La Passion

"La Passion" is a song co-written and recorded by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. It was released in October 2000 as the sixth single from his 1999 album L'Amour Toujours. It is a remix with some additional melodic variations of the song "Rectangle" by the French musician Jacno, which doesn't originally contain any vocals. Armenian singer and house music producer Andrew Sarkeesian provides the vocals, which were heavily auto-tuned, as were many songs which followed Cher's trend during the early 2000s. D'Agostino has made various mixes for different albums. The song was a hit in Austria and Belgium, where it became a number 1 single.

"La Passion"
Single by Gigi D'Agostino
from the album L'Amour Toujours
B-side	"Remix"
Released	8 October 2000
Genre	Euro-house, Italo dance[1]
Length	3:00
Label	ZYX Music, EMI Music, Arista, Noise Maker
Songwriter(s)	Gigi D'Agostino, Jacno
Producer(s)	Gigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino singles chronology
"The Riddle 2000" (1999) "La Passion" (2000) "L'amour toujours" (2000)

Music video

The music video was directed by Markus Stummer and begins with Gigi D'Agostino stealing a CD in a music store and running away. There are many extras in this video doing day-to-day tasks and going about their daily life. As the video progresses further, the viewpoint changes from one character to another. The video then goes into a flashback at the end that again shows D'Agostino in the music store, which means that the story continues in an infinite loop.

Track listings

CD single

1. "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) (radio version) — 3:30
2. "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) (album version) — 7:35

CD maxi

1. "La Passion" (new radio cut) — 2:58
2. "La Passion" (radio cut) — 3:34
3. "L'Amour toujours" (LP mix) — 7:35
4. "Tecno fes" (E.P. II mix) — 7:04
5. "Tanzen" (E.P. mix) — 4:59

7" single

1. "La Passion" (tanzen vision) — 7:04
2. "La Passion" (medley with rectangle) — 7:35

CD maxi - Remixes

1. "La Passion" (new radio cut) — 2:58
2. "La Passion" (cielo mix) — 7:25
3. "La Passion" (radio cut) — 3:34
4. "La Passion" (l'amour toujours LP mix) — 7:35
5. "La Passion" (tecno fes E.P. mix) — 7:04
6. "La Passion" (tanzen E.P. mix) — 4:59

Personnel

• Written by Gigi D'Agostino and Jacno
• Arranged and mixed by Gigi D'Agostino and Paolo Sandrini
• Executive producer : Gianfranco Bortolotti
• Produced by Gigi D'Agostino

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (2000-2002) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 16 Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[3] 84 France (SNEP)[2] 18 Germany (Media Control Charts)[4] 2 Hungary (MAHASZ)[5] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[9] 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] 15 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 49 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 7 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 54 Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 12 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 7 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 63 Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 70 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 78 Chart (2002) Position Ireland (IRMA)[20] 10 Decade-end charts (2000–2009) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 71 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] Platinum 50,000^* Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 250,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2000 (Austria)
• Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2001

References

1. "Single on Discogs.com". Retrieved 20 Jun 2011.
2. "La Passion", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
3. "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
4. "Gigi D'Agostino singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
5. "MAHASZ TOP 20 Rádiós Slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on April 8, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
6. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved September 5, 2008)
7. "Single top 100 over 2001" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gigi D'Agostino – La Passion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
9. "Romanian 2001 end-of-year charts". Web.archive.org. 2002-12-09. Archived from the original on December 9, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
10. "Spanishcharts.com – Gigi D'Agostino & Albertino – Super" Canciones Top 50.
11. 2000 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
12. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
13. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
14. 2001 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
15. 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
16. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
17. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2001". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
18. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
19. 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
20. 2002 Irish Singles Chart Irma.ie (Retrieved December 11, 2008)
21. "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
22. "Austrian single certifications – Gigi D'Agostino – La Passion" (in German). IFPI Austria.
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gigi D'Agostino; 'La Passion')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics