Tomber la chemise
| "Tomber la chemise" | ||||
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| Single by Zebda | ||||
| from the album Essence ordinaire | ||||
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| Released | 7 June 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, reggae | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Barclay, Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Magyd Cherfi Zebda | |||
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"Tomber la chemise" (literally "Taking Off Shirt" but the meaning is "Get ready to play hard") is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective Zebda. The song was released on 7 June 1999 as part of the first single from Zebda's third album Essence ordinaire and received a successful reception in France, where it reached number-one on the singles chart and won two awards. This summer 1999 hit song "Tomber la chemise" was part of a sudden popularity trend by rappers of immigrant origins in France at that time.