"Coup de Boule" (French for "headbutt") is a French song written and performed by brothers Sébastien and Emmanuel Lipszyc, who run a firm called La Plage that produces television jingles, and Franck Lascombes. The soca-style song is about the France national football team's appearance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, especially Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi. After its release, the song spread throughout the world via the Internet and topped the French charts.[1] The song was written and recorded in half an hour on July 10, 2006,[2] the day after the World Cup Final, and parodies "Zidane y va marquer" by Cauet.[3] The Lipszyc brothers and Lascombes distributed the song as a joke to about 50 friends over the Internet, and within hours it was playlisted by Skyrock, one of France's largest independent radio station.[1] By July 12, Warner Music won the bidding war to license the song.[2] It was released as a one-song CD on July 20 and reached number one on the French charts on August 2, supplanting "Zidane y va marquer".[3] There is also a Spanish version of the song.
References
- ^ a b AFP. "Zidane's head-butt song tops French charts", ABC News Australia, 2006-08-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
- ^ a b Bremner, Charles. "Zidane's head-butt sparks a chart hit", Times Online, 2006-08-01. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
- ^ a b Pichevin, Aymeric. "French novelty song a head-butting hit", ninemsn (Reuters), 2006-08-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
