Flamme (song)
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2004 (France, on album Florilège)
| "Flamme" | ||||
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| Single by Slaï | ||||
| from the album Fresh / Florilège | ||||
| Released | 1999 (originally on album Fresh) 2004 (France, on album Florilège) | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Label | Sony Music (France, 2004 release) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Slaï, Guy Bordey | |||
| Slaï singles chronology | ||||
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| "Flamme" on YouTube | ||||
Flamme is a famous song by French artist of Guadeloupean descent Slaï (real name Patrice Sylvestre). Song co-written by Slaï and Guy Bordey, it was recorded in late 1990s, it was originally a hit in the Caribbean region, and in Caribbean communities in France.
With the increasing popularity of tropical music in France, it passed to mainstream and French radio stations started playing the song, prompting Sony Music to release it in France in 2004. It became an immediate hit in the summer of 2004, reaching number 4 on SNEP Official French Singles Chart. It was also included once again in the Slaï album Florilège, an album that made it to number 14 on the French Albums Chart. "Flamme" by considered as one of the definitive songs of the tropical sound that became popular in France.