{{Infobox song | name = Sensualité | cover = Sensualité (Single by Axelle Red).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Axelle Red]] | album = [[Sans plus attendre]] | B-side = Femme au volant | released = 10 October 1993 | recorded = 1993 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | length = 3:48 | label = [[Virgin Music|Virgin]] | writer = [[Albert Hammond]], Shelly Peiken,<br/> Axelle Red | producer = Wouter Van Belle | prev_title = Aretha et Moi | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Elle danse seule | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = Axelle Red - Sensualité.ogg | description = A 22 seconds sample from "Sensualité" where Red is singing the first refrain. }} }}
"'''Sensualité'''" is a song recorded by Belgian singer-songwriter [[Axelle Red]]. It is the third [[Single (music)|single]] from her debut album, ''[[Sans plus attendre]]'', released on 10 October 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Axelle Red discography, officiel website |url=http://www.axelle-red.com/fr/discography/ |publisher=Axelle-Red |accessdate=7 May 2008}}</ref> In 1994, the song was very successful in France and is generally considered to be Axelle Red's [[signature song]]. It was also the first single of the singer released under her pseudonym of Axelle Red.
==Background, lyrics and performances== Lyrics were written and the music composed by Albert Hammond, Shelly Peiken and Axelle Red. This [[pop music|pop]] song deals with a love relationship in which the physical aspect is important. During an interview in the French programme ''La Méthode Cauet'', Axelle Red explained that the song originally should have been named "Sexualité" ("Sexuality" in English), but this title was cancelled as it could have been perceived too provocative.
The song is the fourth track on the studio album ''Sans plus attendre''. It also features on Axelle Red's albums ''[[French Soul]]'' as first track,<ref>''French Soul'', track listing [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Axelle+Red&titel=French+Soul&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 7, 2008)</ref> and on ''[[Alive (in concert)|Alive]]'', as first track too.<ref>''Alive'', track listing [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Axelle+Red&titel=Alive&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 7, 2008)</ref> It is also available on many French and Belgian compilations, such as ''Bleu Blanc Tubes vol. 1'', ''De Pré Historie 1993'', ''Bel 90 - Het beste uit de Belpop van 1993'' and ''100 op 1 - De beste Belgen''.
==Chart performance== In France, "Sensualité" debuted at number 27 on the SNEP Singles Chart on 22 January 1994, then entered the top ten three weeks later, peaked at number two for six consecutive weeks, being unable to dislodge [[IAM (band)|IAM]]'s "[[Je danse le Mia]]" which topped the chart then, and spent 19 weeks in the top ten and 38 weeks in the top 50.<ref name="France"/> It was certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] by the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]],<ref name="FrenchC"/> and ranked at number four on the 1994 year-end chart.<ref name="FranceYE">{{cite web |title=1994 French Singles Chart |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=1994 |publisher=Disqueenfrance |language=French |accessdate=30 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307201535/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=1994 |archivedate=7 March 2012 }}</ref>
==Track listings== * '''CD single''' # "Sensualité" — 3:48 # "Femme au volant" — 3:41
* '''7" single''' # "Sensualité" — 3:48 # "Femme au volant" — 3:41
* '''Cassette''' # "Sensualité" — 3:48 # "Femme au volant" — 3:41
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Sensualité" !Chart (1993–1994) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |title=Axelle Red, "Sensualité" — Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/105dd/Axelle-Red-Sensualite |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=5 July 2013}}</ref> |align="center"|6 |- !scope="row"{{single chart|France|2|artist=Axelle Red|song=Sensualité|access-date=25 May 2025|refname="France"}} |- !scope="row"|Quebec ([[ADISQ]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf |title=Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes |publisher=[[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]] |author=Michel Gignac |website=banq.qc.ca |page=651 |language=French |accessdate=14 April 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|4 |- |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Year-end chart performance for "Sensualité" !Chart (1994) !Position |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 in Review – Sales Charts|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|date=24 December 1994|page=24|access-date=24 May 2025|via=worldradiohistory.com}}</ref> |align="center"|100 |- !scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref name="FranceYE"/> |align="center"|4 |- |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Sensualité"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Sensualité|artist=Axelle Red|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1994|relyear=1993|access-date=14 April 2022|refname=FrenchC}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516221325/http://www.axelle-red.com/fr/music_and_lyrics/alive/sensualite.html "Sensualité", lyrics] * [http://www.trouveztout.org/Clips-videos-Axelle.Red.htm "Sensualité", music video]
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