| "Tomber la chemise" | ||||
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| Single by Zebda | ||||
| from the album Essence ordinaire | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, reggae | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Barclay, Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Magyd Cherfi Zebda | |||
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"Tomber la chemise" (English: literally "Take Off Your Shirt" but the meaning is "Get ready to play hard")[1] is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective Zebda.[2] The song was released on 7 June 1999 as part of the first single from Zebda's third album Essence ordinaire and received a successful reception in France, where it reached number-one on the singles chart and won two awards. This summer 1999 hit song "Tomber la chemise" was part of a sudden popularity trend by rappers of immigrant origins in France at that time.[2]
- ^ Burke, Rose Marie (February 11, 2000). "Rai Music Reigns in France As 'Bears' Assert Their Roots". The Wall Street Journal Europe. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
One big 1999 hit was "Tomber la Chemise" ("Take Off Your Shirt") by the Franco-Arab group Zebda (meaning butter, or beurre in French, a play on the word Beur)...
- ^ a b Muggleton, David (December 2003). The Post-subcultures Reader. Berg Publishers. p. 195. ISBN 1-85973-668-8. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
On the other side of the Channel, meanwhile, rappers of immigrant origins were taking France by storm, as in the huge 1999 Summer hit 'Tomber La Chemise' ...
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