Şımarık
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"Şımarık" (, "Spoiled"), also known as "Kiss Kiss", is a 1997 song by Turkish singer Tarkan. It was written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan. However, Tarkan later admitted in a 2006 interview that this had been done without Aksu's consent, who was the true copyright owner. It formed part of Tarkan's third album, Ölürüm Sana (1997). "Şımarık" was released in France in 1998 and across the rest of the world in 1999 from the compilation album Tarkan, which was released in Europe.
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- The song
- Commercial performance
- Music video
- Track listings
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- Stella Soleil version
- Music video
- Charts
- Holly Valance version
- Commercial performance
- Music video
- Track listings
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Release history
- Other cover versions
- Samplings and adaptations
- Dj R'AN version
- Usage in media
- References
"Şımarık" (, "Spoiled"), also known as "Kiss Kiss", is a 1997 song by Turkish singer Tarkan. It was written by Sezen Aksu, with music credited as composed by Tarkan. However, Tarkan later admitted in a 2006 interview that this had been done without Aksu's consent, who was the true copyright owner. It formed part of Tarkan's third album, Ölürüm Sana (1997). "Şımarık" was released in France in 1998 and across the rest of the world in 1999 from the compilation album Tarkan, which was released in Europe.
"Şımarık" became a chart hit in Europe, reaching No. 1 in Wallonia and entering the top three in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Many versions of the song were recorded in different languages, most notably the English-language cover, titled "Kiss Kiss", by Greek-American singer Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by Australian actress Holly Valance in 2002.
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