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:''For other uses of Inch'Allah, see [[Inshallah (disambiguation)]]''
{{other uses|Inshallah (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song

| name = Inch'Allah
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Inch'Allah
| cover = Inch'Allah.jpg
| Cover = Inch'Allah.jpg
| alt =
| Cover size =
| type = single
| Border =
| artist = [[MC Solaar]]
| Caption =
| album =
| Artist = [[MC Solaar]]
| B-side = Three other songs
| Album =
| released = 2002
| A-side =
| recorded = [[France]]
| B-side = Three other songs
| studio =
| Released = [[2002 in music|2002]]
| venue =
| Format = [[CD single]]<br />[[7" single]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[R&B]]
| Recorded = [[France]]
| length = 3:10
| Genre = [[Hip hop]] [[R&B]]
| label = East West
| Length = 3:10
| writer = MC Solaar<br>Eric K-Roz<br>Alain J
| Label = East West
| producer =
| prev_title = La la la, la
| Writer = MC Solaar<br>Eric K-Roz<br>Alain J
| Producer =
| prev_year = 2002
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| next_title = [[Hijo de Africa]]
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|IXGrJVxqbmE|"Inch'Allah"}} }}
| Last single = "La la la, la"<br />(2002)
| This single = "'''Inch'Allah'''"<br />(2002)
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| Next single = "[[Hijo de Africa]]"<br />(2004)
| Misc =
}}
}}


"'''Inch'Allah'''" is a [[2002 in music|2002]] song recorded by the [[France|French]] [[hip hop]] artist [[MC Solaar]]. The song didn't feature on the singer's album at the time, but was only released as a [[single (music)|single]] (or an EP) containing also four songs from his previous album, ''[[Cinquième As]]''. The single topped the chart in France and became the most successful one of the artist.
"'''Inch'Allah'''" is a 2002 song recorded by French hip hop artist [[MC Solaar]]. The song wasn't included on the rapper's album at the time, but was only released as a [[single (music)|single]] (or an EP) containing also four songs from his previous album, ''[[Cinquième As]]''. The single topped the chart in France and became the most successful one of the artist.


==Music, lyrics and cover versions==
==Music, lyrics and cover versions==
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"Inch'Allah" was composed by MC Solaar, Eric K-Roz and Alain J. This [[R&B]] song, which has "oriental sonorities" and a "lively rhythm", confirmed the popularity of the singer, which so obtained his second number one in France about one year after "[[Hasta la Vista (MC Solaar song)|Hasta la vista]]"; lyrics are in France, in spite of the songs's title.<ref>{{cite book |first=Elia |last=Habib |title=Muz hit.tubes |year=2002 |publisher=Alinea Bis |language=fr |page=561 |isbn=2-9518832-0-X}}</ref>
"Inch'Allah" was composed by MC Solaar, Eric K-Roz and Alain J.


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In 2003, "Inch'Allah" was covered by Le 6/9, under the title "Lève les bras", and features as the first track on the CD single known as "J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon"; released as a single, it peaked at number 20 on 1 February 2003.<ref>"J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon" / "Lève les bras", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=218537&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref> The song was also covered by [[Garou (singer)|Garou]], [[Jenifer Bartoli]], [[Lââm]], [[Mimie Mathy]], [[Karen Mulder]], [[Hélène Ségara]], [[Patrick Timsit]] and [[Julie Zenatti]] for [[Les Enfoirés]]' 2006 album ''[[Le Village des Enfoirés]]'' and included in a medley named "Medley Époques musicales".
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This [[R&B]] song, which has "oriental sonorities" and a "lively rhythm", confirmed the popularity of the singer, which so obtained his second number one in France about one year after "[[Hasta la vista (song)|Hasta la vista]]". Curiously, the titles of these two numbers are not in [[French language|French]].<ref>Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 561 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)</ref>

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In 2003, the song was covered by Le 6/9. The song was reentitled "Lève les bras" and features as the first track on the CD single known under the title "J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon". In France, the song peaked at #20 on February 1, 2003.<ref>"J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon" / "Lève les bras", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=218537&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref> The song was also covered by [[Garou (singer)|Garou]], [[Jenifer Bartoli]], [[Lââm]], [[Mimie Mathy]], [[Karen Mulder]], [[Hélène Ségara]], [[Patrick Timsit]] and [[Julie Zenatti]] for [[Les Enfoirés]]' 2006 album ''[[Le Village des Enfoirés]]'' and included in a medley named "Medley Époques musicales".


==Chart performances==
==Chart performances==
In France, the single started at #5 on the French Singles Chart on August 10, 2001, before reaching to #1. It stayed there for four weeks, then almost didn't stop to drop. It was charted for ten weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100.<ref name="Lescharts">"Inch'Allah", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=MC+Solaar&titel=Inch%27Allah&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref> Ranked at #19 on End of the Year Chart,<ref name="French">2002 French Singles Chart [http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002 Disqueenfrance.com] (Retrieved May 1, 2008])</ref> the single achieved Gold status.<ref name="FrenchC">French certifications [http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2002&type=7 Disqueenfrance.com] (Retrieved April 30, 2008)</ref> According to Infodisc website, the song was sold about 500,000 copies and is the 573rd best-selling single of all time in France.<ref>Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=550 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref>
In France, "Inch'Allah" started at number five on the chart edition of 10 August 2001, then reached number one, where it stayed for four weeks, then almost did not stop to drop, and charted for ten weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100.<ref name="lescharts"/> It ranked at number 19 on Year-end chart,<ref name="French">2002 French Singles Chart [http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002 Disqueenfrance.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404175659/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002 |date=2012-04-04 }} (Retrieved May 1, 2008])</ref> and achieved Gold status.<ref name="certification"/> "Inch'Allah" achieved a moderate success in the [[Wallonia]] region of Belgium and [[Switzerland]]: it charted for seven weeks on the [[Ultratop|Ultratop 40]] and peaked at number 16 in its fourth week;<ref name="ultratop"/> on the [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Top 100]], it reached number 13, its highest position, in its third week, on 8 September 2001, and appeared on the chart for 14 weeks.<ref name="hitparade"/>

The song achieved a moderate success in [[Belgium]] ([[Wallonia]]) and [[Switzerland]]: charted for seven weeks on the [[Ultratop|Ultratop 40]], from September 7 to October 19, it peaked at #16 in its fourth week.<ref name="Ultratop">"Inch'Allah", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=MC+Solaar&titel=Inch%27Allah&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref> On the [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Top 100]], the single reached #13, its highest position, in its third week, on September 8, and appeared on the chart for 14 weeks.<ref name="Hitparade">"Inch'Allah", in Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=MC+Solaar&titel=Inch%27Allah&cat=s Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved May 1, 2008)</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
; CD single and 7" single
* '''CD single'''
# "Inch'Allah" — 3:10
# "RMI" — 4:19
# "[[Hasta la Vista (MC Solaar song)|Hasta la Vista]]" — 3:38
# "[[Solaar pleure]]" — 4:57

* '''7" single'''
# "Inch'Allah" — 3:10
# "Inch'Allah" — 3:10
# "RMI" — 4:19
# "RMI" — 4:19
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# "Solaar pleure" — 4:57
# "Solaar pleure" — 4:57


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==Charts and sales==
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==Certifications==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Country
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Certification
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Date
! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Sales certified
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|-
|France<ref name="FrenchC"/>
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|align="center"|Gold
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|align="center"|November 27, 2002
|align="center"|250,000
|-
|}

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==Charts==
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
===Weekly charts===
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!align="left"|Chart (2002)
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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!Chart (2002)
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!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{Singlechart|Wallonia|16|artist=MC Solaar|song=Inch'Allah|accessdate=3 October 2021 |refname="ultratop"}}
|align="left"|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref name="Ultratop"/>
|align="center"|16
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{Singlechart|France|1|artist=MC Solaar|song=Inch'Allah|accessdate=3 October 2021 |refname="lescharts"}}
|align="left"|French SNEP Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{Singlechart|Switzerland|13|artist=MC Solaar|song=Inch'Allah|accessdate=3 October 2021 |refname="hitparade"}}
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart<ref name="Hitparade"/>
|align="center"|13
|-
|-
|}
|}

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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!align="left"|End of year chart (2001)
!Chart (2001)
!align="center"|Position
!Position
|-
|-
|align="left"|French Airplay Chart<ref name="Yacast">2001 French Airplay Charts [http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html Yacast.fr] (Retrieved May 17, 2008)</ref>
!scope="row"|France (Airplay Chart)<ref name="Yacast">2001 French Airplay Charts [http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html Yacast.fr] (Retrieved May 17, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|26
|-
|-
!align="left"|End of year chart (2002)
!Chart (2002)
!align="center"|Position
!Position
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|-
|align="left"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=21 |issue=2–3 |page=14 |date=11 January 2003 |via=worldradiohistory.com |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>
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|align="center"|52
|-
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|align="left"|French Airplay Chart<ref name="Yacast2">2002 French Airplay and TV Music Video Charts [http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html Yacast.fr] (Retrieved May 17, 2008)</ref>
!scope="row"|France (Airplay Chart)<ref name="Yacast2">2002 French Airplay and TV Music Video Charts [http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html Yacast.fr] (Retrieved May 17, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|20
|-
|-
|align="left"|French TV Music Videos Chart<ref name="Yacast2"/>
!scope="row"|France (TV Music Videos Chart)<ref name="Yacast2"/>
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
|align="left"|French Singles Chart<ref name="French"/>
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref name="French"/>
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|19
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002 – hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
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|align="center"|90
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-2}}


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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Inch'Allah"}}
{{succession box
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|title=Inch'Allah|artist=MC Solaar|award=Gold |certyear=2001|relyear=2001|source=infodisc|refname="certification"|access-date=26 November 2021}}
| before = "[[Stach Stach]]" by [[Michael Youn|Bratisla Boys]]
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
| title = [[SNEP|French SNEP]] [[List of French number-one hits of 2001|number-one single]]
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{{col-end}}
| years = August 17, 2002 – September 7, 2002 (4 weeks)
| after = "[[The Ketchup Song|The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)]]" by [[Las Ketchup]]
}}
{{end box}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2002 singles]]
[[Category:MC Solaar songs]]
[[Category:MC Solaar songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in France]]
[[Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles]]
[[Category:2002 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by MC Solaar]]

Latest revision as of 19:56, 2 September 2024

For other uses, see Inshallah (disambiguation).
"Inch'Allah"
Single by MC Solaar
B-side"Three other songs"
Released2002
RecordedFrance
GenreHip hop, R&B
Length3:10
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)MC Solaar
Eric K-Roz
Alain J
MC Solaar singles chronology
"La la la, la"
(2002) 		"Inch'Allah"
(2002) 		"Hijo de Africa"
(2004)
Music video
"Inch'Allah" on YouTube

"Inch'Allah" is a 2002 song recorded by French hip hop artist MC Solaar. The song wasn't included on the rapper's album at the time, but was only released as a single (or an EP) containing also four songs from his previous album, Cinquième As. The single topped the chart in France and became the most successful one of the artist.

Music, lyrics and cover versions

[edit]

"Inch'Allah" was composed by MC Solaar, Eric K-Roz and Alain J. This R&B song, which has "oriental sonorities" and a "lively rhythm", confirmed the popularity of the singer, which so obtained his second number one in France about one year after "Hasta la vista"; lyrics are in France, in spite of the songs's title.[1]

In 2003, "Inch'Allah" was covered by Le 6/9, under the title "Lève les bras", and features as the first track on the CD single known as "J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon"; released as a single, it peaked at number 20 on 1 February 2003.[2] The song was also covered by Garou, Jenifer Bartoli, Lââm, Mimie Mathy, Karen Mulder, Hélène Ségara, Patrick Timsit and Julie Zenatti for Les Enfoirés' 2006 album Le Village des Enfoirés and included in a medley named "Medley Époques musicales".

Chart performances

[edit]

In France, "Inch'Allah" started at number five on the chart edition of 10 August 2001, then reached number one, where it stayed for four weeks, then almost did not stop to drop, and charted for ten weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100.[3] It ranked at number 19 on Year-end chart,[4] and achieved Gold status.[5] "Inch'Allah" achieved a moderate success in the Wallonia region of Belgium and Switzerland: it charted for seven weeks on the Ultratop 40 and peaked at number 16 in its fourth week;[6] on the Swiss Top 100, it reached number 13, its highest position, in its third week, on 8 September 2001, and appeared on the chart for 14 weeks.[7]

Track listing

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  • CD single
  1. "Inch'Allah" — 3:10
  2. "RMI" — 4:19
  3. "Hasta la Vista" — 3:38
  4. "Solaar pleure" — 4:57
  • 7" single
  1. "Inch'Allah" — 3:10
  2. "RMI" — 4:19
  3. "Hasta la vista" — 3:38
  4. "Solaar pleure" — 4:57

Charts and sales

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinea Bis. p. 561. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  2. ^ "J'ai des petits problèmes dans mon pantalon" / "Lève les bras", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 1, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "MC Solaar – Inch'Allah" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b 2002 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 1, 2008])
  5. ^ a b "French single certifications – MC Solaar – Inch'Allah" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Select MC SOLAAR and click OK. 
  6. ^ a b "MC Solaar – Inch'Allah" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "MC Solaar – Inch'Allah". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ 2001 French Airplay Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  9. ^ "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 14. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ a b 2002 French Airplay and TV Music Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
  11. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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