Tu es foutu
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"Tu Es Foutu" was the debut 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...

 by Italian
Italian people
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 dance
Dance music
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 singer-songwriter
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 In-Grid
In-Grid
Ingrid Alberini is an Italian dancer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2003 international club smash "Tu es foutu", also known as "You Promised Me"...

, released as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from her debut album Rendez-Vous in 2003.

An English version of the song titled "You Promised Me (Tu M'as Promis)" was also released in United States
United States
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, Australia
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, United Kingdom
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 and other countries.

To date, "Tu Es Foutu" remains as In-Grid's most successful song worldwide, having entered the top ten of many Europe
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 and Oceanic
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 countries.

Song information

"Tu Es Foutu" describes the end of a relationship. In-Grid tells her lover that she is fed up with his promises and says angrily that he is "screwed"/"fucked" (the literal meaning of "tu es foutu" in French
French language
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).

Lyrics

The lyrics were written by In-Grid and Marco Soncini, who co-produced the song with Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli. The English version was also co-written by D.Galli, also known as Dhany
Dhany
Dhany is an Italian dance music vocalist. She is most known for her work with Italian dance music producers Alessandro and Benny Benassi.-Albums:* Quiero Respirar #Quiero Respirar 4:01#Shut Up 3:35...

, and Paul Sears
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.

Remix

A Chill-Grid remix at her album Rendez-vous, the Harlem Hustlers club mix as a b-side of the "Tu es foutu" cd-single and a Benny Bennasi Remix.

Chart performance

"Tu Es Foutu" became a significant hit for In-Grid and marked the beginning of her successful career. The single reached the top ten in a handful of countries such as Germany
Germany
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, Austria
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, Norway
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 and Netherlands
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. It also proved to be successful in other continents, charting inside the top ten in Australia
Australia
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 and on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 and Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

 chart.
Chart (2002/2003) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
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Austrian Singles Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
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Belgian Flemish Ultratop 50
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 Singles Chart
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Belgian Wallon Ultratop 40
Ultratop
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 Singles Chart
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Danish Singles Chart 2
Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
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Billboard Eurochart Hot 100 10
Finnish Singles Chart 7
French SNEP Singles Chart 47
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
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Greece IFPI
IFPI
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 Singles Chart
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Chart (2002/2003) Peak
position
Italian FIMI Singles Chart 16
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 14
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

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Spanish Singles Chart 16
Swedish Sverigetopplistan Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

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Swiss Singles Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

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U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
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