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Si demain... (Turn Around)
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"Si demain..." is a 2003 bilingual song
recorded by Bonnie Tyler
and Kareen Antonn
, and written by Jim Steinman
and Emmanuel Pribys. It was released on 19 December 2003 as the lead single
from Tyler's album Simply Believe
, and became a huge hit in France, where it topped the chart for three months, and in other French-speaking
Europe
an countries. It also helped launch the career of French
singer Kareen Antonn.
Bonnie Tyler had a hit with "Total Eclipse of the Heart
" in 1984. Kareen Antonn explained that in 2003, along with her friend Emmanuel Pribys, she had the idea to record a song in French-language based on the tune of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a duet with Bonnie Tyler and a demo was sent to Tyler. Surprised and impressed by the voice of Antonn, Bonnie Tyler agreed to make an exception to her rule of not rerecording her own songs.
During interviews, Tyler explained the way the duet happened. Initially she thought that as "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was such a special song she did not think it could be a duet. However, she said "When I received Kareen Antonn's version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", I believed that my ears were going to explode. I didn't know if Kareen was a star or an unknown person in France
, but what I had heard was just extraordinary. When she asked me to sing the song with her, I said "yes" immediately. The only thing that frightened me was singing in French, because I don't speak it at all". She overcame this fear with help from Antonn.
The Welsh artist came to Paris
to record the duet with Kareen Antonn at the end of 2003. The two women got on well and the single was recorded in just a couple of hours. According to Tyler, the success was immediate and "amazing". She explained to BBC
News Online that "the single was released three weeks earlier than planned after people heard it on the radio and went into the shops trying to buy it". The song was released in France on December 19, 2003, and a few weeks later in Belgium and Switzerland.
This song is available on Bonnie Tyler
's albums Simply Believe
, released on April 13, 2004), From the Heart : Greatest Hits (March 12, 2007), and Bonnie Tyler Hit Collection Edition. The song features on Kareen Antonn's self-titled album, and was also included on several notable 2004 compilations, including Le Meilleur des Voix, NRJ Hit Music Only, Fan 2, Girls 2004, and Duets.
After the unexpected success of the single, Antonn and Tyler decided to record another French language duet. ""Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)" was released on 7 June 2004 but did not have the same success and peaked at number 12 on the week of its debut on the French SNEP Singles Chart. The song reached number 25 in Switzerland
on 27 June 2004 and number seven in Belgium
(Wallonia) on 3 July 2004.
was recorded in Québec
. It was filmed in the snow.
Antonn and Tyler sing while they are sitting in front of a snowed up chalet. Antonn has a puppy in her arms, while Tyler drinks a cup of coffee. We learn during the video
that Antonn left her boyfriend by writing a split letter to him while he slept. She hitch hiked and was picked up by Tyler. At the end of the video, the two singers play with dogs in snow.
"Si demain... (Turn Around)" is a bilingual
pop rock
song, recorded in English
and French
. Antonn sings all French verses, while Tyler sings all English passages. When one of them sings the verses, the other repeat "Je tourne en rond" (Tyler)/"Turn around" (Antonn) at the end of each one of these verses. In the chorus, while the first is entirely in French, the second is sung respectively in English
by Tyler and in French
by Antonn.
in order to promote the song. She also went to Mauritius
.
Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn performed the song on several French television variety broadcasts, for example on Les 101 sosies de stars, on TF1
, on 3 April 2004 (on that occasion they received a Platinum Disc) ; on La Chanson de l'année on TF1, on 1 June 2004 ; on Hit Machine, on M6. They performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)" live with a philharmonic orchestra on Symphonic show on France 3
. They also sung the song at the NRJ Music Tour organised by French multimedia
NRJ, at a concert in Bordeaux
at the Chaban-Delmas stadium on 29 May 2004 (broadcast on the musical channel M6 Music on 6 and 9 June, and on M6 on 13 June), and at La Cigale, a Paris
ian show hall, on 8 June 2004.
and that of Shakespeare intermingle successfully. Such a bi-lingual song had not approached the top of the charts since December 1994, when the duet "7 Seconds
" by Youssou N'Dour
and Neneh Cherry
spent 16 weeks at the top." As for the official Ultratop 40
Belgian Chart Website, it stated: "With Kareen Antonn, a new revelation, Bonnie Tyler could experience a real come-back. They have gilded some Bonnie's old hits, put a touch of French and bingo !" Music Actu stated the song was "among the most popular singles of French public" when it was released and noted its good performances on the charts.
" which reached number six in 1986 and of "Si demain... (Turn Around)", hitting number one. The previous record, by Marc Lavoine
, was 17 years old.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the song went to number one two weeks after its debut at number 21, and remained number one from 21 February to 10 April 2004, i.e. eight weeks. It stayed in the top 40 for 24 weeks. It was certified Platinum after eleven weeks on the chart. It was the second best-selling single of 2004 and totaled 31 weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the single peaked at number seven for four weeks and remained on the chart for 34 weeks. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" was also broadcast on radio in Russia
and Poland
where it reached number one on local radios as well as on the main chart. The song was number six on the 2004 International List of French-speaking Music, compiled in collaboration with 122 radio stations throughout the world.
The song is currently the 650th best-selling single of all time in France, with 473,000 sales. However, when she participated in the French show La Méthode Cauet, Kareen Antonn affirmed that the single, then still ranked on the French Singles Chart, had exceeded the 700,000 sold copies. Worldwide, the song has sold more than 2 million copies (physical sales and digital downloads).
On 30 March 2004, on the Worldbest competition which brings together winners of various broadcasts of Star Academy
, the two finalists, Wilfred Le Bouthillier
and Marie-Élaine Thibert
, performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)", gaining the second place. In 2005, they released the single in Canada under the title "Et si demain" ; their version is different from the original one because a verse is deleted and there are more refrains near the end of the song. They also performed "Et si demain" on September 18, 2004, in the show "La Fureur" on SRC, and on April 19, 2004 on TVA
. Le Bouthillier and Thibert's version was in turn covered by K4T and Luc St-Pierre in the Canadian
TV show Heure de Gloire.
In 2007, Isabelle Delobel
and Olivier Schoenfelder
, two French
professional figure skaters, carried out their performance to "Si demain...(Turn Around) ", in "Stars sur glace", at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
, broadcast on Paris Première
(the song features on the programme of their 2006-2007 figure skating season). This song was featured briefly in the 2003 film Old School
. It was sung by the wedding singer, Dan Finnerty
, at Will Ferrel's character's wedding reception.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
recorded by Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
and Kareen Antonn
Kareen Antonn
Kareen Antonn is a French artist of Greek and Spanish origin.In 2003, she recorded in duet with Bonnie Tyler the hit songs "Si demain... " and "Si Tout s'arrête ". She also recorded "Un Homme se blesse" to help the homeless.-Singles:* 2003 : "Si demain.....
, and written by Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
and Emmanuel Pribys. It was released on 19 December 2003 as the lead single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from Tyler's album Simply Believe
Simply Believe
Simply Believe is the 14th studio album recorded by Bonnie Tyler, released in Europe in 2004.-Track listing:# "Si demain... " 3:50 # "Simply Believe" 4:44# "Si tout s'arrête " 3:24...
, and became a huge hit in France, where it topped the chart for three months, and in other French-speaking
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries. It also helped launch the career of French
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...
singer Kareen Antonn.
Background and writing
 Et j'ai tant besoin de toi [Tyler]Et j'ai tant besoin de ta voix [Antonn] Je veux tomber dans tes bras [Tyler] Je voudrais marcher dans tes pas [Antonn] On invente les règles du jeu [Tyler] Quand on est tous les deux [Tyler]  |
| — Beginning of the first chorus |
Bonnie Tyler had a hit with "Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
" in 1984. Kareen Antonn explained that in 2003, along with her friend Emmanuel Pribys, she had the idea to record a song in French-language based on the tune of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a duet with Bonnie Tyler and a demo was sent to Tyler. Surprised and impressed by the voice of Antonn, Bonnie Tyler agreed to make an exception to her rule of not rerecording her own songs.
During interviews, Tyler explained the way the duet happened. Initially she thought that as "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was such a special song she did not think it could be a duet. However, she said "When I received Kareen Antonn's version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", I believed that my ears were going to explode. I didn't know if Kareen was a star or an unknown person 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...
, but what I had heard was just extraordinary. When she asked me to sing the song with her, I said "yes" immediately. The only thing that frightened me was singing in French, because I don't speak it at all". She overcame this fear with help from Antonn.
The Welsh artist came to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to record the duet with Kareen Antonn at the end of 2003. The two women got on well and the single was recorded in just a couple of hours. According to Tyler, the success was immediate and "amazing". She explained to BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
News Online that "the single was released three weeks earlier than planned after people heard it on the radio and went into the shops trying to buy it". The song was released in France on December 19, 2003, and a few weeks later in Belgium and Switzerland.
This song is available on Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
's albums Simply Believe
Simply Believe
Simply Believe is the 14th studio album recorded by Bonnie Tyler, released in Europe in 2004.-Track listing:# "Si demain... " 3:50 # "Simply Believe" 4:44# "Si tout s'arrête " 3:24...
, released on April 13, 2004), From the Heart : Greatest Hits (March 12, 2007), and Bonnie Tyler Hit Collection Edition. The song features on Kareen Antonn's self-titled album, and was also included on several notable 2004 compilations, including Le Meilleur des Voix, NRJ Hit Music Only, Fan 2, Girls 2004, and Duets.
After the unexpected success of the single, Antonn and Tyler decided to record another French language duet. ""Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)" was released on 7 June 2004 but did not have the same success and peaked at number 12 on the week of its debut on the French SNEP Singles Chart. The song reached number 25 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
on 27 June 2004 and number seven in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(Wallonia) on 3 July 2004.
Music video and lyrics
The videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was recorded in Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It was filmed in the snow.
Antonn and Tyler sing while they are sitting in front of a snowed up chalet. Antonn has a puppy in her arms, while Tyler drinks a cup of coffee. We learn during the video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
that Antonn left her boyfriend by writing a split letter to him while he slept. She hitch hiked and was picked up by Tyler. At the end of the video, the two singers play with dogs in snow.
"Si demain... (Turn Around)" is a bilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
song, recorded in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. Antonn sings all French verses, while Tyler sings all English passages. When one of them sings the verses, the other repeat "Je tourne en rond" (Tyler)/"Turn around" (Antonn) at the end of each one of these verses. In the chorus, while the first is entirely in French, the second is sung respectively in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Tyler and in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
by Antonn.
Promotion
In early January 2004, Tyler spent 12 days in FranceFrance
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 order to promote the song. She also went to Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
.
Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn performed the song on several French television variety broadcasts, for example on Les 101 sosies de stars, on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
, on 3 April 2004 (on that occasion they received a Platinum Disc) ; on La Chanson de l'année on TF1, on 1 June 2004 ; on Hit Machine, on M6. They performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)" live with a philharmonic orchestra on Symphonic show on France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
. They also sung the song at the NRJ Music Tour organised by French multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
NRJ, at a concert in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
at the Chaban-Delmas stadium on 29 May 2004 (broadcast on the musical channel M6 Music on 6 and 9 June, and on M6 on 13 June), and at La Cigale, a Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian show hall, on 8 June 2004.
Reviews
The song was generally well-received by the musical critics. Platine, a French magazine, asserted that with this duet, "Bonnie Tyler came back to the foreground" and said the song was particularly successful in France because in 2004 "a certain fashion for transborder duets". According to French chart expert Elia Habib, this hit single "cements the return of duets in which the language of MolièreMolière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
and that of Shakespeare intermingle successfully. Such a bi-lingual song had not approached the top of the charts since December 1994, when the duet "7 Seconds
7 Seconds (song)
"7 Seconds" is a song composed by Youssou N'Dour, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp. Released as a single by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry, the song was a huge international hit in 1994. It remained on the charts for nearly half a year and reached the top three in many countries,...
" by Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer, percussionist and occasional actor. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, in Senegal and much of Africa, "perhaps the most famous singer alive." He helped develop a style of popular music in Senegal, known in the Serer language as mbalax, a type of music...
and Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
spent 16 weeks at the top." As for the official Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
Belgian Chart Website, it stated: "With Kareen Antonn, a new revelation, Bonnie Tyler could experience a real come-back. They have gilded some Bonnie's old hits, put a touch of French and bingo !" Music Actu stated the song was "among the most popular singles of French public" when it was released and noted its good performances on the charts.
Chart performances and sales
On the French SNEP Singles Chart, the single debuted at number 25 on 21 December 2003. It reached the top ten two weeks later and became number one in its fifth week. The single regained the number one spot on three occasions during the ten weeks at number one. It remained on the chart for 25 weeks, achieved Platinum status for over 500,000 copies sold, and was the fourth best-selling single of 2004 in France. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" is the only female duet number one single since the creation of French Top 50. It is also the single which made the biggest drop from number one, dropping directly to number ten. It also gave Bonnie Tyler the record of the longest time gap between top ten singles in France. Eighteen years passed between her hit "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man
"If You Were a Woman " is a song that was written and composed by Desmond Child and recorded by Bonnie Tyler.Produced by Jim Steinman, the dramatic, rock-leaning song was released as the first single from her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire...
" which reached number six in 1986 and of "Si demain... (Turn Around)", hitting number one. The previous record, by Marc Lavoine
Marc Lavoine
Marc Lucien Lavoine is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" allowed him to reach the top of the French chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career....
, was 17 years old.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the song went to number one two weeks after its debut at number 21, and remained number one from 21 February to 10 April 2004, i.e. eight weeks. It stayed in the top 40 for 24 weeks. It was certified Platinum after eleven weeks on the chart. It was the second best-selling single of 2004 and totaled 31 weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the single peaked at number seven for four weeks and remained on the chart for 34 weeks. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" was also broadcast on radio in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
where it reached number one on local radios as well as on the main chart. The song was number six on the 2004 International List of French-speaking Music, compiled in collaboration with 122 radio stations throughout the world.
The song is currently the 650th best-selling single of all time in France, with 473,000 sales. However, when she participated in the French show La Méthode Cauet, Kareen Antonn affirmed that the single, then still ranked on the French Singles Chart, had exceeded the 700,000 sold copies. Worldwide, the song has sold more than 2 million copies (physical sales and digital downloads).
Cover versions and legacy
In 2004, Lucie and Sandy, two contestants of the French television show Star Academy 4, covered this song on one of the Friday weekly shows.On 30 March 2004, on the Worldbest competition which brings together winners of various broadcasts of Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
, the two finalists, Wilfred Le Bouthillier
Wilfred Le Bouthillier
Wilfred Le Bouthillier is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of the 2003 edition of Star Académie, a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers.-Life:...
and Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert is a Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star Académie in 2003, the Quebec singing idol reality show...
, performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)", gaining the second place. In 2005, they released the single in Canada under the title "Et si demain" ; their version is different from the original one because a verse is deleted and there are more refrains near the end of the song. They also performed "Et si demain" on September 18, 2004, in the show "La Fureur" on SRC, and on April 19, 2004 on TVA
TVA (TV network)
TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
. Le Bouthillier and Thibert's version was in turn covered by K4T and Luc St-Pierre in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
TV show Heure de Gloire.
In 2007, Isabelle Delobel
Isabelle Delobel
Isabelle Delobel is a French ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion....
and Olivier Schoenfelder
Olivier Schoenfelder
Olivier Schoenfelder is a French ice dancer. With partner Isabelle Delobel, he is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion.-Career:...
, two French
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...
professional figure skaters, carried out their performance to "Si demain...(Turn Around) ", in "Stars sur glace", at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...
, broadcast on Paris Première
Paris Première
Paris Première is a French TV channel, available on cable, satellite and the digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on December 15, 1986 and is now wholly owned by M6.-External links:*...
(the song features on the programme of their 2006-2007 figure skating season). This song was featured briefly in the 2003 film Old School
Old School (film)
Old School is a 2003 American comedy film released by DreamWorks SKG and directed by Todd Phillips, director of the documentary Frat House. The story was written by Court Crandall, and the film was written by Phillips and Scot Armstrong...
. It was sung by the wedding singer, Dan Finnerty
Dan Finnerty
-Early and personal life:Finnerty was born in Rochester, New York, but grew up in the small town of Bath, New York and attended Emerson College in Boston. He was a member of the hit off-Broadway show Stomp in New York City. On August 8, 1995, he married actress Kathy Najimy. Gloria Steinem...
, at Will Ferrel's character's wedding reception.
Formats and track listings
- Digital download (since 2005)
- CD single (3 versions)
Credits and personnel
- Music / Text : Jim SteinmanJim SteinmanJames Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
, Emmanuel Pribys - ProducersRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
: Faouze, Krem, Wallid Barkati - Executive producer : Lynda Ramdane
- Artistic direction : Yanis Records
- French adaptation : Emmanuel Pribys
- Chorus : F. Llado, J.-N. Sombrun, F. Godebout, D. Goury, M. Ducret, J. Stage, B. Bishop
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
: S. Heurtault, K. Rustam - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
: J. Stage
Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio version | 3:54 | — | See the previous sections |
| Album version | 4:10 | Simply Believe | This album version has a musical bridge, with lyrics sung by Tyler, the same as that of "Total Eclipse of the Heart". |
| Solo version ("Si demain...") | 3:54 | — | This solo version entirely sung by Kareen Antonn in French-language. |
| Antonn's album version | ? | Kareen Antonn | This solo version entirely sung by Kareen Antonn keeps the bilingual lyrics, but the music is different. |
Peak positions
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 4 |
| French Airplay Chart | 12 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 1 |
| Polish Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Airplay Chart | 67 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 4 |
| French TV Airplay Chart | 114 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 22 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification | Date | Certified sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
Platinum | 10 April 2004 | 50,000 |
| France | SNEP | Platinum | 6 May 2004 | 500,000 |