"J'voulais" is the second single from French R&B singer Amine's album, Au delà des rêves. It was released in January 2006. The song deals with a love relationship that came to its end because the girl was too possessive and jealous.
Success The song went straight to number-one on French Singles Chart on 21 January 2006, staying for four non consecutive weeks at the top. Then it dropped, totalling ten weeks in the top ten, 19 weeks in the top 50 and 28 weeks on the chart. It was certified Gold disc by the SNEP. In Belgium (Wallonia), it charted for 17 weeks on the Ultratop 40, from 25 February, peaking at number ten for four weeks. In Switzerland, the single had a moderate success reaching number 27 on 26 February and featured on the chart (top 100) for 15 weeks.
Track listings CD single "J'voulais" – 3:20 "J'voulais" (extended version) – 3:59 "J'voulais" (remix featuring Bigali) – 4:16 "J'voulais" (video) – 3:20
CD maxi "J'voulais" – 3:20 "J'voulais" (extended version) – 3:59 "J'voulais" (video) – 3:20 "Touche pas à mon vote" (video)
Charts and sales
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "J'voulais"Chart (2006)Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "J'voulais"Chart (2006)PositionFrance (Airplay Chart)2006 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)24France (SNEP)2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 8, 2007)11France (Digital Chart)2006 French Digital download Charts Ifop.com (Retrieved December 8, 2007)47France (TV Airplay Chart)5
Certifications + Certifications for "J'voulais"CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical salesDigital downloadsFrance2006 certifications, by SNEP Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 8, 2007)Gold18 May 2006200,000235,703Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved December 8, 2007)17,441 (digital download)French digital download Charts Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved December 8, 2007)
References
External links "J'voulais" music video