"Do you remember the exact date" is somewhat similar to the "How I discovered Alizée" thread.
I discovered Alizée on August 20, 2000 when I arrived on vacation in Paris. Back then Alizée was like everywhere, with her posters being on every poster wall and in (magazines in) all kiosks and Moi... Lolita being played throughout the city.
It's special to realize that was the last day we were both 15 years old and it's now over 20 years later, still talking about it.
In 2000 everything was physical, not online. In Paris in August 2000 there were many large physical advertising spots with the Moi... Lolita Alizée poster.
Every few shops / kiosks / street vendors played Moi... Lolita, with someone next to it actively approaching every tourist, trying to convince them to buy the Moi... Lolita CD single then and there for the French franc equivalent of about €5/$5.
Even 20 years later Alizée's Moi... Lolita is still the 33rd best-selling single in France ever, with over 1.280.400 units sold.
Just imagine a giantic pile of over 1.280.400 physical CDs having all been sold just in France for over 6 million Euro / Dollar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...gles_in_France
In all those years since 2000, just three songs managed to stay more weeks in the top 10 than Alizée's Moi... Lolita.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndic..._in_the_top_10