Fan (Pascal Obispo song)

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"Fan"
Fan (Obispo).jpg
Single by Pascal Obispo
from the album Fan
B-side "L'Amour avec toi"
Released14 March 2003
Genre Pop
Length4:30
Label Epic, Sony Music
Songwriter(s) Lionel Florence, Pascal Obispo
Producer(s) Pascal Obispo,
Pierre Jaconelli, Volodia
Pascal Obispo singles chronology
"So Many Men"
(2002)
"Fan"
(2003)
"Zinedine"
(2003)

"Fan" is a 2003 song recorded by French singer and composer Pascal Obispo. Written by Lionel Florence who had previously worked for many notable artists, the song is a tribute to great artists, particularly Michel Polnareff. Released on March 14, 2003, as the lead single of the album of the same name, "Fan" achieved great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming to date Obispo's first number-one hit and his most successful single in terms of chart peak positions. The song was also performed during the singer's next tours and was thus included on the albums Studio Fan / Live Fan (2004) and Les Fleurs de Forest (2007).

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The CD single was released in many editions with various art cover showing Obispo portraying many artists such as Robert De Niro, Freddie Mercury and Marilyn Monroe. In France, the single went straight to number-one on 1 June 2003, and almost didn't stop to drop the weeks after, totalling eight weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks in the top 100. [1]

Track listings

  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32
  3. "Fan" (video) — 4:30
  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32
  3. "Fan" (video) — 4:30

+ a poster - collector

  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "Fan" (2004 live) — 4:26
  3. "Fan" (2007 live) — 5:01
  1. "Fan" — 4:30

Charts and sales

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [7] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [8] Gold250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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