Marly-Gomont (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Marly-Gomont
| cover = Marly-Gomont.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Kamini
| album = Psychostar World
| released = November 13, 2006
| recorded = 2006
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| genre = R&B
| length = 5:09
| label = RCA Music Group
| writer = Kamini
| producer = Psychostar
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = J'Suis blanc
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Marly-Gomont" is the first single by French rapper Kamini, recorded in 2006. It was produced under the RCA Group label and released on November 13, 2006. The song is Kamini's ode to the small, rural village in Northern France where he grew up, Marly-Gomont. In the song, Kamini laments being from the only black family in town. The song became a number-one single in France, and as of August 2014, it was the 57th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 376,000 units sold.{{cite web |title=Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60-51) |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-93131.html |publisher=Chartsinfrance |date=9 August 2014 |accessdate=2015-03-17}}
Music video
The videoclip, shot by Kamini and Émilie Desbonnet and sent on September 12 to several record companies, was refused, but amused the employees of the labels who circulated it until making it a true popular success. The song and the video were quickly broadcast on several media : Fun Radio, Skyrock and Contact FM. Kamini was also invited to perform his song on numerous French broadcasts : Cauetivi, the TV News on TF1, Le Grand Journal, La Méthode Cauet, On a tout essayé, Star Academy on December 1,[http://staracademy.tf1.fr/staracademy/news/0,,3361585,00-duos-prime-.html Staracademy.tf1.fr]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and on Direct 8 on November 24.
The video was awarded best video clip at time of French show Victoires de la musique 2007.
The song and its video were parodied by the French satirical television programme Les Guignols de l'info with a song entitled "Hénin-Beaumont" after the far-right Front National party won the control of the town of Hénin-Beaumont in the 2014 elections.
Track listing
; CD single
- "Marly-Gomont" — 5:09
- "Marly-Gomont" (video) — 5:09
- Documentary — 3:54
Charts
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| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart"Marly-Gomont", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/412f7/Kamini-Marly-Gomont Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 7, 2007)
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| Eurochart Hot 100
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| French SNEP Singles Chart"Marly-Gomont", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kamini&titel=Marly%2DGomont&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved December 17, 2007)
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| Swiss Singles Chart"Marly-Gomont", Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Kamini&titel=Marly%2DGomont&cat=s Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved December 17, 2007)
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|artist=Kamini|title=Marly-Gomont|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2007|certmonth=6|access-date=9 August 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Kamini|title=Marly-Gomont|award=Platinum|relyear=2006|certyear=2007|source=infodisc|access-date=9 August 2022}}
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References
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External links
- [https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=GGPXjiwlWZc Video]
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