Who had number one hits with 'Respire' and 'Arsonist'? And when, and
in how many countries?

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Clarification of Question by chris4-ga on 02 Dec 2002 01:17 PST

Dear denco-ga and robw-ga,

No, the titles were definitely Respire and Arsonist.  I believe both
tracks were by the same artist, but there is a possibility that
different artists had hits with them.  The key thing is who got to
number one with each of them.  Could it have been in a different
country?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 06 Dec 2002 15:16 PST

I think I've found Arsonist, but no information about whether it was a
number one hit.  It seems to have been a popular club track.

I've also found another Respire than the one Missy found.  Both might
be the one you are looking for.  I have one way to distinguish them --
are there vocals (in particular, French vocals) on the track?

In general, what do these two songs sound like?

Would you accept an answer that simply has the name and year of each
song, even if there is no indication of their chart position?

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Clarification of Question by chris4-ga on 09 Dec 2002 03:15 PST

justaskscott,

I need the artist or group who took both tracks to no.1 in the same
country.  So:  artist, country, and month when each track made it. 
Both songs have been sung by French-language groups, and so the
country is likely to be France, Belgium, Luxembourg, etc.

Regards

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 09 Dec 2002 18:45 PST

Are you sure that the song Arsonist is by a French-language group? 
The word "Arsonist" itself is not French, so it makes me wonder.  (By
contrast, "Respire" is a French word.)  The song Arsonist I've heard
sounds more like dancehall reggae, sung in Jamaican-accented English. 
Was the singing in French in the song that you heard?

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Clarification of Question by chris4-ga on 10 Dec 2002 19:57 PST

justaskscott,

I understand that both songs were sung by French-language groups, and
somewhere one group got them both to number one.  I myself have only
ever heard 'Respire', which was very French.

Regards

Could you be referring to:

Between the Buried and Me

Date: April 30, 2002

2. Arsonist
3. Aspirations

http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com/

Were both tracks by the same artist?

Hi Chris!

I found your question intriguing, so I thought I'd give it a go.  I've
hit nothing but dead ends for "Arsonist", but I did find a little
about "Respire".

The song "Respire" is from the French hip-hop duo "NTM", and appears
on their 1998 release "Supreme NTM":

Supreme NTM at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000249AX/002-3975491-9268842

The song apparently topped the French charts briefly in '98 or '99
(according to a few fan ramblings I've found), but I've not been able
to confirm this.

Perhaps someone else will be able to find "Arsonist" for you.

Good luck!

--Missy