Fan (Pascal Obispo song)

"Fan" is a 2003 song recorded by French singer and composer Pascal Obispo. Written by Lionel Florence who had previously worked for many notable artists, the song is a tribute to great artists, particularly Michel Polnareff. Released on March 14, 2003, as the lead single of the album of the same name, "Fan" achieved great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming to date Obispo's first number-one hit and his most successful single in terms of chart peak positions. The song was also performed during the singer's next tours and was thus included on the albums Studio Fan / Live Fan (2004) and Les Fleurs de Forest (2007).

"Fan"
Single by Pascal Obispo
from the album Fan
B-side"L'Amour avec toi"
Released14 March 2003
GenrePop
Length4:30
LabelEpic, Sony Music
Songwriter(s)Lionel Florence, Pascal Obispo
Producer(s)Pascal Obispo,
Pierre Jaconelli, Volodia
Pascal Obispo singles chronology
"So Many Men"
(2002)
"Fan"
(2003)
"Zinedine"
(2003)

The CD single was released in many editions with various art cover showing Obispo portraying many artists such as Robert De Niro, Freddie Mercury and Marilyn Monroe. In France, the single went straight to number-one on 1 June 2003, and almost didn't stop to drop the weeks after, totalling eight weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 27 weeks in the top 100.[1]

Track listings

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  • CD single
  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32
  3. "Fan" (video) — 4:30
  • CD maxi - Format 25 x 25
  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "L'Amour avec toi" — 2:32
  3. "Fan" (video) — 4:30

+ a poster - collector

  • Digital download
  1. "Fan" — 4:30
  2. "Fan" (2004 live) — 4:26
  3. "Fan" (2007 live) — 5:01
  • CD single - Promo - Format 12"
  1. "Fan" — 4:30

Charts and sales

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[7] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[8] Gold 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fan", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  2. ^ "Fan", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  3. ^ "Fan", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  4. ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be Archived April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  5. ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  6. ^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived February 4, 2004, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  7. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2003". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ "French single certifications – Pascal Obispo – Fan" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 May 2022.