Down the Road (C2C song)

"Down the Road" is a song by the French electronic music band C2C that was released on 25 June 2012 on the On And On. Taken from the same-titled EP Down the Road (2012), the song was written by Sylvain Richard, Guillaume Jaulin, Thomas Le Vexier, Pierre Forestier and Arnaud Fradin. The single reached the top of the SNEP chart, the official French Singles Chart. It was also a hit in Belgium and the Netherlands. The single also appears on the band debut album Tetra also released in 2012.

"Down the Road"
Single by C2C
from the album Tetra
Released	25 June 2012
Recorded	2012
Length	3:25
Label	On And On, Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Sylvain Richard, Guillaume Jaulin, Thomas Le Vexier, Pierre Forestier et Arnaud Fradin
Music video
"Down the Road" on YouTube

C2C sampled the vocals from Eddie Cusic's, “You Don't Have to Go” for "Down the Road".^[1][2]

Music video

The music video features New Zealand pro skateboarder Richie Jackson.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3]	53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	66
France (SNEP)[6]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	97
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	36
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9]	25
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	46
France (SNEP)[12]	16
Chart (2013)	Position
France (SNEP)[13]	87
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14]	65

References

1. "C2C's Down the Road sample of Eddie Cusic's You Don't Have to Go". WhoSampled. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
2. Owston, Jim (4 February 2013). "Reading between the Grooves: C2C: Down The Road". Zeegrooves.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
3. "C2C – Down The Road" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
4. "C2C – Down The Road" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
5. "C2C Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
6. "C2C – Down The Road" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
7. "C2C – Down The Road" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
8. "C2C – Down The Road". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
9. "C2C Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
10. "C2C Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
11. "Rapports Annuels 2012". Ultratop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
12. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2012" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
13. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
14. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2019.