Alane (song)

"Alane"
French CD single
Single by Wes
from the album Welenga
B-side	Remix
Released	May 1997
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Recorded	1996
Genre	World music
Length	3:40
Label	Sony Music Saint George / Epic
Writer(s)	Michel Sanchez Wes Madiko
Producer(s)	Michel Sanchez
Wes singles chronology
"Alane" (1997) "Awa Awa" (1997)
Alternative cover Remixes

"Alane" is a song recorded by Cameroonian artist Wes. It was released in May 1997 as the debut single from his album Welenga. It became a hit, topping the charts in France, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands. It is sung in the Duala language of Cameroon.

In France, the song was sponsored by TF1, Fun Radio, RTL and the Malongo Coffees, while the choreography was created by American-French singer Mia Frye. The single remained in the top 50 for 25 weeks, ten of them at the top, and is to date the 18th best-selling single of all time in France.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Alane" (radio mix) – 3:40
2. "Alane" (club remix – short version) – 3:37

CD maxi

1. "Alane" (radio mix) – 3:40
2. "Alane" (club mix – full version) – 8:06
3. "Alane" (drop mix – full version) – 8:07
4. "Alane" (club remix – short version) – 3:38
5. "Alane" (a capella) – 3:36

12" maxi

1. "Alane" (trouser enthusiasts orgasmic apparition mix) – 10:43
2. "Alane" (trouser enthusiasts spectrophiliac mix) – 6:51
3. "Alane" (Todd Terry's club remix) – 8:04
4. "Alane" (Tony Moran's club mix) – 4:40
5. "Alane" (radio mix) – 3:40

12" single

1. "Alane" (trouser enthusiasts orgasmic apparition mix) – 10:43
2. "Alane" (Trouser enthusiasts spectrophiliac dub) – 6:51

Credits

• Written by Wes
• Composed, arranged and produced by Michel Sanchez
• Artwork by Design, Bronx (Paris)
• Photography (photo remix) by Laurent Edeline
• Photography (photo) by Yan Leuvrey
• Trouser enthusiasts orgasmic apparition mix: programmed by Torsten Gascoigne, produced by Trouser Enthusiasts
• Trouser enthusiasts spectrophiliac mix: remixed and produced by Trouser Enthusiasts
• Todd Terry's club remix: remixed by Todd Terry
• Tony Moran's club mix: remixed by Tony Moran

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	6
France (SNEP)	1
Germany (Official German Charts)	2
Ireland (IRMA)	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	1
Norway (VG-lista)	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	4
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)	11

End of year charts

End of year chart (1997)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	3
France (SNEP)	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	4
End of year chart (1998)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	65
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	20

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Austria	Platinum	March 30, 1998	30,000
France	Diamond	June 26, 1998	750,000	1,418,000
Germany	3× Gold	1998	300,000
Switzerland	Gold	1998	15,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "María" by Ricky Martin	French SNEP number-one single June 14, 1997 – August 16, 1997 (10 weeks)	Succeeded by "Men in Black" by Will Smith
Preceded by "María" by Ricky Martin	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single July 19, 1997 – September 6, 1997 (9 weeks)	Succeeded by "Men in Black" by Will Smith
Preceded by "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112	Belgian (Flanders) number-one single September 6, 1997 (1 week)	Succeeded by "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
Preceded by "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John	Dutch Top 40 number-one single November 1, 1997 – December 20, 1997 (8 weeks)	Succeeded by "Tell Him" by Barbra Streisand and Céline Dion
Preceded by "My Heart Will Go on" by Céline Dion	Austrian number-one single March 22, 1998 – May 10, 1998 (8 weeks)	Succeeded by "Ein Schwein namens Männer" by Die Ärzte