"Qui est l'exemple?" is a 2001 song recorded by French artists Rohff & Kayliah. It was the third single from his debut album, La Vie avant la mort, and was released in late 2001 in a CD maxi, then in February 2002 in a CD single. It achieved huge success in Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland and particularly in France where it topped the chart. To date, it is the singer's biggest hit and can be considered as his signature song.

"Qui est l'exemple?"
Single by Rohff featuring Kayliah
from the album La Vie avant la mort
B-side
  • "Miroir, miroir"
  • "Creuset 2 voyous" (CD maxi)
  • "TDSI" (12")
ReleasedFebruary 2002
Recorded2001
GenreR&B, rap
Length3:50
LabelVirgin Music, EMI, Delabel
Songwriter(s)Doltz, Rohff, Reego
Producer(s)Manu Key
Rohff featuring Kayliah singles chronology
"TDSI"
(2001)
"Qui est l'exemple?"
(2002)
"5,9,1"
(2002)

The refrain of the song is sung by Kayliah and contains a sampling of 1981 hit single "Your love" of the band Lime, but plays lower.

As of August 2014, it was the 56th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 379,000 units sold.[1]

Track listings edit

CD single
  1. "Qui est l'exemple?" — 3:50
  2. "Miroir, miroir" — 4:30
  3. "Qui est l'exemple?" (instrumental) — 3:21
  4. "Miroir, miroir" - Video
CD single
  1. "Qui est l'exemple?" — 3:50
  2. "Miroir, miroir" — 4:30
  3. "Qui est l'exemple?" (instrumental) — 3:21
  4. "Miroir, miroir" (video)
CD maxi
  1. "Qui est l'exemple?" — 4:03
  2. "Miroir, miroir" — 4:34
  3. "Creuset 2 voyous" — 5:29
  4. "Qui est l'exemple?" (instrumental) — 3:22
  5. "Miroir, miroir" (video)
12" maxi
  1. "Qui est l'exemple?" — 3:50
  2. "Qui est l'exemple?" (instrumental) — 3:18
  3. "Qui est l'exemple?" (a cappella) — 3:50
  4. "TDSI" — 3:50
  5. "TDSI" (instrumental) — 3:50

Credits edit

Charts and sales edit

Certifications edit

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[8] Gold 4 May 2002 20,000
France[9] Platinum 10 July 2002 500,000

References edit

  1. ^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60-51)". Chartsinfrance. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ^ "Qui est l'exemple ?", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  3. ^ "Qui est l'exemple ?", French SNEP Singles Chart Lescharts.com[permanent dead link] (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  4. ^ "Qui est l'exemple ?", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch[permanent dead link] (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  5. ^ 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  6. ^ 2002 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  7. ^ 2002 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  8. ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 26, 2008)
  9. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 26, 2008)