C'est la ouate

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"C'est la ouate"
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Single by Caroline Loeb
from the album Loeb C.D.
B-side "And So What"
ReleasedOctober 1986
1987 (remix)
RecordedFrance, 1986
Genre New wave, Pop
Length3:48
Label Barclay
Songwriter(s) Philippe Chany
Pierre Grillet
Caroline Loeb
Producer(s) Philippe Chany
Caroline Loeb singles chronology
"Malibu"
(1983)		"C'est la ouate"
(1986)		"À quoi tu penses ?"
(1987)

"C'est la ouate" is a pop song recorded by French artist Caroline Loeb. It was the first single from her album Loeb C.D. and her second single overall. It was released in late 1986 and published by Barclay editions. It became a big hit in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Argentina where it became a top ten hit, and was covered by many artists throughout the years.

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History

This song, which has words of "a derisive and light genre" according to French charts expert Elia Habib, "is crossed in the field of the classics". [1] French-born singer Amina Annabi and humorist Dominique Farrugia are among the singers who performed the background vocals. There are a 3:48 edit version, a 5:32 extended version and an instrumental version entitled "Lazy dub". The B-side of the vinyl, "And So What", is an adaptation in English-language by Caroline Loeb. The music video, directed by Philippe Gautier, shows model and painter Anh Duong among the dancers. A few months after the original release, in August 1987, the singer recorded a remixed version of her song which charted in the Netherlands, but she took the pseudonym of Carol'in.

In 1987, when French journalist Yves Mourousi asked President François Mitterrand about what songs he knew, the latter replied: "C'est la ouate". [2] Arie Elmaleh performed a transformative show on the playback of the song in the 2003 film Chouchou by Merzak Allouache. Since 2004, French mutual MAAF uses the song as its jingle advertising, becoming French favorite ad in 2005.

Cover versions and parodies

The song has been covered by many artists, including: French host Sophie Favier in 1996, Ike Therry in 1997, Star Academy 2 in 2002 (released as a promo CD single), Quaffe (Germany), [3] Vik 20 and Elena for the compilation French Trance vol. 1 [4] in 2003, Deldongo in 2005 and available digitally, [5] Bamby and the dogs, Gennaro Cosmo Parlato on the album Remainders [6] (Italy), Pornois, Biba Binoche (Belgium) and Mastercuts (U.S.) in 2006, Elio Riso, [2] Giori (available digitally) [7] and La Prohibida [8] (Spain) in 2007, Quentin Mosimann on his debut album Duel, [9] Carpacho and Yuyu in 2008.

The song was parodied by André Lamy in 1987 under the title "C'est la droite" on his album Public n°1, [10] by Nadjim Lala in 1987 ("C'est l'kawa't") [11] and by Parolix in 2007 (title: "C'est les maths").

Chart performance

In France, "C'est la ouate" debuted at number 37 on 20 December 1986 and hit number five in its eighth week. It totaled six weeks in the top ten and 18 weeks on the chart (top 50). [12] In Austria, it charted for two weeks at number 30 on 1 October 1987. [13] It reached number one in Italy and number three in Spain, and number ten in Germany. According to the SACEM, the song also ranked on the Argentinian chart. [14] [15]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "C'est la ouate" – 3:48
  2. "And So What" – 3:48
7" single - Remixes
  1. "C'est la ouate" (remix) – 4:00
  2. "Comme un papillon" – 4:18

Certifications

Certifications for "C'est la ouate"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [16] Silver250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "C'est la ouate"
Chart (1986-1987)Peak
position
Argentine (The Singles Chart) [14] [15] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] 30
Europe (European Hot 100) [17] 25
Europe (European Airplay Top 50) [18] 26
France (SNEP) [12] 5
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [19] 3
Italy ( Music & Media ) [20] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21]
Remix version		32
Spain (AFYVE) [22] 3
West Germany (The Official Charts)10

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Elio Riso "C'est La Ouate" : reprise du hit de Caroline Loeb en 1986 ", Musique radio, January 1, 2007 Musiqueradio.com (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
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  4. ↑ French Trance vol. 1, track listings Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
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  6. ↑ Gennaro Cosmo Parlato Virginmega.fr (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
  7. ↑ Giori, Giori Fnac.com Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
  8. ↑ La Prohibida, Flash, see "track listing" Cduniverses.com (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
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  11. ↑ Nadjim Lala's version, on Bide et musique Bide-et-musique.com (Retrieved April 28, 2009)
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  14. 1 2 Notes, revue de la Sacem N°154, 1999
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