Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd

"Heb ik ooit gezegd" ("Have I ever said") is a song recorded by Belgian pop band Clouseau from their eleventh studio album, In Stereo (1999). The song is a Dutch-language cover version based on the 1989 song "Have I Told You Lately" by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison, and was produced by Kris Wauters and Jean Blaute.

"Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd
(Have I Told You Lately)"
Single by Clouseau
from the album In Stereo
LanguageDutch
English titleHave I Told You Lately
B-side"Heb ik ooit gezegd (Instrumentaal)"
Released29 January 1999
FormatCD single
StudioSynsound, Brussels
Genre
Length4:15
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd" on YouTube

The song was released as the album's lead single on 29 January 1999, and remained on the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 50 chart for sixteen weeks, peaking at number seven for two weeks. It also spent eight weeks on the Netherlands GfK Dutch Chart, peaking at number 68.

"Heb ik ooit gezegd" was certified Gold (Belgium) on 19 March 1999.

Background

Clouseau is best known for their ballads; but although lead singer Koen Wauters was eager to release more lively, upbeat songs, their cover of Van Morrison's romantic ballad "Have I Told You Lately" was chosen as the album's lead single.[2] The Dutch translation of Morrison's English lyrics was written by Koen Wauters and Yurek Onzia, and the song was produced by Kris Wauters and Jean Blaute.[3]

The song was recorded at Synsound Studio in Brussels, Belgium.[4]

Release

"Heb ik ooit gezegd" was released through EMI on 29 January 1999.[5]

Track listings

CD single EMI 8866632 (be) / EAN 0724388666329 [5]

  1. "Heb ik ooit gezegd" – 4:15
  2. "Heb ik ooit gezegd" (Instrumentaal) – 4:14

Personnel

Personnel list adapted from The Music Archive[6]

  • Koen Wauters – vocals
  • Kris Wauters – keyboards
  • Jean Blaute – guitar, Hammond organ, piano
  • Eric Melaerts – guitar
  • Evert Verhees – bass guitar
  • Walter Mets – drums

Chart performance

"Heb ik ooit gezegd" entered the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 50 chart on 6 February 1999 at number 27. Two weeks later on 20 February 1999, it peaked at number seven, where it remained for two weeks. It briefly dropped out of the top ten but returned to number eight on 20 March 1999 and held that position for two weeks. The song finally exited on 22 May 1999, having spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart, five of which were in the top ten.[3]

In the Netherlands, "Heb ik ooit gezegd" entered the Dutch charts at number 88 on 1 May 1999, peaking three weeks later at number 72 on 22 May 1999. The song dropped out at number 90 on 19 June 1999, after a total of eight weeks on the chart.[7]

Certifications

"Heb ik ooit gezegd" was certified Gold on 19 March 1999 for sales in excess of 10,000 units.[8]

Weekly charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 68

Other releases

Clouseau included "Heb ik ooit gezegd" on several of their subsequent album releases:

  • Ballades (2001)[11]
  • Clouseau20 (2003)[12]
  • Ballades (2010)[13]
  • Essential (2011)[14]
  • Clouseau30 (2017)[15]

Covers

Belgian X-Factor winner Udo Mechels[16] recorded a cover of Clouseau's version of the song for the album Braveau Clouseau (2007), produced by Hans Francken.[17][18] The album, a tribute to Clouseau, topped the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop 200 Albums chart in September 2007[17] and was certified Gold in Belgium on 22 September 2007.[19] Udo performed the song live in 2011 at a concert in Lier, Belgium; Alexandra Soto of Gazet van Antwerpen described Udo's performance of "Heb ik ooit gezegd" as "beautiful".[20]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics (in Dutch)

References
  1. "Clouseau - Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. "In stereo - Clouseau - VivaVlaanderen" (in Dutch). Radio 2. 20 March 1999. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. "Clouseau - Heb ik ooit gezegd". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. Houbrechts, Dirk (April 1999). "CD of the week (April 1999): Clouseau In Stereo". houbi.com. Flanders Music Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. "Clouseau - Heb ik ooit gezegd (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. "Clouseau - Heb ik ooit gezegd". muziekarchief.be. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. "Clouseau - Heb ik ooit gezegd". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. "Goud en platina -singles 1999". Ultratop. 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Clouseau – Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Clouseau – Heb Ik Ooit Gezegd" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. "Clouseau - Ballades". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. "Clouseau - Clouseau20". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  13. "Clouseau - Ballades [2010]". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  14. "Clouseau - Essential". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  15. "Clouseau - Clouseau30". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  16. O'Brien, Jon. "Udo - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  17. "Braveau Clouseau". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  18. "Udo - Heb ik ooit gezegd (Song)". Hung Medien. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. "Goud en platina -albums 2007". Ultratop. 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  20. Soto, Alexandra (29 July 2011). "Udo puts on an excellent show in Lier". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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