Ciel (Gims song)
| "Ciel" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gims | |
| from the EP Le Nord se souvient | |
| Released | 13 September 2024 |
| Genre | Pop rap |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | Géante Rouge |
| Producer | Maximum Beats |
| Music video | |
| "Ciel" on YouTube | |
"Ciel" is a song by Congolese singer Gims released in September 2024. Throughout 2024 and 2025 it climbed the French charts, peaking at number one for 10 weeks. It peaked the song peak at number one in France and Wallonia. In June, six months after its release, the song reached 100 Million streams on the digital streaming platform Spotify.[1]
One week after the release, its music video was filmed in Verbier, a ski resort in south-western Switzerland.[2]
In August 2025, a video went viral on French social media of a youth camp in Verbier singing a remix of the song in which some lyrics have been altered in order to make the song more Christian-themed.[3][4][5]
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 1 |
| France (SNEP)[7] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 57 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 14 |
References
- ^ Mande, Ordi (2025-06-05). "Gims franchit un cap impressionnant avec "Ciel" : plus de 100 millions d'écoutes sur Spotify". Mbote (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Gims a tourné à Verbier le clip de «Ciel», nouveau single qui cartonne". Gims a tourné à Verbier le clip de «Ciel», nouveau single qui cartonne (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ Moulin, Charlotte (2025-09-16). "Gims salue une reprise chrétienne de sa chanson «Ciel»". Evangeliques.info (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "« Maître Gims a évangélisé pour nous ! » : une reprise chrétienne de Gims enflamme la toile". Famille Chrétienne (in French). 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ Fenon, Marianne (2025-09-12). "Une reprise chrétienne du son « Ciel » de Maître Gims fait le buzz sur les réseaux sociaux". Regards protestants (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Gims / Dystinct – Spider" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Gims / Dystinct – Spider" (in French). Le classement de singles.
- ^ "Gims / Dystinct – Spider" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Gims / Dystinct – Spider". Swiss Singles Chart.