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Zanaka

Zanaka is the first studio album by French singer-songwriter Jain, released on 6 November 2015. The album's title means "child" in Malagasy, and is a tribute to her mother who is of Franco-Malagasy origin.

Zanaka
Studio album by
Jain
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
RecordedSpookland Studio, Paris
Genre
Length33:13 (standard edition)
54:35 (deluxe edition)
LabelSpookland, Sony Music, Columbia
ProducerYodelice
Jain chronology
Zanaka
(2015) 		Souldier
(2018)
Singles from Zanaka
  1. "Come"
    Released: 11 May 2015
  2. "Makeba"
    Released: 6 November 2015
  3. "Dynabeat"
    Released: 10 July 2017

A deluxe edition was released on 25 November 2016 adding six more songs, including the single "Dynabeat".

Singles

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Come

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"Come" was released as the first single from Zanaka on 11 May 2015. A music video was uploaded to Jain's official YouTube channel on 2 June 2015. The song was later included on the Hope EP released on 22 June 2015.[2] The song peaked at number one on the French singles chart[3] and in November 2016 was certified Diamond.[4] "Come" also reached number 18 on the French end of year singles chart in 2016.[5]

The song has also been used in advertising by the Polish television channel Polsat[6] and in 2017 was featured in the American horror comedy web television series Santa Clarita Diet.

Makeba

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"Makeba" was first released as part of the Hope EP, in 2015.[2] In September 2016, a lyric video was uploaded to Jain's official YouTube channel. A music video was later uploaded on 30 November 2016. The video was filmed in South Africa, the birthplace of the song's inspiration Miriam Makeba. The music video was nominated for Best Music Video at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018.[7] The song peaked at number seven on the French singles chart[3] and was certified gold in November 2016.[4] Makeba reached number 93 in 2016[5] and number 161 in 2017[8] on the French end of year singles chart.

"Makeba" was used in the Levi's "Circles" television commercial. It was entered for Levi's by RCA Records in the 2018 Clio Awards, where it received the Bronze Medal for Best Use of Music.[9]

Dynabeat

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"Dynabeat" was released on the deluxe re-release of Zanaka on 25 November 2016. A music video was uploaded to Jain's official YouTube channel on 10 July 2017. The song peaked at number 98 on the French singles chart.[3]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Come"2:42
2."Heads Up"3:31
3."Mr Johnson"3:03
4."Lil Mama" (Donovan Bennett, Jain, Sean Roberts)2:38
5."Hope"3:14
6."All My Days"3:47
7."Hob"2:25
8."Makeba"4:09
9."You Can Blame Me"3:45
10."So Peaceful"3:59
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
11."City"3:16
12."Son of a Sun"3:31
13."Dynabeat"2:52
14."Come" (Extended version)4:47
15."Come" (Femi Kuti remix)2:48
16."Makeba" (Dirty Ridin' remix)4:03

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Zanaka
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 40,000‡
France (SNEP)[20] Diamond 500,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Platinum 20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 10,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Music Review : Jain - Zanaka". floatedmagazine. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ^ a b Hope - EP by Jain, 2015-06-22, retrieved 2018-09-03
  3. ^ a b c "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  4. ^ a b "Les Certifications - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  5. ^ a b "Top Singles Annuel (téléchargement + streaming) - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  6. ^ "Piosenka z reklamy Polsatu 2015 - francuska piosenka zostanie hitem?" [A song from Polsat 2015 advertising - the French song will be a hit?] (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  7. ^ "See The Full List Of 60th GRAMMY Winners". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  8. ^ "Top Singles Annuel (téléchargement + streaming) - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  9. ^ "2018 Clio Music Award".
  10. ^ "Le Top du mois : Top Albums Fusionnés - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  11. ^ "Jain - Zanaka". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  12. ^ "Jain - Zanaka". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  13. ^ "Jain Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  14. ^ "FIMI - Database Top of the music - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  15. ^ "2023 25-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "spanishcharts.com - Jain - Zanaka". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Jain - Zanaka - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  18. ^ "Top Albums annuel (physique + téléchargement + streaming) - SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jain – Zanaka". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  20. ^ "French album certifications – Jain – Zanaka" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  21. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 November 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Zanaka in the search box.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Zanoka')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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