"Marly-Gomont" is the first single by French rapper Kamini, recorded in 2006. It was produced under the RCA Group label and released on November 13, 2006. The song is Kamini's ode to the small, rural village in Northern France where he grew up, Marly-Gomont. In the song, Kamini laments being from the only black family in town. The song became a number-one single in France, and as of August 2014, it was the 57th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 376,000 units sold.[1]
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| Single by Kamini | ||||
| from the album Psychostar World | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kamini | |||
| Producer(s) | Psychostar | |||
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Music video
editThe videoclip, shot by Kamini and Émilie Desbonnet and sent on September 12 to several record companies, was refused, but amused the employees of the labels who circulated it until making it a true popular success. The song and the video were quickly broadcast on several media : Fun Radio, Skyrock and Contact FM. Kamini was also invited to perform his song on numerous French broadcasts : Cauetivi, the TV News on TF1, Le Grand Journal, La Méthode Cauet, On a tout essayé, Star Academy on December 1,[2] and on Direct 8 on November 24.
The video was awarded best video clip at time of French show Victoires de la musique 2007.
The song and its video were parodied by the French satirical television programme Les Guignols de l'info with a song entitled "Hénin-Beaumont" after the far-right Front National party won the control of the town of Hénin-Beaumont in the 2014 elections.
Track listing
edit- CD single
- "Marly-Gomont" — 5:09
- "Marly-Gomont" (video) — 5:09
- Documentary — 3:54
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BEA)[10] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[11] | Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60-51)". Chartsinfrance. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ Staracademy.tf1.fr[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marly-Gomont", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 7, 2007)
- ^ "Marly-Gomont", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 17, 2007)
- ^ "Marly-Gomont", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 17, 2007)
- ^ 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 29, 2009)
- ^ 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 7, 2008)
- ^ a b 2007 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
- ^ 2007 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 7, 2008)
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "French single certifications – Kamini – Marly-Gomont" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 August 2022. Select KAMINI and click OK.