À nos actes manqués
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"À nos actes manqués" is a 1991 song recorded by the French
trio Jean-Jacques Goldman
, Carole Fredericks
and Michael Jones
(the song was credited to Fredericks Goldman Jones). Released as the second single
from their eponymous album
, the song was one of the summer hits in France
and was the trio's most successful single in terms of ranks on the chart. In 2011, M. Pokora
covered the song on his album Mise à Jour
and released it as a single, which achieved some success in French-speaking countries.
is performed by Carole Fredericks, while the verses are sung in turn by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones.
In interviews, Goldman explained that the music was inspired by his travel in the Antilles
, where he discovered the zouk
. According to him, the song had "sad lyrics with a bright music".
The song is the eighth track on the album Fredericks Goldman Jones. It also features on the trio's compilations Pluriel 90-96, (as second track), and Intégrale 1990-2000, on the live albums Sur scène
, Du New Morning au Zénith
and En passant Tournée 1998 (only performed as a duet Goldman / Jones on this album). It is also included on several French compilations of the 1990s, such as the 2003 album Absolument 90: tubes français.
's "Désenchantée
" which topped the chart then. The single totaled 13 weeks in the top ten, dropped quickly and remained on the chart (top 50) until the 19th week. As the previous single, "Nuit", it was certified Silver
disc by the SNEP, the French certificator, and sold around 171,000 units.
and by Jacky Rapon in 2002, and by 3nity in 2004.
In 2009, the song was covered by Ensemble pour AVVO, in a Kahiléo Records/AVVO release as a charity song with revenues going to Association Village de la Veuve et de l'Orphélin (AVVO). The artists taking part included Mathieu Boldron, Léah Vincent, energyworld, Céline Languedoc, Valérie Louri, Jee-L, Rorisang Kgwathe, Théodora Valente, Sandy Louis, Phindile Nyandeni, Linda Rheretyane, Mélina, Thierry Picaut, Portia Talpot, Andrew Isar, Zamo, Olivier Breitman, Zama Magudulela. There were also a number of children in the video including Inès, Intissar, Johana, Marvin, Michaël, Sofiane, Yonas, Alyson, Emma, Ludivine, Maëliss, Andy, Benjamin, Enzo, Cameron.
revealed that he had just recorded a cover version of "À nos actes manqués" that was scheduled to be released as single. The song was only available on the second edition of his album Mise à Jour
. Pokora said that before the release of the single, he sent a copy of his cover to Goldman through his son. Goldman sent Pokora an email two days later to say he considered the cover faithful to the original one, but updated.
On 9 April, Pokora performed the song in the French TV show Le Grand Quizz du Cerveau, broadcast on TF1
.
A teaser
of the music video was published on the Internet on 22 April 2011, and Thierry Cadet of Charts in France qualified the video as "festive and sunny". Filmed in Cuba
, it began to be broadcast in early May 2011. In it, Pokora performed a choreographied dance and ends with a message of thanks to his fans.
This version achieved success in France, where it debuted at number 99, then peaked at number 8 on the chart edition of 11 June 2011. It also reached number two on the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratip Chart and number 16 on the main chart of the country.
Track listings
Charts
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...
trio Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
, Carole Fredericks
Carole Fredericks
Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer most famous for her recordings in France. Carole emerged from the shadow of her brother, the legendary blues musicologist Taj Mahal, to achieve fame and popularity in Europe and the French-speaking world...
and Michael Jones
Michael Jones (Welsh musician)
Michael Jones is a Welsh singer, guitarist, and song writer who lives in France. He has made several hit albums and toured as trio Fredericks Goldman Jones and collaborated on a number of songs with Goldman.-Biography:Jones was born in Welshpool...
(the song was credited to Fredericks Goldman Jones). Released as the second 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 their eponymous album
Fredericks Goldman Jones
Fredericks Goldman Jones is a 1990 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was the trio's first studio album and was recorded at the studios ICP and Guillaume Tell, in Paris...
, the song was one of the summer hits 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...
and was the trio's most successful single in terms of ranks on the chart. In 2011, M. Pokora
M. Pokora
Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
covered the song on his album Mise à Jour
Mise à Jour
-Charts:-Release history:-Updated:Updated is the international version of Mise à Jour released on March 14, 2011 containing English versions of the songs of the album....
and released it as a single, which achieved some success in French-speaking countries.
Music and lyrics
The song was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was described by Elia Habib, an expert of French charts, as having "a lively melody with African accents, [it] celebrates in its lyrics the small failures of the everyday life with a lot of tenderness and humor". The refrainRefrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
is performed by Carole Fredericks, while the verses are sung in turn by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones.
In interviews, Goldman explained that the music was inspired by his travel in the Antilles
Antilles
The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
, where he discovered the zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
. According to him, the song had "sad lyrics with a bright music".
The song is the eighth track on the album Fredericks Goldman Jones. It also features on the trio's compilations Pluriel 90-96, (as second track), and Intégrale 1990-2000, on the live albums Sur scène
Sur scène
Sur scène is a 1992 album recorded by the trio Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. It was its first live album and its second album overall. It was recorded between August and November 1991 in Vienne, Aix-les-Bains and Lyon and was released on 26 November 1992...
, Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith
Du New Morning au Zénith is a 1994 double album recorded live by Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. Composed of 31 tracks, it contains many successful songs from Goldman's previous albums and from the trio's two studio albums Fredericks Goldman Jones and Rouge...
and En passant Tournée 1998 (only performed as a duet Goldman / Jones on this album). It is also included on several French compilations of the 1990s, such as the 2003 album Absolument 90: tubes français.
Chart performance
The single entered the French Singles Chart on 16 March 1991 at number 24, reached the top ten three weeks later, then peaked at number two for four consecutive weeks, from 11 May to 1 June, beings unable to dislodge Mylène FarmerMylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
's "Désenchantée
Désenchantée
"Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...
" which topped the chart then. The single totaled 13 weeks in the top ten, dropped quickly and remained on the chart (top 50) until the 19th week. As the previous single, "Nuit", it was certified Silver
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
disc by the SNEP, the French certificator, and sold around 171,000 units.
Formats and track listings
- CD single
- "À nos actes manqués" — 4:22
- "Chanson d'amour" — 4:08
- 7" single
- "À nos actes manqués" — 4:22
- "Chanson d'amour" — 4:08
- 7" maxi
- "À nos actes manqués" (maxi version)
- "Chanson d'amour"
Charts and certifications
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 2 |
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Silver | 1991 | 125,000 |
Cover versions
The song was covered by Exotic Girls in 1998, by the Collège de l'Esterel, by La Compagnie CréoleLa Compagnie Creole
La Compagnie Créole is a popular French pop band from French Guiana and the French West Indies, who started singing in the 1980s. They originally started singing in Creole but quickly adopted French as their main language...
and by Jacky Rapon in 2002, and by 3nity in 2004.
In 2009, the song was covered by Ensemble pour AVVO, in a Kahiléo Records/AVVO release as a charity song with revenues going to Association Village de la Veuve et de l'Orphélin (AVVO). The artists taking part included Mathieu Boldron, Léah Vincent, energyworld, Céline Languedoc, Valérie Louri, Jee-L, Rorisang Kgwathe, Théodora Valente, Sandy Louis, Phindile Nyandeni, Linda Rheretyane, Mélina, Thierry Picaut, Portia Talpot, Andrew Isar, Zamo, Olivier Breitman, Zama Magudulela. There were also a number of children in the video including Inès, Intissar, Johana, Marvin, Michaël, Sofiane, Yonas, Alyson, Emma, Ludivine, Maëliss, Andy, Benjamin, Enzo, Cameron.
M. Pokora version
On 18 March 2011, M. PokoraM. Pokora
Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
revealed that he had just recorded a cover version of "À nos actes manqués" that was scheduled to be released as single. The song was only available on the second edition of his album Mise à Jour
Mise à Jour
-Charts:-Release history:-Updated:Updated is the international version of Mise à Jour released on March 14, 2011 containing English versions of the songs of the album....
. Pokora said that before the release of the single, he sent a copy of his cover to Goldman through his son. Goldman sent Pokora an email two days later to say he considered the cover faithful to the original one, but updated.
On 9 April, Pokora performed the song in the French TV show Le Grand Quizz du Cerveau, broadcast 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...
.
A teaser
Teaser
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of the music video was published on the Internet on 22 April 2011, and Thierry Cadet of Charts in France qualified the video as "festive and sunny". Filmed in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, it began to be broadcast in early May 2011. In it, Pokora performed a choreographied dance and ends with a message of thanks to his fans.
This version achieved success in France, where it debuted at number 99, then peaked at number 8 on the chart edition of 11 June 2011. It also reached number two on the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratip Chart and number 16 on the main chart of the country.
Track listings
- CD single
- "À nos actes manqués" — 3:46
- "Comme un soldat" — 2:42
- CD single - Promo / Digital download
- "À nos actes manqués" — 3:46
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 16 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Airplay Chart | 2 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 8 |