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New Soul by Yael Naim
Yael Naim
Artist Biography For Yael Naim
Yaël Naïm Is A French-Israeli Singer And Songwriter.
She Was Born In Paris In 1978 To Jewish-Tunisian Parents. At The Age Of Four She Moved With Her Family To Ramat HaSharon Israel Where She Learned Hebrew And Trained As A Pianist. She Served In The Israel Defence Forces As A Soloist In The Israeli Air Force Orchestra. She Began Her Singing Career With A Part In The Musical "Les Dix Commandements " And Her First Solo Album In A Man's Womb Was Released In 2001. According To A Songfacts Interview With Her It Disappointed Yael Who Decided She Would Be Much Happier Giving Up Her Dreams Of Stardom And Making Music On Her Terms. She Also Sang The Song "You Disappear" By Bruno Coulais For The Film Harrison's Flowers Directed By Elie Chouraqui. For Her Early Work She Was Credited Simply As Yaël. Naïm Joined Forces With Percussionist David Donatien And Over A Period Of Two Years They Arranged And Recorded Thirteen Of Naïm's Songs In A Studio In Naïm's Own Appartment In Paris And These Were Released As Her Second Album Yael Naim In The Fall Of 2007 On The Tôt Ou Tard Label. The Songs Are In French English And Hebrew And Received Critical Acclaim And The Album Entered The French Album Chart At #11 The Week After Its Release. The Style Has Been Described As Having A Touch Of Folk And A Touch Of Jazz With Mysterious And Evocative Words Sung With A Delicate And Intentionally Slightly Husky Voice.
In January 2008 Her Song "New Soul" Was Featured In The Debut Commercial For The MacBook Air Laptop. The Song Gained Fame From Being Featured In The Ad And It Has Peaked As Of February 1 2008 At #2 On The ITunes Top 100 Downloaded Songs.
Discography
* 2001 In A Man’s Womb
* 2007 Yael Naim This Is NOT An Incorrect Tag For Yael Naïm. The Correct Spelling Of Her Name Is Yaël Naïm And The Correct Spelling Of Her Releasing Name And 2007 Album Is Yael Naim.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: New Soul
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"New Soul" Is The Second Single By The French-Israeli Singer Yael Naïm From Her Eponymous Album. Speaking With Songfacts About The Song In A 2011 Interview Naim Said "It Was When I Was Really Young That I Sincerely Believed To Be An Old Soul Reincarnated And I Could Even Say It Gave Me A Sense Of Superiority Over Others. But Then As I Subsequently Did Everything The Wrong Way Round I Concluded That It Was Actually My First Time On Earth And That I Should Learn To Be A More Humble." The Song Gained Popularity In The U.S. Following Its Use By Apple In An Advertisement For Their MacBook Air Laptop. In The Song Naïm Sings Of Being A New Soul Who Has Come Into The World To Learn "a Bit 'bout How To Give And Take." However She Finds That Things Are Harder Than They Seem. The Song Features A Prominent "la La La La" Section As Its Hook. In The Issue Dated February 16 2008 "New Soul" Debuted On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 At #9 Giving Naïm Her First Single Ever To Enter Any U.S. Chart. It Reached #7 On The Hot 100 Before Falling To #42 The Following Week Making It One Of The Largest Falls From The Top 10 In Billboard History. It Recently Rebounded Into The Top Fifty Due To Being Featured On The Apple MacBook Air Commercials. It Debuted At Number 44 On The Canadian Hot 100 And Jumped To #7 On The Chart The Following Week And #13 On United World Chart Also Climbing To #7 The Following Week. In Her Birth Country Of France The Single Has Reached Number 2 So Far On The French Singles Chart. It Debuted On The UK Singles Chart At #42.
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Biography - Yael Naim
Yaël Naïm Is A French-Israeli Singer And Songwriter.
She Was Born In Paris In 1978 To Jewish-Tunisian Parents. At The Age Of Four She Moved With Her Family To Ramat HaSharon Israel Where She Learned Hebrew And Trained As A Pianist. She Served In The Israel Defence Forces As A Soloist In The Israeli Air Force Orchestra. She Began Her Singing Career With A Part In The Musical "Les Dix Commandements " And Her First Solo Album In A Man's Womb Was Released In 2001. According To A Songfacts Interview With Her It Disappointed Yael Who Decided She Would Be Much Happier Giving Up Her Dreams Of Stardom And Making Music On Her Terms. She Also Sang The Song "You Disappear" By Bruno Coulais For The Film Harrison's Flowers Directed By Elie Chouraqui. For Her Early Work She Was Credited Simply As Yaël. Naïm Joined Forces With Percussionist David Donatien And Over A Period Of Two Years They Arranged And Recorded Thirteen Of Naïm's Songs In A Studio In Naïm's Own Appartment In Paris And These Were Released As Her Second Album Yael Naim In The Fall Of 2007 On The Tôt Ou Tard Label. The Songs Are In French English And Hebrew And Received Critical Acclaim And The Album Entered The French Album Chart At #11 The Week After Its Release. The Style Has Been Described As Having A Touch Of Folk And A Touch Of Jazz With Mysterious And Evocative Words Sung With A Delicate And Intentionally Slightly Husky Voice.
In January 2008 Her Song "New Soul" Was Featured In The Debut Commercial For The MacBook Air Laptop. The Song Gained Fame From Being Featured In The Ad And It Has Peaked As Of February 1 2008 At #2 On The ITunes Top 100 Downloaded Songs.
Discography
* 2001 In A Man’s Womb
* 2007 Yael Naim This Is NOT An Incorrect Tag For Yael Naïm. The Correct Spelling Of Her Name Is Yaël Naïm And The Correct Spelling Of Her Releasing Name And 2007 Album Is Yael Naim. read less
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She Was Born In Paris In 1978 To Jewish-Tunisian Parents. At The Age Of Four She Moved With Her Family To Ramat HaSharon Israel Where She Learned Hebrew And Trained As A Pianist. She Served In The Israel Defence Forces As A Soloist In The Israeli Air Force Orchestra. She Began Her Singing Career With A Part In The Musical "Les Dix Commandements " And Her First Solo Album In A Man's Womb Was Released In 2001. According To A Songfacts Interview With Her It Disappointed Yael Who Decided She Would Be Much Happier Giving Up Her Dreams Of Stardom And Making Music On Her Terms. She Also Sang The Song "You Disappear" By Bruno Coulais For The Film Harrison's Flowers Directed By Elie Chouraqui. For Her Early Work She Was Credited Simply As Yaël. Naïm Joined Forces With Percussionist David Donatien And Over A Period Of Two Years They Arranged And Recorded Thirteen Of Naïm's Songs In A Studio In Naïm's Own Appartment In Paris And These Were Released As Her Second Album Yael Naim In The Fall Of 2007 On The Tôt Ou Tard Label. The Songs Are In French English And Hebrew And Received Critical Acclaim And The Album Entered The French Album Chart At #11 The Week After Its Release. The Style Has Been Described As Having A Touch Of Folk And A Touch Of Jazz With Mysterious And Evocative Words Sung With A Delicate And Intentionally Slightly Husky Voice.
In January 2008 Her Song "New Soul" Was Featured In The Debut Commercial For The MacBook Air Laptop. The Song Gained Fame From Being Featured In The Ad And It Has Peaked As Of February 1 2008 At #2 On The ITunes Top 100 Downloaded Songs.
Discography
* 2001 In A Man’s Womb
* 2007 Yael Naim This Is NOT An Incorrect Tag For Yael Naïm. The Correct Spelling Of Her Name Is Yaël Naïm And The Correct Spelling Of Her Releasing Name And 2007 Album Is Yael Naim. read less
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"New Soul" is the second single by the French-Israeli singer Yael Naïm, from her eponymous album. Speaking with Songfacts about the song in a 2011 interview, Naim said: "It was when I was really young that I sincerely believed to be an old soul reincarnated and I could even say it gave me a sense of superiority over others. But then as I subsequently did everything the wrong way round I concluded that it was actually my first time on earth and that I should learn to be a more humble."
The song gained popularity in the U.S. following its use by Apple in an advertisement for their MacBook Air laptop. In the song Naïm sings of being a new soul who has come into the world to learn "a bit 'bout how to give and take." However she finds that things are harder than they seem. The song features a prominent "la la la la" section as its hook.
In the issue dated February 16, 2008, "New Soul" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #9, giving Naïm her first single ever to enter any U.S. chart. It reached #7 on the Hot 100 before falling to #42 the following week making it one of the largest falls from the top 10 in Billboard history. It recently rebounded into the top fifty due to being featured on the Apple MacBook Air commercials. It debuted at number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100, and jumped to #7 on the chart the following week, and #13 on United World Chart, also climbing to #7 the following week. In her birth country of France, the single has reached number 2 so far on the French Singles Chart. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #42. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.