Zanna

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"Zanna"
Zanna (Selah Sue single - cover art).jpg
Single by Selah Sue & Tom Barman vs. The Subs
Released 25 November 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Pop music
Length3:38
Label Because Music
Songwriter(s) Anna Domino
Luc Van Acker
Producer(s) Jeroen De Pessemier
Selah Sue singles chronology
"Summertime"
(2011)
"Zanna"
(2011)
"Alone"
(2014)

"Summertime"
(2011)
"Zanna"
(2011)
"Alone"
(2014)
Tom Barman singles chronology
"Zanna"
(2011) Zanna2011
"Night of the Hunter"
(2016) Night of the Hunter2016

"Zanna" is a song originally written and performed by Belgian musician Luc Van Acker and American singer Anna Domino in 1984. A successful cover was performed by Belgian musician and songwriter Selah Sue, Tom Barman and The Subs. This version was released on 25 November 2011 as a digital download in Belgium. It is the theme song for the charity event "Music for life 2011". In 2012 the song made a comeback due to the success it had with "Music for Life". Luc Van Acker performed at the Suicker Rock festival with a 14-year-old girl who was named after the song "Zanna". Luc Van Acker has previously met the family in 1998 after having made a remix using the sound of her heartbeat in vitro. However, in 2012, music brought the two back together after having found Zanna Ramaekers 's A cappella cover of "Zanna" on YouTube. They performed on the stage at SuickerRock and at a Belgian national TV show VillaVanthilt.

Anna Domino is an American indie rock artist based mainly in Europe who released several albums under that moniker, notably for Les Disques du Crepuscule and Factory Records. Notable performers Domino has collaborated with include The The, Blaine L. Reininger and Virginia Astley. She is also one half of the duo Snakefarm. Additionally, she sang lead vocals on the song "Here In My Heart" by The 6ths on their album Wasps' Nests.

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Zanna" was first released onto YouTube on 28 November 2011 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-seven seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Zanna (Music for Life)"3:38

Credits and personnel

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression. Rappers can also create lyrics that are meant to be spoken rhythmically rather than sung.

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos; also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists ; and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 72

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
BelgiumNovember 25, 2011 [5] Digital download Because Music

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