# B.B.E.

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{{Short description|French trance music act}}
{{other uses|BBE (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = B.B.E.
| image           =
| caption         =
| image_size      =
| origin          = [France](/source/France)<ref name="allmusic guide">{{cite book |author=Bogdanov, Vladimir |title=All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music |edition=4th |year=2001 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=978-0879306281 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad/page/61 61] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad/page/61 }}</ref>
| genre           = {{hlist|[Acid trance](/source/Acid_trance)|[dream trance](/source/dream_trance)}}
| years_active    = 1996–2003
| label           = Positiva
| associated_acts =
| website         =
| past_members    = * Bruno Sanchioni
* [Emmanuel Top](/source/Emmanuel_Top)
* Bruno Quartier
* Royal Mike
}}
'''B.B.E.''' was a [French](/source/France)-based [trance music](/source/trance_music) act, originally composed of [Italian](/source/Italy) [record producer](/source/record_producer)s Bruno Sanchioni and Bruno Quartier, and  [French](/source/France) producer [Emmanuel Top](/source/Emmanuel_Top).

==Musical career==
"[Seven Days and One Week](/source/Seven_Days_and_One_Week)" (1996) was a top ten hit in more than ten countries worldwide, reaching number three in the United Kingdom,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 36}}</ref> and in Germany. The song was certified silver by the [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry) (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="BPI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |title=BPI: Certified Awards Search |publisher=[British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry) |accessdate=2011-12-27 |format=To access, one must enter the search parameter "BBE" and select "Search by Keyword" |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archivedate=2009-09-24 }}</ref>

They had two Top 5 [hits](/source/hit_record) in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom): "Seven Days and One Week" and "Flash". They followed these up with two Top 20 hits: "Desire" and "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)"; and a 1998 album entitled ''Games''.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

Later in the band's short career, the [trio](/source/trio_(music)) would move into more ethereal trance productions.

Emmanuel Top managed a [record label](/source/record_label) called [Attack Records](/source/Attack_Records) from 1993 to 2003, and produced many dance hits. More recently, he managed a dance [club](/source/nightclub) in [Belgium](/source/Belgium). Bruno Sanchioni co produced one of the first trance recordings, "[The Age of Love](/source/The_Age_of_Love_(Age_of_Love_song))".

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)<br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Games''
| 
* Release date: 13 July 1998
* Label: [Positiva Records](/source/Positiva_Records)
* Formats: [CD , Vinyl](/source/Compact_disc)
| 60
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="13"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [Certifications](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification)<br /><small>([sales thresholds](/source/List_of_music_recording_sales_certifications))</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [AUT](/source/Austrian_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=B.B.E.|title=lescharts.com - Discographie B.B.E.|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=lescharts.com}}</ref>
! width="35"| [BEL<br>(Vl)](/source/Ultratop_50)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [FIN](/source/Finnish_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [FRA](/source/French_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [GER](/source/German_Singles_Chart)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/B.B.E./single|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712173706/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/B.B.E./single|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de|work=musicline.de}}</ref>
! width="35"| [IRE](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |work=irishcharts.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=2009-06-02 }}</ref>
! width="35"| [ITA](/source/Italian_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [NED](/source/Dutch_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [NOR](/source/Norwegian_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [SPA](/source/Spanish_Singles_Chart)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=bbe+seven+days+spain&pg=PA68|title=Billboard|work=google.ca|date=28 September 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=bbe+flash&pg=PA48|title=Billboard|work=google.ca|date=12 April 1997}}</ref>
! width="35"| [SUI](/source/Swiss_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [SWE](/source/Swedish_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)<br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />
|-
| 1996
| align="left"| "[Seven Days and One Week](/source/Seven_Days_and_One_Week)" 
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 3
|
*[FRA](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique): Silver<ref name="France's Silver certifications 1996">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1996
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730192839/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1996
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=July 30, 2012
 |title=Certifications Singles Argent - année 1996 
 |publisher=Disque en France 
 |accessdate=2010-08-14 
}}</ref>
*[GER](/source/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie): Gold<ref name="Germany's certification database">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=B.B.E.|accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref>
*[UK](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry): Silver<ref name="UK's certification database">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx 
 |title=Certified Awards Search: BBE 
 |publisher=[BPI](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry) 
 |accessdate=2010-08-14 
 |url-status=dead
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
 |archivedate=2009-09-24
}}</ref>
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Games''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| align="left"| "[Flash](/source/Flash_(B.B.E._song))" 
| 18
| 20
| 8
| 12
| 11
| 15
| 11
| 43
| 16
| 6
| 21
| 14
| 5
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|-
| align="left"| "Desire" 
| —
| 26
| —
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| 71
| 15
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| 97
| —
| —
| —
| 50
| 19
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|-
| 1998
| align="left"| "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)" 
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 61
| 35
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| 19
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|-
| 2000
| align="left"| "Seven Days and Four Years" 
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| —
| —
| —
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| align="left" rowspan="4"| Singles only
|-
| 2001
| align="left"| "Orion" <small>(vs. [Emmanuel Top](/source/Emmanuel_Top))</small> 
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| 2002
| align="left"| "Free"
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| —
| —
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| —
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|-
| 2003
| align="left"| "Hollywood"
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| —
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|-
| align="center" colspan="18" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|5584}}

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Category:French trance music groups
Category:Positiva Records artists

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