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Biography
Infobox single| Name = 7 Seconds| Cover = 7_seconds.jpg| Artist = Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry | Album = The Guide (Wommat)'' (Youssou N'Dour) and Man (Neneh Cherry album)|Man (Neneh Cherry)| B-side = "Mame Bamba"| Released = 7 June 1994| Format = 12-inch single|12" vinyl , CD single , Maxi single|CD maxi | Recorded = Power Play Studios , New York cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/viewimages? release=636533 |title=Images for Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds |accessdate=Start date|2009|7|12|df=yes| Genre = Trip-Hop , darkwave , ethereal wave | Length = 5:07| Label = Columbia Records|Columbia | Writer = Neneh Cherry , Youssou N'Dour , Cameron McVey , Jonathan Sharp | Producer = Cameron McVey|Booga Bear , Jonny Dollar | Certification = Gold: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Austria , SNEP|France , International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Germany , Switzerland| Misc =Extra chronology| Artist = Youssou N'Dour | Type = single| Last single = "Shaking the Tree" (1989)| This single = " 7 Seconds " (1994)| Next single = "So Many Men" (2002)Extra chronology | Artist = Neneh Cherry | Type = single | Last single = "Buddy X" (1993) | This single = " 7 Seconds " (1994) | Next single = " Love Can Build a Bridge " (1995)
" 7 Seconds " is a song composed by Youssou N'Dour , Neneh Cherry , Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp , released in 1994 as a single performed by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry. It reached the top three in countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Russia and Poland. The single stayed at #1 for 16 consecutive weeks on the French Singles Chart,cite web |url= http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=Youssou+N%27Dour+%26+Neneh+Cherry& titel=7+Seconds& cat=s |title=lescharts.com - Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds Fr icon |accessdate=Start date|2009|7|12|df=yes which was the record of the most weeks at the top at the time. The also song appeared on N'Dour's album The Guide (Wommat) , released shortly after the single. In 1996, it was included on Neneh Cherry's album Man (Neneh Cherry album)|Man .
The song was featured in the 1998 movie Northern Skirts and 2005 Uwe Boll -directed movie Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark . "7 Seconds" was also performed at Live 8 by Dido (singer)|Dido and Youssou N'Dour .cite web |url= http://www.thelive8concert.com/dido.htm|title=Dido at Live 8|accessdate=Start date|2010|6|29|df=yes
Lyrics and music
The song is trilingual: N'Dour sings in Wolof language|Wolof , the Senegalese language, and French language|French (plus singing chorus in English language|English ), Cherry sings in English.cite web |url= http://www.nenehcherry.de/neneh_bio.htm |title=Neneh Cherry Online - Bio |accessdate=Start date|2009|7|12|df=yes
The song cquote|"7 Seconds" tells about first seven seconds in the life of a newborn, arguably unaware of problems in the world.|author=Neneh Cherry|source=cite web |url= http://www.nenehcherry.de/neneh_bio.htm |title=Neneh Cherry Online - Biography |accessdate=Start date|2009|7|12|df=yes
Music video
The black and white music video is directed by Stéphane Sednaoui .cite web |url= http://mvdbase.com/video.php? id=20150 |title=mvdbase.com - Youssou N'Dour - "7 seconds version 1" |accessdate=Start date|2009|7|12|df=yes It features people of different races walking by while the two are singing. When they sing the chorus, different kinds of people's faces appear. The idea was later copied in many different video clips by other artists.
Formats and track listings
CD maxi
# "7 Seconds" — 4:10 # "Mame Bamba" by Youssou N'Dour — 4:57 # "7 Seconds" (R & B to the hip hop drop mix) — 6:24 # "7 Seconds" (Dub Mix) — 6:07
CD maxi (June 7, 1994)
# "7 Seconds" — 4:10 # "Life (Adouna)" by Youssou N'Dour — 4:57 # "7 Seconds" (R & B to the hip hop drop mix) — 6:24 # "7 Seconds" — 6:07
CD maxi (June 7, 1994)
# "7 Seconds" (radio edit) — 4:06 # "Life (Adouna)" by Youssou N'Dour — 4:02 # "7 Seconds" (R & B to the hip hop drop mix) — 6:23 # "7 Seconds" (dub mix) — 6:07
UK CD single (660508-2)
# "7 Seconds" (radio edit) # "7 Seconds" (LP version) # "7 Seconds" (new old mix) # "7 Seconds" (dub mix) # "7 Seconds" (hip hop mix)
Charts and sales
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Peak positions
Chart (1994)
Peak position
ARIA )cite web
3
cite web >url=http:/ / austriancharts.at/ showitem.asp? interpret=Youssou+N%27Dour+%26+Neneh+Cherry& titel=7+Seconds& cat=s
3
Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders)http:/ / top30-2.radio2.be/ #/ search/ youssou Belgian peak
3
RPM )cite web
15
Denmark ( IFPI Denmark>IFPI )
10
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 )http:/ / books.google.ca/ books? id=YQgEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA58& dq=7+seconds+youssou+spain& hl=en& sa=X& ei=HN9vT9LkKenh0QH6s6H7Bg& ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage& q=7%20seconds%20youssou%20spain& f=false Eurochart peak
Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan )cite web >url=http:/ / swedishcharts.com/ showitem.asp? interpret=Youssou+N%27Dour+%26+Neneh+Cherry& titel=7+Seconds& cat=s
3
cite web >url=http:/ / hitparade.ch/ showitem.asp? interpret=Youssou+N%27Dour+%26+Neneh+Cherry& titel=7+Seconds& cat=s
1
cite web >url=http:/ / www.chartstats.com/ songinfo.php? id=22026
3
US Billboard Hot 100 cite web
98
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End of year charts
End of year chart (1994)
Position
cite web >url=http:/ / austriancharts.at/ statistic_1994.asp
10
cite web >url=http:/ / www.top40.nl/ pdf/ Top%20100/ top%20100%20-%201994.pdf
8
cite web >url=http:/ / www.disqueenfrance.com/ fr/ monopage.xml? id=259376& year=1994
1
cite web >url=http:/ / hitparade.ch/ year.asp? key=1994
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Certifications
Country
Certification
Date
Sales certified
Federation of the Phonographic Industry>IFPI )cite web
Gold
December 21, 1994
15,000
SNEP )cite web
Gold
October 28, 1994
250,000
cite certification>region=Germany
Gold
1994
250,000
cite web >url=http:/ / swisscharts.com/ awards.asp? year=1994
Gold
2004
25,000
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Chart successions
s-startsuccession box| before = "Freude herrscht (ohne Wenn und Aber)" by DJ Igo | title = List of number-one hits of 1994 (Switzerland)|Swiss number-one single | years = Start date|1994|7|17|df=yes – End date|1994|7|24|df=yes (2 weeks) | after = " I Swear " by All-4-One succession box| before = " I Like to Move It " by Reel 2 Real | title = SNEP|French SNEP List of French number-one hits of 1994|number-one single | years = Start date|1994|8|12|df=yes – End date|1994|11|26|df=yes (16 weeks) | after = " Can You Feel the Love Tonight " by Elton John succession box| before = " No Limit (song)|No Limit " by 2 Unlimited | title = SNEP|French SNEP List of French number-one hits of 1994|single of the year | years = 1994 | after = " Pour que tu m'aimes encore " by Céline Dion s-end
References
Reflist|2Neneh Cherry DEFAULTSORT:7 Seconds (Song) Category:1994 singles Category:Youssou N'Dour songs Category:Neneh Cherry songs Category:Vocal duets Category:Multilingual songs Category:Music videos directed by Stéphane Sednaoui Category:Number-one singles in France Category:Number-one singles in Italy Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland Category:Songs written by Cameron McVey Category:Songs written by Neneh Cherry
