"L'Orange" is a 1964 song recorded by French singer and songwriter Gilbert Bécaud. It was covered in 2003 by the contestants of the French third version of the TV reality show Star Academy, and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the chart for several weeks. As of August 2014, the song was the 20th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 560,000 units sold. In January 2004, thanks to the cover version, the original one by Gilbert Bécaud was charted for five weeks on the French Singles Chart, but peaked only at #89."L'Orange" (original version), French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 30, 2008)
The B-side of the CD single is "Wot!", a cover version of Captain Sensible's 1980s hit.
In the video, the participants of the Star Academy 3 perform the song in a market, and Michal, the finalist, is accused of having robbed an orange.
Track listing CD single "L'Orange" — 2:51 "Wot" — 3:07
Charts Chart (2003–2004)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart"L'Orange", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 September 2008)1French SNEP Singles Chart1Swiss Singles Chart6
End of year chart (2003)PositionFrench Singles Chart2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance (Retrieved 30 September 2008)17End of year chart (2004)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 September 2008)26French Singles Chart2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 30 September 2008)24Swiss Singles Chart2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 30 September 2008)51
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