“We were really not prepared for that success. 59.īut Modjo’s overnight success came with a downside, too, as the duo struggled to comprehend their sudden fame. Singles Chart, and the strummer “What I Mean,” which peaked at No. Modjo unveiled their 12-track, self-titled debut album just months later, including an acoustic version of “Lady,” along with the duo’s two follow-up singles - the disco-tinged “Chillin,'” which hit No. Destal, now 39, reflects, “My first thought was, ‘Wow, I have this little miracle happening to me.'”
“For a couple of years, my life was like wandering in some crazy Disneyland,” Tranchart explains. And the track’s music video - where three teenage actors indulge in a carefree day-long escapade - has since become almost as iconic as the song itself, notching 35 million YouTube spins to date. Singles Chart and climbed to the top 10 on charts in more than 15 countries from Brazil to Germany, including the band’s native France. But it performed even better overseas, where it spent four weeks atop the Official U.K. 8 biggest Dance Club Song, according to Billboard‘s year-end chart. The track finished 2001 as the year’s No.