Le Chemin (song)

"Le Chemin"
Single by Kyo featuring Sita
from the album Le Chemin
B-side	"Chaque seconde"
Released	November 2003
Format	CD single, digital download (since 2005)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop
Length	3:29
Label	Jive, Virgin
Writer(s)	Kyo
Producer(s)	François Delabrière, Kyo
Kyo featuring Sita singles chronology
"Le Chemin" (2002) "Dernière danse" (2003)

"Le Chemin" is a 2002 song recorded by French band Kyo in duet with Dutch pop singer Sita. It was the first single from the album Le Chemin on which it appears as the first track, and was later notably included on Kyo's 2004 compilation Best of and on NRJ Music Awards 2003. Written and composed by Kyo, the single was released in November 2002 and achieved some success.

Critical reception

The song achieved success in France, where it reached number 12 on 4 January 2003 and totaled 27 weeks on the chart (top 100). It peaked at number four on 15 February 2003 on the Ultratop 50 (Belgian Walloon chart) and remained for 22 weeks in the top 40, five of them in the top ten. In Switzerland, it hit a mixed success, reaching number 14 for two weeks and totalling 24 weeks in the top 100.

In 2004, the song was awarded 'Francophone Song of the Year' at the NRJ Music Awards.

Track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Le Chemin" (Duet with Sita)	3:29
2.	"Chaque seconde"	3:49

Digital download (since 2005)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Le Chemin" (Duet with Sita)	3:29

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2002/03) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 4 Dutch Mega Top 100[1] 60 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 12 Swiss Singles Chart[1] 14

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position French Singles Chart[2] 96 Chart (2003) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] 31 French Singles Chart[4] 67

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified[5]	Physical sales
France[6]	Silver	5 March 2003	125,000	141,000[7]

Chart successions

References

1. ""Le Chemin", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
2. "2002 French Singles Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
3. "2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
4. "2003 French Singles Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
5. "Certification for every country in the world" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
6. "2003 French certifications". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
7. "Singles certifications and sales in France, database". Infodisc. Retrieved 15 September 2009.