Mais qui est la belette ?

"Mais qui est la belette ?"
Single by Manau
from the album Panique celtique
B-side"Le chien du forgeron"
ReleasedDecember 1998
GenrePop rap
Length3:55
LabelPolydor
SongwritersHervé Lardic
Cédric Soubiron
Martial Tricoche
ProducerMartial Tricoche
Manau singles chronology
"Panique celtique"
(1998) 		"Mais qui est la belette ?"
(1998) 		"La Confession"
(1999)

"Mais qui est la belette ?" is a 1998 song recorded by French hip hop act Manau. It was the third single from its album Panique celtique and was released in December 1998. It achieved success, becoming a number-one hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), although its sales were not as high as the first single of the album, "La Tribu de Dana".

Background and writing

"Mais qui est la belette ?" ("But who is the weasel?") is an adaptation of a popular song from Brittany named "La Jument de Michao", covered in a rap Celtic version. The refrain is the same as that of the original song, namely the lyrics 'J'entends le loup, le renard et la belette' ('I hear the wolf, the fox and the weasel'), but the verses and the title are changed.[1]

Chart performance

In France, "Mais qui est la bellette ?" debuted at number six on 19 December 1998 and peaked at number one four weeks later. It remained for 12 weeks in the top ten, 19 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks on the chart (top 100).[2] In Belgium (Wallonia), the song charted for 22 weeks in the top 40, ten of them in the top five. It started at number 34 on 26 December 1998, entered the top ten the week after, and topped the chart from the fifth to the eighth week. Thereafter, it did not stop to drop on the chart.[3]

Manau performed the song live on the French TV show Sol en Cirque, aired on France 2, on 24 December 2005.

Track listings

  • CD single
  1. "Mais qui est la belette ?" (remix) — 3:55
  2. "Le Chien du forgeron" — 4:23
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Mais qui est la belette ?" (remix) — 3:55
  2. "Mais qui est la belette ?" (original version) — 3:58

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[7] Platinum 30,000*
France (SNEP)[8] Gold 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit.tubes (in French). Alinéa Bis. p. 448. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  2. ^ a b "Manau – Mais qui est la belette ?" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Manau – Mais qui est la belette ?" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ^ 1999 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 24 January 2009)
  5. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2026 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ 1999 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 19 November 2010)
  7. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  8. ^ "French single certifications – Manau – Mais qui est la belette ?" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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