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"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
and Kareen Antonn
from the album Simply Believe
Released 19 December 2003 (France)
19 January 2004
(Belgium, Switzerland)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Song: Paris (France), 2003
Video: Québec, 2003
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 3:54 (radio version)
4:10 (album version)
Label Sony Music, SME
Writer(s) Jim Steinman, Emmanuel Pribys
Producer Faouze, Krem, Wallid Barkati
Certification Platinum (France, Belgium)
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"Learning to Fly"
(2003)		 "Si demain... (Turn Around)"
(2003)		 "Si tout s'arrête (It' a Heartache)"
(2004)
Kareen Antonn chronology
"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
(2003)		 "Si tout s'arrête (It' a Heartache)"
(2004)
Simply Believe track listing
"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
(1)		 "Simply Believe"
(2)
Kareen Antonn track listing
"Suis-moi"
(6)		 "Si demain... (Turn Around)"
(7)		 "Cuore"
(8)

"Si demain... (Turn Around)" is a 2003 bilingual song recorded by Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn, and written by Jim Steinman and Emmanuel Pribys. It was released on 19 December 2003 as the lead single from Tyler's album Simply Believe, and became a huge hit in France, where it topped the chart for three months, and in other French-speaking European countries. It also helped launch the career of French singer Kareen Antonn.[1]

Contents

[edit] Background and writing

Cquote1.pngEt j'ai tant besoin de toi [Tyler]
Et j'ai tant besoin de ta voix [Antonn]
Je veux tomber dans tes bras [Tyler]
Je voudrais marcher dans tes pas [Antonn]
On invente les règles du jeu [Tyler]
Quand on est tous les deux [Tyler]Cquote2.png
— Beginning of the first chorus

Bonnie Tyler had a hit with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1984. Kareen Antonn explained that in 2003, along with her friend Emmanuel Pribys, she had the idea to record a song in French-language based on the tune of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as a duet with Bonnie Tyler and a demo was sent to Tyler. Surprised and impressed by the voice of Antonn, Bonnie Tyler agreed to make an exception to her rule of not rerecording her own songs.[2]

During interviews, Tyler explained the way the duet happened. Initially she thought that as "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was such a special song she did not think it could be a duet.[3] However, she said "When I received Kareen Antonn's version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", I believed that my ears were going to explode. I didn't know if Kareen was a star or an unknown person in France, but what I had heard was just extraordinary. When she asked me to sing the song with her, I said "yes" immediately. The only thing that frightened me was singing in French, because I don't speak it at all". She overcame this fear with help from Antonn.[4]

The Welsh artist came to Paris[5] to record the duet with Kareen Antonn at the end of 2003.[6] The two women got on well and the single was recorded in just a couple of hours.[3] According to Tyler, the success was immediate and "amazing". She explained to BBC News Online that "the single was released three weeks earlier than planned after people heard it on the radio and went into the shops trying to buy it".[3] The song was released in France on December 19, 2003, and a few weeks later in Belgium and Switzerland.

This song is available on Bonnie Tyler's albums Simply Believe, released on April 13, 2004),[7] From the Heart : Greatest Hits (March 12, 2007),[8][9] and Bonnie Tyler Hit Collection Edition. The song features on Kareen Antonn's self-titled album,[10] and was also included on several notable 2004 compilations, including Le Meilleur des Voix,[11] NRJ Hit Music Only,[12] Fan 2,[13] Girls 2004,[14] and Duets.[15]

After the unexpected success of the single, Antonn and Tyler decided to record another French language duet. ""Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)" was released on 7 June 2004 but did not have the same success and peaked at number 12 on the week of its debut on the French SNEP Singles Chart.[16] The song reached number 25 in Switzerland on 27 June 2004[17] and number seven in Belgium (Wallonia) on 3 July 2004.[18]

[edit] Music video and lyrics

The video was recorded in Québec. It was filmed in the snow.[3]

Antonn and Tyler sing while they are sitting in front of a snowed up chalet. Antonn has a puppy in her arms, while Tyler drinks a cup of coffee. We learn during the video that Antonn left her boyfriend by writing a split letter to him while he slept. She hitch hiked and was picked up by Tyler. At the end of the video, the two singers play with dogs in snow.

Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn performing "Si demain... (Turn Around)" at La Cigale (Paris) on June 8, 2005.

"Si demain... (Turn Around)" is a bilingual pop rock song, recorded in English and French. Antonn sings all French verses, while Tyler sings all English passages. When one of them sings the verses, the other repeat "Je tourne en rond" (Tyler)/"Turn around" (Antonn) at the end of each one of these verses. In the chorus, while the first is entirely in French, the second is sung respectively in English by Tyler and in French by Antonn.

[edit] Promotion

In early January 2004, Tyler spent 12 days in France in order to promote the song. She also went to Mauritius.[3]

Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn performed the song on several French television variety broadcasts, for example on Les 101 sosies de stars, on TF1, on 3 April 2004 (on that occasion they received a Platinum Disc) ; on La Chanson de l'année on TF1, on 1 June 2004 ; on Hit Machine, on M6. They performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)" live with a philharmonic orchestra on Symphonic show on France 3.[19] They also sung the song at the NRJ Music Tour organised by French multimedia NRJ, at a concert in Bordeaux at the Chaban-Delmas stadium on 29 May 2004 (broadcast on the musical channel M6 Music on 6 and 9 June, and on M6 on 13 June),[20] and at La Cigale, a Parisian show hall, on 8 June 2004.[21]

[edit] Critical reception

[edit] Reviews

The song was generally well-received by the musical critics. Platine, a French magazine, asserted that with this duet, "Bonnie Tyler came back to the foreground" and said the song was particularly successful in France because in 2004 "a certain fashion for transborder duets".[22] According to French chart expert Elia Habib, this hit single "cements the return of duets in which the language of Molière and that of Shakespeare intermingle successfully. Such a bi-lingual song had not approached the top of the charts since December 1994, when the duet "7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry spent 16 weeks at the top."[23] As for the official Ultratop 40 Belgian Chart Website, it stated: "With Kareen Antonn, a new revelation, Bonnie Tyler could experience a real come-back. They have gilded some Bonnie's old hits, put a touch of French and bingo !"[24] Music Actu stated the song was "among the most popular singles of French public" when it was released and noted its good performances on the charts.[25]

[edit] Chart performances and sales

On the French SNEP Singles Chart, the single debuted at number 25 on 21 December 2003.[26] It reached the top ten two weeks later and became number one in its fifth week. The single regained the number one spot on three occasions during the ten weeks at number one. It remained on the chart for 25 weeks,[27] achieved Platinum status for over 500,000 copies sold,[28] and was the fourth best-selling single of 2004 in France.[29] "Si demain... (Turn Around)" is the only female duet number one single since the creation of French Top 50.[30] It is also the single which made the biggest drop from number one, dropping directly to number ten.[31][32] It also gave Bonnie Tyler the record of the longest time gap between top ten singles in France. Eighteen years passed between her hit "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" which reached number six in 1986[33] and of "Si demain... (Turn Around)", hitting number one. The previous record, by Marc Lavoine, was 17 years old.[34]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the song went to number one two weeks after its debut at number 21, and remained number one from 21 February to 10 April 2004, i.e. eight weeks. It stayed in the top 40 for 24 weeks.[35] It was certified Platinum after eleven weeks on the chart. It was the second best-selling single of 2004 and totaled 31 weeks on the chart.[36] In Switzerland, the single peaked at number seven for four weeks and remained on the chart for 34 weeks.[37] "Si demain... (Turn Around)" was also broadcast on radio in Russia and Poland where it reached number one on local radios as well as on the main chart.[38][39] The song was number six on the 2004 International List of French-speaking Music, compiled in collaboration with 122 radio stations throughout the world.[40]

The song is currently the 650th best-selling single of all time in France, with 473,000 sales.[41] However, when she participated in the French show La Méthode Cauet, Kareen Antonn affirmed that the single, then still ranked on the French Singles Chart, had exceeded the 700,000 sold copies. Worldwide, the song has sold more than 2 million copies (physical sales and digital downloads).[2]

[edit] Cover versions and legacy

In 2004, Lucie and Sandy, two contestants of the French television show Star Academy 4, covered this song on one of the Friday weekly shows.[42]

On 30 March 2004, on the Worldbest competition which brings together winners of various broadcasts of Star Academy, the two finalists, Wilfred Le Bouthillier and Marie-Élaine Thibert, performed "Si demain... (Turn Around)",[43] gaining the second place.[44] In 2005, they released the single in Canada under the title "Et si demain" ;[45] their version is different from the original one because a verse is deleted and there are more refrains near the end of the song. They also performed "Et si demain" on September 18, 2004, in the show "La Fureur" on SRC, and on April 19, 2004 on TVA.[46] Le Bouthillier and Thibert's version was in turn covered by K4T and Luc St-Pierre in the Canadian TV show Heure de Gloire.[47]

In 2007, Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder, two French professional figure skaters, carried out their performance to "Si demain...(Turn Around) ", in "Stars sur glace", at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, broadcast on Paris Première[48] (the song features on the programme of their 2006-2007 figure skating season).[49] This song was featured briefly in the 2003 film Old School. It was sung by the wedding singer, Dan Finnerty, at Will Ferrel's character's wedding reception.

[edit] Formats and track listings

  • Digital download (since 2005)
No. Title Length
1. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (radio version) 3:54
2. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (album version) 4:10
3. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (music video) 3:47
4. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (karaoke version) 3:54
5. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (karaoke with song) 3:47
  • CD single (3 versions)
No. Title Length
1. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (radio version) 3:54
2. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (album version) 4:10
3. "Si demain... (Turn Around)" (by Kareen Antonn) 3:52

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Music / Text : Jim Steinman, Emmanuel Pribys
  • Producers : Faouze, Krem, Wallid Barkati
  • Executive producer : Lynda Ramdane
  • Artistic direction : Yanis Records
  • French adaptation : Emmanuel Pribys
  • Chorus : F. Llado, J.-N. Sombrun, F. Godebout, D. Goury, M. Ducret, J. Stage, B. Bishop
  • Guitar : S. Heurtault, K. Rustam
  • Bass : J. Stage

[edit] Official versions

Version Length Album Comment
Radio version 3:54 — See the previous sections
Album version 4:10 Simply Believe This album version has a musical bridge, with lyrics sung by Tyler, the same as that of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
Solo version ("Si demain...") 3:54 — This solo version entirely sung by Kareen Antonn in French-language.
Antonn's album version ? Kareen Antonn This solo version entirely sung by Kareen Antonn keeps the bilingual lyrics, but the music is different.

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[35] 1
Eurochart Hot 100[50] 4
French Airplay Chart[51] 12
French SNEP Singles Chart[27] 1
Polish Airplay Chart[38][39] 1
Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart[37] 7

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[36] 2
French Airplay Chart[52] 67
French SNEP Singles Chart[29] 4
French TV Airplay Chart[52] 114
Swiss Singles Chart[53] 22

[edit] Certifications

Country Provider Certification Date Certified sales
Belgium[54] IFPI Platinum 10 April 2004 50,000
France[28] SNEP Platinum 6 May 2004 500,000

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hola, "Kareen Antonn - Dans le sillage d'une star", January 2004 ; Gala, "Coup de cœur", January 2004
  2. ^ a b History of the song, by Kareen Antonn Kareen.fr (Retrieved December 5, 2007).
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tyler riding high in France" News.BBC.co.uk (Retrieved December 7, 2007)
  4. ^ Hola article on Bonnie Tyler, January 2004 Kareen.fr (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  5. ^ Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn, TV5 Tv5.org Retrieved June 20, 2009
  6. ^ Kareen Antonn, MCM MCM.net (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  7. ^ Bonnie Tyler, Simple Believe Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  8. ^ New releases, concerts and TV performances bonnietyler.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  9. ^ Discography - Bonnie Tyler - From the Heart : Greatest Hits Billboard.com (Retrieved December 7, 2007)
  10. ^ Kareen Antonn, Kareen Antonn Kareen.fr (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  11. ^ Various artists, The Best of the voices Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  12. ^ Various artists, NRJ Hit Music Only Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  13. ^ Various artists, Fan 2 Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  14. ^ Various artists, Girls 2004 Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  15. ^ Various artists, Duets Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  16. ^ "Si tout s'arrête (It' a Heartache)", French SNEP Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  17. ^ "Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)", Swiss Singles Chart hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 6, 2007
  18. ^ Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart skynet.be (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  19. ^ Tyler and Antonn performing "Si demain... (Turn Around)" in Symphonic show Dailymotion.com (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  20. ^ New Medias Newsmedias.fr (Retrieved December 6, 2007)
  21. ^ Bonnie Tyler - News Awcreation.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  22. ^ (in French) Platine. March 2004. p. 73. 
  23. ^ Habib, Elia. "Chartoscopy of 13 February 2004" (in French). MuzHit. http://72.30.186.56/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=chartoscopie+si+demain...+%28turn+around%29&fr=ytff1-divx&u=www.paroles.net/muzhit/chartos.htm&w=chartoscopie+si+demain+turn+around&d=YiUIwrXiP3gJ&icp=1&.intl=fr. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  24. ^ "Ultratop analyse des hits 2004 - Singles" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/analysis.asp?year=2004&cat=s. Retrieved 6 December 2007. 
  25. ^ Vannier, Christophe (26 February 2004). "Kareen Antonn et Bonnie Tyler au sommet" (in French). Music Actu. http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/25201/kareen-antonn-et-bonnie-tyler-au-sommet/. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 
  26. ^ "France Singles Top 100, week 51/2003". Acharts. http://acharts.us/france_singles_top_100/2003/51. Retrieved 9 December 2007. 
  27. ^ a b ""Si demain... (Turn Around)", French SNEP Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=5963&cat=s. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  28. ^ a b "Certifications Singles Platine - année 2004" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2004&type=9. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  29. ^ a b "2004 French SNEP Singles Chart" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004. Retrieved 8 December 2007. 
  30. ^ Habib, Elia. "Chartoscopy of March 18, 2004" (in French). Muzhit. http://www.muzhit.com/chartos_db_art.htm. Retrieved 6 December 2007. [dead link]
  31. ^ "French SNEP Singles Chart from 10 to 17 April 2004" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/classements/singles/default.asp?j=6&date=213. Retrieved 5 December 2007. [dead link]
  32. ^ "About French Chart" (in French). Eurohot20. http://www.eurohot20.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=545&Itemid=32. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  33. ^ ""If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)", French SNEP Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bonnie+Tyler&titel=If+You+Were+A+Woman+%28And+I+Was+A+Man%29&cat=s. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  34. ^ Habib, Elia (2002) (in French). Muz hit.tubes. Alinéa Bis. p. 570. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X. 
  35. ^ a b ""Si demain... (Turn Around)", Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?key=5963&cat=s. Retrieved 3 January 2007. 
  36. ^ a b "2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004. Retrieved 3 January 2007. 
  37. ^ a b ""Si demain... (Trun Around)", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=5963&cat=s. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  38. ^ a b "Polish Pip Paf Airplay Chart" (in Polish). Pifpaf. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071026110432/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_23_2004.html. Retrieved 9 December 2007. 
    Successive positions: 24 25 27 27 10 7 4 4 1 1 1 4 13 10 10 5 8 9 17
  39. ^ a b "Polish RMF FM Radio Chart" (in Polish). rmf. http://www.rmf.fm/au/?a=poplista. Retrieved 9 December 2007. .
    Successive positions (from March 17 to June 17, 2004) : 19 15 9 1 3 1 4 2 6 2 7 11 10 4 13 4 8 1 2 6 2 1 6 11 8 11 6 3 3 10 5 9 14 20 16 18 14 11 9 6 3 8 3 2 5 10 6 14 6 3 5 2 5 1 5 3 6 15 16 20 14 1 6 14 20
  40. ^ "2004 International List of prize of the French-speaking Musics" (in French). Radio-music. http://www.radio-music.org/article.php?sid=1762&&thold=0. Retrieved 8 December 2007. 
  41. ^ "Best selling single of all time in France" (in French). Infodisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=600. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  42. ^ Lucie and Sandy performing "Si demain... (Turn Around)" Youtube.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  43. ^ "Pas de Worldbest sur la chaîne TVA" Toute La Télé.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  44. ^ CD simple de la chanson "Et si demain" cyberjournalwilfred.blogspot.com (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  45. ^ Wilfred Le Bouthillier discography wilfred-lebouthillier.net (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  46. ^ Wilfred Le Bouthillier in 2004 media wilfred-lebouthillier.net (Retrieved December 5, 2007)
  47. ^ Performance by K4T and Luc St-Pierre Youtube.com (Retrieved October 5, 2008)
  48. ^ Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder, in "Stars sur glace" Youtube.com (Retrieved December 11, 2007)
  49. ^ Delobel and Schoenfelder, 2006-2007 season Ice.spirit.free.fr (Retrieved December 11, 2007)
  50. ^ ""Si demain... (Turn Around)", Eucharts". Eucharts. http://eucharts.tripod.com/EU/EU0412.HTM. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  51. ^ "French Airplay Singles Chart, 5 March 2004" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259838-Radio.html?cid=259997. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
  52. ^ a b "2004 French Airplay and Video Charts" (in French). Yacast. http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html. Retrieved 14 May 2008. 
  53. ^ "2004 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2004. Retrieved 13 February 2008. 
  54. ^ "Les disques d'or/de platine - Singles - 2004" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/certifications.asp?year=2004. Retrieved 24 April 2008. 

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