Folie de l'Amour

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"Folie de l'Amour"
Single by Emily Henning
from the album Only Human
Released November 22, 2009 (2009-11-22)
Format CD single
Recorded 2009
Genre Pop
Label Saturdays Records
Writer(s) Alesha / Shell Ruin
Certification Platinum
Emily Henning singles chronology
"Bruises"
(2009)
"Folie de l'Amour"
(2009)
"Strike"
(2010)

Folie de l'Amour is the lead single from Emily Henning's Only Human album. Written and produced by Alesha and Shell Ruin, it became one of Henning's biggest hit to date, selling 450,349 copies. The song is critically acclaimed as a "pop masterpiece" and praised by many reviewers as the best song of 2009.

Chart Performance[edit | edit source]

Following its release in November 2009, "Folie de l'Amour" spent two consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling more than 100,000 copies in its first week of release alone. In total, "Folie de l'Amour" sold 450,349 copies in the UK, garnering a Platinum certification.

The single also debuted at number-one in Scotland and reached the Top 10 in Ireland, Australia, Hungary, and France.

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 1
Scotland (OCC) 1
Ireland (IRMA) 3
Australia (ARIA) 4
Hungary (Single Top 40) 4
France (SNEP) 7
Italy (FIMI) 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 18
Poland (Polish Airplay New) 20
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 27
Germany (Official German Charts) 32
Romania (Romanian Top 100) 68