"Song of Ocarina"
Single by Jean Philippe Audin and Diego Modena
from the album Ocarina
B-side"Ocarina solo"
ReleasedSeptember 1991
GenreInstrumental
Length3:40
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Paul de Senneville
Producer(s)Paul de Senneville
Marc Minier
Olivier Toussaint
Magic Sigwalt
Jean Philippe Audin and Diego Modena singles chronology
"Song of Ocarina"
(1991) 		"Implora"
(1992)

"Song of Ocarina" is a 1991 song recorded by the musicians Jean-Philippe Audin and Diego Modena. It is entirely instrumental and is played on ocarina by Modena and cello by Audin. Released as the first single from the album Ocarina, it achieved a huge success in France where it topped the chart and remained in the top 100 for almost eight months.

Song information

The song was composed by Paul de Senneville who was best known for composing "Ballade pour Adeline" for Richard Clayderman and had already written several pop songs in the 1980s for the band Pop Concerto Orchestra. In this instrumental duet, "the cello and the ocarina compete in expressiveness on a swinging rhythmic"; the ocarina "gives to the song a thin and air tone which makes us travel in the Andean heights", while the cello "adds to the music a melancholic touch and the depth of the notes of [the] archer".[1]

Chart performance

In France, "Song of Ocarina" debuted at number 37 on the chart edition of 5 October 1991 and climbed until reaching the top ten five weeks later. It hit the chart for non consecutive two weeks and remained for 21 weeks in the top ten and 32 weeks in the top 50.[2] It was certified Gold disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique,[3] and became the instrumental first number-one hit in the country.[1] It achieved success in Belgium (Flanders) where it was a top six hit and remained in the top 40 for 19 weeks.[4] In Switzerland, it achieved a minor success, staying for three weeks in the top 30 with a peak at number 14 on 26 January 1992.[5] On the European Hot 100, it debuted at number 89 on 2 November 1991 and peaked at number 11 in its 12th week,[6] and cumulated 34 weeks on the chart.

Track listings

  1. "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40
  2. "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40
  1. "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40
  2. "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40
  3. "Song of Ocarina" (extended version)
  1. "Song of Ocarina" — 3:40
  2. "Song of Ocarina" (ocarina solo) — 3:40

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Song of Ocarina"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3] Gold 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 227. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  2. ^ a b "J.P. Audin & Diego Modena – Song of Ocarina" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "French single certifications – Jean-Philippe Audin & Diego Modena – Song of Ocarina" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Select JEAN-PHILIPPE AUDIN & DIEGO MODENA and click OK. 
  4. ^ a b "J.P. Audin & Diego Modena – Song of Ocarina" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "J.P. Audin & Diego Modena – Song of Ocarina". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 5. 1 February 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Top 10 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 25. 20 June 1992. p. 16. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. ^ "J.P. Audin & Diego Modena – Song of Ocarina" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
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