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1996 song by Khaled
"Aïcha" (; French:
[a.iʃa] ;
Arabic : عائشة , ʿāʾisha ,
[ʕaːʔiʃa] ;
Algerian Arabic : عايشة ) is a song written by French singer-songwriter
Jean-Jacques Goldman , performed by
Algerian
raï artist
Khaled . In 1996, the song was released as a single containing two versions: a French version and a bilingual version sung in both French and Arabic. The Arabic lyrics were written by Khaled. On his 1996 album
Sahra , the bilingual version is featured. The song's music video, which also uses the mixed language version, was directed by
Sarah Moon .
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[2]
Lyrics / theme
The song's lyrics are about a woman named Aïcha, who is being wooed by a man. He promises her pearls, jewels, poems, and other luxuries and romantic things, which she declines.
The lyrics were all in French, as well as an Arabic verse sung by Khaled.
Track listings
French CD single and French Promo 12"
"Aïcha" — 4:20
"Aïcha" (version mixte) — 4:20
German Maxi CD single
"Aïcha" (bilingual version) — 4:20
"Aïcha" — 4:20
"Sratli" — 4:33
Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1996–1997)
Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart
[3]
25
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[3]
1
Dutch Top 40
[4]
10
French SNEP Singles Chart
[3]
1
German Singles Chart
[3]
33
Swiss Singles Chart
[3]
11
Year-end charts
Chart (1996)
Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[5]
7
Dutch Top 40
[4]
84
French Singles Chart
[6]
4
Chart (1997)
Position
Germany (Official German Charts)
[7]
59
Certifications
Country
Certification
Date
Sales certified
France
[8]
Diamond
16 January 1997
750,000
Outlandish version
In June 2003, Danish hip hop band
Outlandish released an English version of the song, "Aicha", that was included on their album
Bread & Barrels of Water (2002). Their version was produced by the band along with Mintman. The song peaked at number one in Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland and became a top-10 hit in Austria,
Flanders , and Norway. A video was also shot for the single.
Track listings
CD maxi
"Aicha" (4:37)
"Aicha" (Mintman Remix) (4:34)
"Aicha" (Instrumental) (4:08)
Outlandish feat. Majid & Asmaá – "El Moro" (5:24)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2003)
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)
[20]
17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
[21]
74
Germany (Official German Charts)
[22]
7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
[23]
13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)
[24]
21
Romania (Romanian Top 100)
[25]
29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
[26]
6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
[27]
4
Other versions
The original song has since been remade by several singers and bands:
The French version was performed by Khaled with fellow Raï singer
Faudel at the famous 1998
1,2,3 Soleils concert in Paris
Between 1996-1997, the Egyptian-born Brazilian singer Gilbert performed the song. The song was part of 1997-1998 Brazilian telenovela
Por Amor soundtrack.
[28]
A zouk version was made by
Kassav'
A salsa version was made by
Africando
A cappella versions by
Penn Masala ,
Stanford Raagapella ,
Alaa Wardi ,
[29] and Aquabella
Indian/Dubai based singer, Rayshad Rauf adapted Outlandish's chorus part in one of his Mashups Don't ,
[30]
A nasheed (Islamic) version by Omar Esa
It has been adapted to several other languages:
An
Urdu version by Amanat Ali, titled Aaisha, was featured on the Pakistani Music program
Coke Studio .
A French / Arabic version by
Lobo Ismail with altered lyrics and added a uniquely composed Arabic language rap sequence
Video on
YouTube
An English rock version by Outlandish
Video on
YouTube
A
Polish version by Magma
Video on
YouTube
A
Malay version with bits of Arabic by Yasin, titled as Aishah
Video on
YouTube .
A
Serbian version was made by
Dragana Mirković and was titled Hajde pogledaj me (Come on, look at me)
Video on
YouTube
A Korean version by
Tony An titled Aisha
A
Hebrew version, titled "Aisha" (
Hebrew : עיישה ), was written by
Ehud Manor and performed by
Haim Moshe
Video on
YouTube
A
Turkish version by
Mutaf , titled "Ayşa"
A
Turkmen version by
Mekan Ataýew , titled "Aişa"
A Greek version, titled "M'aresei" (Greek: M'αρεσει), was performed by
Kostas Bigalis . Video on
youtube .
A second
Greek version, titled "Alithia Sou Leo" (
Greek : Αλήθεια σου λέω ), was performed by
Stamatis Gonidis in 2006
Video on
YouTube
A
Spanish /
Arabic version titled "Aicha" by Amistades Peligrosas
Video on
YouTube
A
Croatian version was made by
Duško Lokin . Song title is Aisha.
A
Norwegian version titled Aisha" was made by
Emiré og Lillebror
Video on
YouTube
A
Breton version, Aisha , was made by
Manau .
A
techno ,
Oriental ,
acoustic-guitar version (
Aicha on
YouTube ) was performed by guitarist
Muayad Jajo in Sulaimaniya in August 2014, published by
Elite Studios .
[31]
A
German version titled Aicha by Moe Phoenix
[32]
A
Mandarin Chinese version titled Aicha by Ayisha Elseenya on youtube
[33]
See also
References
^ Khaled
Ya-Rayi bonus DVD credits
^
Music video of the original single by Khaled on
YouTube
^
a
b
c
d
e "Aïcha", in various singles charts
Lescharts.com [
permanent dead link ] (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
^
a
b
"Single top 100 over 1997" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010 .
^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
Ultratop.be
Archived 18 October 2014 at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
^ 1996 French Singles Chart
Disqueenfrance.com
Archived 17 October 2005 at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
^
"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German).
GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 17 April 2018 .
^ French certifications
Disqueenfrance.com
Archived 20 April 2009 at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
^
a
b "
Outlandish – Aicha" (in German).
GfK Entertainment charts .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" (in German).
Ö3 Austria Top 40 .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" (in Dutch).
Ultratop 50 .
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
Music & Media . Vol. 21, no. 29. 12 July 2003. p. 8.
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" .
Top Digital Download .
^ "
Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 2003 " (in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40 .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" (in Dutch).
Single Top 100 .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" .
VG-lista .
^
"Arhiva romanian top 100: Editia 43, saptamina 10.11 – 16.11, 2003" (in Romanian).
Romanian Top 100 . Archived from
the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2021 .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" .
Singles Top 100 .
^ "
Outlandish – Aicha" .
Swiss Singles Chart .
^
"Jahreshitparade Singles 2003" . austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^
"Jaaroverzichten 2003" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
^
"Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2003" (in German).
GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
^
"Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003" . Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
^
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2003" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
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"Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from
the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2021 .
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"Årslista Singlar – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003" . hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 30 December 2019 .
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Video of the song on Youtube with name of the song and Brazilian telenovela Por Amor
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Cheb Khaled - Aicha (Cover by Alaa Wardi) , retrieved 3 December 2015
^
Don't (Ed Sheeran Mashup) - Rayshad Rauf #rayshadrauf #edsheeran #mashup #aicha , retrieved 20 September 2016
^
Muayad Jajo's
"Aicha" on
YouTube (©
Elite Studios : August 2014)
^
Moe Phoenix - Aicha (Official Video) , retrieved 10 April 2022
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Cheb Khaled-Aicha cover by Ayisha Elseenya (French, Arabic, English, Chinese) , retrieved 10 April 2022