Yael Naim (album)

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Yael Naim is the self-titled second studio album by Yael Naïm. It features the single "New Soul", which gained widespread popularity after being featured in Apple's MacBook Air video advertisement.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yael Naim, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paris"		3:07
2.	"Too Long"		4:42
3.	"New Soul"		3:45
4.	"Levater"		3:24
5.	"Shelcha"	Yael Naim & Clement Verzi	4:38
6.	"Lonely"	Yael Naim & Anne Warin	4:06
7.	"Far Far"		4:20
8.	"Yashanti"		3:53
9.	"7 Baboker"		3:33
10.	"Lachlom"		4:22
11.	"Toxic"	Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg	4:27
12.	"Pachad"		4:27
13.	"Endless Song of Happiness"		3:00

Release

The album was released in Naïm's native France in October 2007. It was made available as an iTunes digital download worldwide but only gained widespread popularity in February 2008 when the song "New Soul" was featured in advertisements for the MacBook Air computer. Largely due to the popularity of the advert and the substantial airplay of the song, the album debuted at #15 in Canada and #55 in the United States when it was released in March 2008.

Singles

• "Toxic" - Britney Spears cover. #35 SPA.
• "New Soul" #1 BEL, #2 FRA, #4 GER, #7 United States, CAN, SPA.
• "Too Long" #17 Belgium Ultratip

Charts

The self-titled album Yael Naim debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart on the week of April 5, 2008, eventually rising to #50.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	50
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums	6
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	20
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	6
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums	54
European Top 100 Albums	27
Austrian Album Charts	10
Belgian Album Charts (Wallonia)	2
Canadian Album Top 100	15
French Album Chart	6
Italian FIMI Albums chart	27
Swiss Album Charts	18