Released December 2005 | Length 3:22 | |
Format CD single, digital download Label Sony MBG Music / Scorpio Music | ||
"Noël, que du bonheur" (English: "Christmas, Only Happiness") is a 2005 song recorded by the French singer Ilona. It was the fourth single from her first album Un Monde parfait and was released in the first days of December 2005. As the title suggests it, it is a Christmas song and it hit the top ten in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
Contents
Lyrics and music
"Noël, que du bonheur" was composed by Laurent Jeanne, Philippe Pelet, Olivier Perrot and Dan Mitrecey. Unlike the three previous singles, it was not released as a CD maxi.
An acoustic version is available on the second album of Ilona, Laissez-nous respirer.
Chart performances
In France, the single debuted at a peak of number five on 10 December 2005, seeling about 21,500 units that week. The next two weeks, the single ranked number six with respectively 21,472 and 37,680 sales. Then it did not stop to drop very quickly and fell off the chart after twelve weeks. On 31 December, the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique certified the single Silver disc.
The song was number 84 on the 2005 French singles year end chart. In April 2006, the SNEP revealed that "Noël, que du bohneur" was the 87th best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006. In all, "Noël, que du bonheur" sold about 92,200 copies.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single entered the Ultratop 40 at number 26 on 24 December 2005, then jumped to number ten the following week, then dropped. It totalled five weeks on the chart.