"Rayon de soleil" (English: "Ray of Sunshine") is the name of a 2008 song recorded by the African singer William Baldé. It was released as a single in July 2008 from his album En Corps étranger.

In France, the song was announced as the "uncontested summer hit of 2008". The single went straight to number 1 in France with 22,135 sales, and stayed there for other eight non-consecutive weeks. In its sixth week, 23,298 copies were sold, which is to date the second best weekly sales of the year for a number-one hit in France. To date, it is the third best-selling single of the year, with 212,761 sales, behind "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" and "Il avait les mots".

It achieved a minor success in Switzerland, peaking at #24 in its fourth week. It also topped the chart in its eighth week in Belgium (Wallonia).

Track listings

1. "Rayon de soleil" — 3:39
2. "Yönn-gui" — 5:08
3. "Rayon de soleil" (video) Digital download
4. "Rayon de soleil" (single version) — 5:02
5. "Rayon de soleil" (album version) — 4:26

Charts

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