Aïcha


"Aïcha" is the name of a song written by the French singer songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The title refers to an Arabic female name.
The song was originally performed by Algerian raï artist Khaled. The original French single was never released in an album, though Khaled's 1996 album Sahra featured a bilingual version of the song sung in both French and Arabic. The Arabic lyrics for the bilingual version of the song are written by Khaled. Khaled's music video was directed by Sarah Moon.

Lyrics / theme

The song's lyrics are about a woman named Aïcha, who is being wooed by a man. He promises her pearls, jewels, poems, and other luxuries and romantic things, to which she replies:
The song's chorus has the following words in French :
The lyrics were all in French. The Arabic verse by Khaled added later is as follows:

Track listings

; CD single
  1. "Aïcha" — 4:20
  2. "Aïcha" — 4:20

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Year-end charts

Certifications

Outlandish version

In 2002, the Danish hip hop band, Outlandish, recorded and released an English version of the song "Aicha" that was included in their album Bread & Barrels of Water. It was engineered, mixed & produced and musically performed by Mintman. The song peaked at #2 in the Mega Single Top 100 for two weeks and for three weeks in the Swedish Singles Chart. It also reached the top in Switzerland, and #3 in Austria and Norway, and #8 in Belgium. A video was also shot for the single.

Track listings

; CD maxi
  1. "Aicha"
  2. "Aicha"
  3. "Aicha"
  4. Outlandish feat. Majid & Asmaá - "El Moro"

    Charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

The original song has since been remade by several singers and bands:
It has been adapted to several other languages: