Papa Pingouin
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A remake of this song, performed by Pigloo
Pigloo
Pigloo is a baby penguin and the main character of a Franco-German bubblegum dance musical project. The project's first and most successful single came in 2006: "Papa Pingouin," a cover of a song performed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980. Pigloo is most popular in France.-Biography:An...

, became a huge hit in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 in 2006, reaching number 1 of the charts for three weeks. The single debuted straight at number 3 and remained on the chart for 27 weeks from March 4 to September 2, 2006, becoming the 5th best selling single in France that year. The song was also charted on Swiss Singles Chart, where it peaked at #24 and stayed 15 weeks.

A German version entered the local charts in February 2007.

Formats and track listings

CD single
  1. "Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09
  2. "Les Manchots et les Pingouins" (instrumental) — 3:12


Digital download
  1. "Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France Platinum June 15, 2006 300,000 292,224+

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 6
Eurochart Hot 100 5
French SNEP Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 24
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 6

End of year chart (2006) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 18
French Singles Chart 5
End of year chart (2007) Position
Austrian Singles Chart 39
German Singles Chart 70

Sources and external links

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