Soirée disco


"Soirée disco" is a song by French DJ Philippe Dhondt under the pseudonym of Boris. It was released as the first single from his eponymous debut album in 1996. It achieved a success in France and Belgium's Wallonia region, topping their charts.

Background

The song's lyrics and music were composed by Bruno van Garsse, M. de San Antonio, Benoît Marissal, and Philippe Dhondt. The song was produced by van Garsse and Marissal, who had previously worked with the 1993 band GO Culture.
"Soirée disco" is a funny song in which the singer explains the disco party that he is organizing in his house.

Charts performances

In France, "Soirée disco" debuted on the French Singles Chart at number 43, topping the chart on 16 March, during its eighth week on the chart. It stayed in the top 50 for 24 weeks. The same year, the single was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique for a minimum of sales of 250,000 and was ranked at number 11 on the SNEP year-end chart.
In the Wallonia region of Belgium, the single debuted at number 26 on 16 March 1996 and reached number two three weeks later. It remained at the position for two weeks, then peaked at number one for seven consecutive weeks. Like in France, the song spent 24 weeks on the Ultratop chart. It was the fourth best-selling single that year in the region.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Soirée disco"
  2. "Soirée disco"
  3. "Soirée disco"
CD maxi – Remixes
  1. "Soirée disco"
  2. "Boris et la fée"
  3. "Soirée disco"
12-inch maxi – Remixes
  1. "Soirée disco"
  2. "Boris et la fée"
  3. "Soirée disco"
12-inch maxi – Remixes
  1. "Soirée disco"
  2. "Soirée disco"
  3. "Boris et la Fée"
  4. "La Danse des gros"

12-inch maxi – Remixes
  1. "Soirée disco"
  2. "Soirée disco"
  3. "Soirée disco"
  4. "Soirée disco"

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