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| Single byCeline Dion | ||||
| from the albumD'eux | ||||
| B-side | "La mémoire d'Abraham" | |||
| Released | 21 August 1995 (1995-08-21) | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1994 | |||
| Studio | Méga (Paris) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| "Je sais pas" onYouTube | ||||
"Je sais pas" (meaning "I don't know" in French) is a song by Canadian singerCeline Dion from her thirteenth studio album,D'eux (1995). It was written byJean-Jacques Goldman andJ. Kapler, and produced by Goldman andErick Benzi. The song was released as the album's second single on 21 August 1995, byColumbia Records. "Je sais pas" topped the charts in France, Belgium Wallonia and Quebec. It was also certified Gold in France and Belgium. Two music videos were filmed for the song, directed by Greg Masuak.
Dion recordedD'eux in November and December 1994 in the Méga Studio inParis, France.[1] Most songs were written byJean-Jacques Goldman, while the production was handled by Goldman andErick Benzi.[2] "Je sais pas", written by Goldman and his brotherJ. Kapler, was chosen as the second single. It was commercially released on 21 August 1995 in Belgium, on 2 October 1995 in France and on 18 December 1995 in the Netherlands.[3] The live version of "Je sais pas" fromLive à Paris was also released as a single in the Netherlands on 12 May 1997.[4] The English-language version, "I Don't Know" was included onFalling into You in 1996. Dion often performed "Je sais pas" during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album,On ne change pas.
At the 1996Félix Awards in Quebec, "Je sais pas" was nominated for Most Popular Song of the Year and Video of the Year.[5]
In France "Je sais pas" topped the chart for seven weeks.[6] On the 1995 year-end charts, it was number six on sales and number 10 on airplay.[7] "Je sais pas" also stayed at number one for four weeks in Quebec[8] and for two weeks in Belgium Wallonia.[9] It was certified Gold in France[10] and Belgium.[11] On theEuropean Hot 100 Singles, "Je sais pas" reached number seven in December 1995.[12] In the Netherlands, the single entered the chart in January 1996 and peaked at number 34.[13] In May 1997, a live version of "Je sais pas" fromLive à Paris was released exclusively in the Netherlands, reaching number 78.
Two music videos were filmed for "Je sais pas" in 1995: the main non-singing version[14] and alternate performance (singing) version,[15] both directed by Greg Masuak.[16] The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1996Félix Awards in Quebec.[5] In 2005, both music videos were included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection,On ne change pas. Dion's officialYouTube channel uploaded only the alternate singing version in 2011.[15] The edited versions of the non-singing video were later used as music videos for two English singles: "Next Plane Out"[17] and "Call the Man".[18]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BRMA)[11] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[10] | Gold | 250,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Belgium | 21 August 1995 | CD | Original | Columbia | [3] |
| France | 2 October 1995 |
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| Netherlands | 18 December 1995 | CD | |||
| 12 May 1997 | Live |
