Naive Song

"Naïve Song"
Single by Mirwais Ahmadzaï
from the album Production
Released2001
Genre
Length4:20 (album version)
3:43 (radio edit)
Label
Composer(s)Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Producer(s)Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï singles chronology
"Disco Science"
(1999)
"Naïve Song"
(2001)
"I Can't Wait"
(2001)

"Naïve Song" is a song by Mirwais, released in 2001 as the second single from his second studio album Production (2000).

Background, release, and promotion

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In the two years that Mirwais worked on his second album, "Naïve Song" was one of the last songs he has composed and included on Production. Several remixes were released to promote the song including remixes from Dave Clarke, Les Rhythmes Digitales, and Olav Basoski. The song reached number two on the US Club dance chart on April 14, 2001.[1]

The song was also used as a theme song for Clara Sheller, a French television series that aired from May 18, 2005 to December 3, 2008. The song was used for two seasons.[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Mondino had previously collaborated with Mirwais through his production with Mirwais's former band Taxi Girl and their music video for "Quelqu'un comme toi".[3] The video premiered in April 2000.[4]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Naive Song"
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 83
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 50
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play (Billboard)[9] 2

References

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  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2001-04-14). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Clara Sheller saison 2 a une bonne bande originale". 20 November 2008.
  3. ^ bestofcomputer3000 (2007-08-29), Taxi Girl - Quelqu'Un Comme Toi, retrieved 2016-04-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2000-12-23). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Mirwais – Naïve Song" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Mirwais – Naïve Song" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Mirwais – Naïve Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2001-04-14). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)