Alane (song)

"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 across Europe, topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It is sung in the Duala language of Cameroon[1] though the Tony Moran remix includes English lyrics ("Alane flows like a fountain, running gently to your heart. Alane dances inside me, like a flame in to your arms").

"Alane"
French CD single
Single by Wes
from the album Welenga
B-side"Remix"
ReleasedMay 1997
Recorded1996
GenreWorld music
Length3:40
Label
  • Sony Music
  • Saint George / Epic
Songwriter(s)Wes Madiko
Producer(s)Michel Sanchez
Wes singles chronology
"Alane"
(1997)		 "Awa Awa"
(1997)
Alternative cover
Remixes

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote that "African chants meet state-of-the-art dance beats on this sizzling hot dance track, which has already been firmly entrenched atop the French charts for a couple of weeks. The host of Todd Terry remixes made available range from fairly straightforward to plain adventurous, something that ensures the track appeals to a broad range of formats."[2]

Chart performance

In France, the song was sponsored by TF1,[3] Fun Radio, RTL and the Malongo Coffees. The single spent ten weeks at number-one and remained in the top 50 for 25 weeks, ten of them at the top (and a further 9 weeks in the Top 10[4]), and is to date the 18th best-selling single of all time in France.[5]

The song also reached number-one in Belgium (9 weeks at number-one and a further 8 weeks in the top 10[6]), Austria (8 weeks at number-one and a further 9 weeks in the top 10[7]) and The Netherlands (8 weeks at number-one and a further 8 weeks in the top 10[8]) as well as reaching the top 10 in Germany (where it spent 18 weeks in the Top 10[9]), Hungary, Ireland, Israel and Switzerland (10 weeks in the top 10[10]) and number 11 in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Alane" was directed by Philippe Gautier. The choreography was created by American-French singer Mia Frye.

Track listings
CD single
  1. "Alane" (radio mix) – 3:40
  2. "Alane" (club remix – short version) – 3:37
CD maxi - Todd Terry Remixes
  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
CD maxi - Tony Moran Remixes
  1. "Alane" (Tony Moran Main Pass Mix) - 4:39
  2. "Alane" (Tony Moran Instrumental Mix) - 4:40
  3. "Alane" (Tony Moran A Capella) - 4:40
  4. "Alane" (Philcat Fishing Widow Mix) - 6:39
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


Robin Schulz and Wes version
"Alane"
Single by Robin Schulz and Wes
from the album Alane
Released19 June 2020
Recorded1996 (original recording), 2020 (Robin Schulz version)
Length2:55
LabelWarner Music Central Europe
Songwriter(s)Wes Madiko
Producer(s)
  • Michel Sanchez
  • Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Oxygen"
(2020)		 "Alane"
(2020)

German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz released an official remix of the song on June 19th 2020, which is included on the album Alane.

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[45] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[46] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[47] 10
CIS (Tophit)[48] 172
France (SNEP)[49] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[50] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[51] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[52] 11
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[53] 10
Slovenia (SloTop50)[54] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 7
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[56] 29

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