Femme Like U (Donne-moi ton corps)


"Femme Like U ", more commonly known as "Femme Like U", is a song by Canadian rapper K.Maro. The song was released as the first single from his album La Good Life in May 2004. Although the lyrics are in French, they also contain several words in English. The female chorus is sung by Nancy Martinez. "Femme Like U" achieved success in many countries in Europe, including Belgium, France, and Switzerland, where it topped the charts. As of August 2014, the song was the 14th-best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 633,000 units sold.

Music video

In the music video, K. Maro meets a woman while he comes down from his car. Then they have dinner together during a reception, but K. Maro has an altercation with the woman's former boyfriend. These scenes alternate with those of K. Maro performing the song.

Awards

In 2005, "Femme Like U " won a NRJ Music Awards in the category 'Francophone song of the year'. The single sold more than 1,500,000 units in Europe, making it K. Maro's most successful song.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Femme Like U " — 3:50
  2. "Femme Like U " — 3:51
CD maxi
  1. "Femme Like You " — 4:06
  2. "Femme Like You " — 3:58
  3. "Femme Like You " — 6:39
  4. "La Good Life" — 3:57
12-inch maxi
  1. "Femme Like U " — 3:58
  2. "Femme Like U " — 3:58
  3. "Femme Like U " — 6:39

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Austria 18
Europe 28
Germany 4
Russia Airplay 195
Switzerland 30

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Covers

The Canadian singer-songwriter Cœur de pirate released her own version in 2019. Her version was within the context of the "Back dans les Bacs!" project, a musical programme in which more recent upcoming and successful artists would pay tribute to earlier songs that they actually like from earlier artists.