Alane (song)


"Alane" is a song recorded by Cameroonian artist Wes. It was released in May 1997 as the debut single from his album, Welenga. It became a hit across Europe, topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It is sung in the Duala language of Cameroon though the Tony Moran remix includes English lyrics.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote that "African chants meet state-of-the-art dance beats on this sizzling hot dance track, which has already been firmly entrenched atop the French charts for a couple of weeks. The host of Todd Terry remixes made available range from fairly straightforward to plain adventurous, something that ensures the track appeals to a broad range of formats."

Chart performance

In France, the song was sponsored by TF1, Fun Radio, RTL and the Malongo Coffees. The single spent ten weeks at number-one and remained in the top 50 for 25 weeks, ten of them at the top, and is to date the 18th best-selling single of all time in France.
The song also reached number-one in Belgium, Austria and The Netherlands as well as reaching the top 10 in Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel and Switzerland and number 11 in the UK.

Music video

The music video for "Alane" was directed by Philippe Gautier. The choreography was created by American-French singer Mia Frye.

Track listings

; CD single
  1. "Alane" – 3:40
  2. "Alane" – 3:37
; CD maxi - Todd Terry Remixes
  1. "Alane" – 3:40
  2. "Alane" – 8:06
  3. "Alane" – 8:07
  4. "Alane" – 3:38
  5. "Alane" – 3:36
;CD maxi - Tony Moran Remixes
  1. "Alane" - 4:39
  2. "Alane" - 4:40
  3. "Alane" - 4:40
  4. "Alane" - 6:39
; 12" maxi
  1. "Alane" – 10:43
  2. "Alane" – 6:51
  3. "Alane" – 8:04
  4. "Alane" – 4:40
  5. "Alane" – 3:40
; 12" single
  1. "Alane" – 10:43
  2. "Alane" – 6:51

    Credits

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Robin Schulz and Wes version

German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz released an official remix of the song on June 19th 2020, which is included on the album Alane.

Charts