Chart Performances
As the previous single "Quelque part", "Il avait les mots" went straight to number one on the French Singles Chart, on January 26, 2008, with 15,800 sales in the first week. It was the first time in France that a contestant of TV reality show managed to have two number-one hits with his first two singles. After eight weeks spent on the first position of the French Singles Chart, 86,855 copies of the single were sold. Then "Il avait les mots" almost didn't stop to drop on the chart, and totalled 11 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 34 weeks in the top 100.
The single was also successful in Belgium : it went to #33 on February 9, and climbed every week until reaching #1 from March 22 to April 19 (5 weeks). For the moment, it stayed for 18 weeks in the top ten and 28 weeks on the chart.
The single achieved a minor success in Switzerland, peaking at #29 in its fourth week, on February 24 and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks. To date, it is the highest position of Sheryfa Luna in this country.
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