La Tribu de Dana
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"La Tribu de Dana" (pronounced
Lyrics and music
In France, this song created a new style of music, combining French
Distributed by Polydor, the song was composed by the members of the band : Martial Tricoche, Cédric Soubiron and Hervé Lardic. Lyrics are about the Armorican Breton[1] tribe of Dana — which refers to the name of the Dagna god's daughter — narrating an epic war carried out by this tribe.[1] The story is told by the only survivor of this war, who becomes thus the tribe's king. The tribe of Dana is a group of figures in Irish mythology, also described in L'épopée Celte. See also Danu (Irish goddess).
In 2006, the song was covered by Catherine Lara, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Natasha St-Pier, Francis Cabrel and Zazie. This version features as 13th track on the album 2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, released on 7 April 2006 by Les Enfoirés.[2]
Chart performances
On the
In Belgium (Wallonia), the song charted for 39 weeks on the Ultratop 40. It debuted at the bottom of the chart and managed to reach number one top from its 9th to its 16th week, before dropping slowly. It totaled 25 weeks in the top ten[6] and featured at number three on the Annual Chart.[7] To date, it is the fourth biggest hit since 1995 in Belgium (Wallonia).[8]
In Belgium (Flanders), "La Tribu de Dana" entered the chart on 26 September, and reached a peak of number four for four weeks. After that, it almost did not stop to drop and fell off the chart (top 50) after 18 weeks.[9] The song was the 26th best-selling single of the year.[10]
The song also featured for 21 weeks on the Dutch Singles Chart (top 100) from 12 September 1998. It started at number 70 and steadily climbed on the chart until hitting number three for four weeks, then began to drop.[11]
"La Tribu de Dana" was charted in December 1999 in Germany, but achieved a very small success, peaking at number 89.[12]
Track listings
- CD single
- "La Tribu de Dana" — 4:47
- "L'avenir est un long passé" — 4:40
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France ( SNEP)[4]
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Diamond | 750,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] | Gold | 25,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ 2006: Le Village des Enfoirés, track listing Lescharts.com (Retrieved 27 April 2008)
- ^ a b "La Tribu de Dana", French and German Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b 1998 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ a b "La Tribu de Dana", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ a b 1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ Best hits since 1995 in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved 27 April 2008)
- ^ a b "La Tribu de Dana", in Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ a b 1998 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ "La Tribu de Dana", in Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved 26 April 2008)
- ^ a b "Manau singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1998" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('La Tribu de Dana')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
