La Zizanie

La Zizanie is a 2001 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her fourth studio album and her fifth album overall. It was released on 16 October 2001 and achieved success in francophone countries. It provided five singles (two of them were only released as promotional singles) including two hits: "Rue de la paix" (#11 in France and Belgium) and "Adam & Yves" (#22 in France), and the minor hit "Danse avec les loops" (#53 in France).

La Zizanie
Studio album by
Released16 October 2001
Studio Méga, Suresnes
Recorded2001
GenrePop
Length56:26
LabelMercury Records, Universal Music
ProducerPierre Jaconelli, Zazie
Zazie chronology
Made in Live
(1999)
La Zizanie
(2001)
Ze Live
(2003)
Singles from La Zizanie
  1. "Rue de la paix"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Adam & Yves"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Sur toi"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Danse avec les loops"
    Released: 2003

Zazie wanted first to entitle the album "La Zazizanie" without mentioning her name on the cover but this idea was finally cancelled because it was not a concept album. The limited edition was presented in an octagonal set box.

Chart performance and accolades

The album went straight to number-one in France on 20 October 2001 and totaled ten weeks in the top ten and 55 weeks on the chart (top 200). In Belgium (Wallonia), the album debuted at #4 on 27 October 2001, then climbed to number-one. It remained for 14 weeks in the top ten and 34 weeks in the top 50. In Switzerland, the album was ranked for 15 weeks, including a peak at #28 in its first week of release, on 28 October 2001.

The album was nominated in the category 'Pop album of the year' at the 2002 Victoires de la Musique.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Zazie except where noted.

La Zizanie – Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Rue de la paix"4:16
2."On éteint"4:22
3."Danse avec les loops"4:35
4."Adam et Yves" (Lyrics by Joëlle Kopf)4:41
5."Aux armes citoyennes"4:44
6."Sur toi"4:07
7."La Zizanie"4:50
8."Cheese"4:36
9."Tais-toi et rap"3:42
10."Dans la lune" (Music by Fabien Cahen)3:15
11."Qui m'aime me fuit" (Music by Phil Baron)4:23
12."La Fan de sa vie"3:37
13."Si j'étais moi"5:18
Total length:56:26

Credits and personnel

  • Acoustic and electric guitar : Pierre Jaconelli
  • Bass : Nicolas Fiszman
  • Drums : David Salkin
  • Digital editing : Manu Goulet
  • Mixing assistant : Sylvain Carpentier
  • Engineer : Pete Schwier
  • Mastering  : Tim Young
  • Pre-production : Jean-Pierre Pilot and Pierre Jaconelli

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[6] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[7] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "La Zizanie, in various albums charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. "2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. "2001 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. "2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. "2002 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  6. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2001". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. "French album certifications – Zazie – La Zizanie" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 12 May 2022. Select ZAZIE and click OK. 
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