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Comme moi

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"Comme moi"
Single by Black M featuring Shakira
from the album Éternel insatisfait
Language
  • English
  • French
Released31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
Recorded2016
Genre
[1]
Length3:08
LabelWati-B
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Shakira singles chronology
"Deja Vu"
(2017) 		"Comme moi"
(2017) 		"Me Enamoré"
(2017)
Music video
"Comme moi" on YouTube
Audio video
"What We Said" on YouTube

"Comme moi" (English: "Like Me") is a song by French-Guinean rapper and songwriter Black M featuring Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira.[2] It was released on March 31, 2017 as the fifth official single from Éternel insatisfait and was also included in Shakira's album El Dorado.[3] Included on the latter album is also an English version of the song titled "What We Said" by Shakira featuring Magic!.

Background and release

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On 16 October 2016, Black M revealed that he has a collaboration with Shakira titled "Comme moi" on his second studio album Éternel Insatisfait, and that the song will be released as a single later.[4] On 25 October 2016, Black M released an exclusive preview of "Comme Moi" on NRJ.[5]

The song starts with Shakira singing in a romantic pop music style in English, before it switches up to a hip hop beat and Black M's rap rhymes in French.[6]

Music video

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The music video for "Comme moi", filmed in November 2016,[4] was released on 31 March 2017 and features Shakira in a blonde wig and Black M in a black tang top. It had a purple set and a black and white set.[7][8] The video was viewed over 2 million times in the first 24 hours on YouTube.[9]

English version

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The English version of the track, titled "What We Said", was released on May 26, 2017 on Shakira’s eleventh studio album El Dorado. It features Canadian reggae fusion band Magic!. This is the second collaboration between the two as the band was featured on Shakira’s 2014 self titled tenth studio album on a track called "Cut Me Deep".[10]

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
CIS (TopHit)[11] 326
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 11
France (SNEP)[13] 35

Certification

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Certifications and sales for "Comme Moi"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[14] Platinum 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Garcia, Lupe (31 March 2017). "Estreno: "Comme Moi", el nuevo video de Shakira con Black M." Cibercuba. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Shakira Joins Black M on 'Comme Moi': Listen
  3. ^ Deborde, Juliette (26 October 2016). "Black M: M La France". Libération (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Black M, en duo avec Shakira, raconte les coulisses de leur duo "improbable"". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  5. ^ "Black M et Shakira : écoutez en exclu «Comme moi»! (extrait)". NRJ (in French). 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "▶️ VIDEO: ESTRENO: "Comme moi", el nuevo vídeo de Shakira con Black M". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ^ El videoclip de ‘Comme Moi’, la canción de Shakira y Black M
  8. ^ "Shakira y Black M presentan el videoclip de 'Comme Moi' | Europa FM". www.europafm.com (in Spanish). 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  9. ^ "El "Comme moi" de Shakira suma más de dos millones de visitas en 24 horas". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  10. ^ Shakira-What We Said - Comme moi English Version
  11. ^ Black M feat. Shakira — Comme moi. TopHit. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Black M Feat. Shakira – Comme moi" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 24, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  14. ^ "French single certifications – BLACK M FEAT. SHAKIRA – Comme Moi" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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