – 3:00
  3. "Aux arbres citoyens" (video)
Digital download
  1. "Aux arbres citoyens" (album version) – 3:18
CD single – Promo
  1. "Aux arbres citoyens" (radio edit) – 2:55

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Aux arbres citoyens"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [9] Silver100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "La chanson de l'année est... "Aux arbres citoyens", de Yannick Noah", Patrice L., 2 June 2007 Actualite-de-stars.com Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  2. ↑ "Les audiances du vendredi 1er Juin", Télé 2 Semaines, N.-L.G., 4 June 2007 Tele-2-semaines.fr Archived 25 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  3. 1 2 "Aux arbres citoyens", French Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  4. 1 2 "Aux arbres citoyens", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived 2013-01-15 at archive.today (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  5. ↑ "Aux arbres citoyens", Swiss Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  6. ↑ 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  7. ↑ 2007 French Digital Chart Ifop.com Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  8. ↑ 2007 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 11 October 2008)
  9. ↑ "French single certifications – Yannick Noah – Aux arbres citoyens" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 8 August 2022.Select YANNICK NOAH and click OK. 
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