J'aime les filles

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"J'aime les filles (si vous êtes comme ça téléphonez moi)" is a 1967 single by French singer-songwriter Jacques Dutronc.

"J'aime les filles"
Single by Jacques Dutronc
Released	1967
Recorded	1967
Genre	French rock
Length	3:00
Label	Disques Vogue (France), Pye Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
Producer(s)	Unknown
Jacques Dutronc singles chronology
"Les Cactus" (1966) "J'aime les filles" (1967) "La publicité" (1967)

It reached number 1 in the French singles chart for two weeks from 6 May 1967.

Court case

In 1977, Dutronc and co-writer Jacques Lanzmann sued an advertising agency for making use of an instrumental version of the song without permission. The agency successfully defended the claim, arguing that the extract they had used was identical in melody to an older song, differing only in rhythm. The case established a precedent in French law that applying a new rhythm to an existing tune does not create a new work for copyright purposes.

Track listing

Words by Jacques Lanzmann and music by Jacques Dutronc.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"J'aime les filles"	03:00
2.	"J'ai tout lu, tout vu, tout bu"	01:54

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"L'idole"	02:45
2.	"Les petites annonces"	02:45

Personnel

• Jacques Dutronc : voice, guitar, percussion
• Hadi Kalafate : bass, percussion
• Alain Le Govic (alias Alain Chamfort) : piano, organ
• Jean-Pierre Alarcen : guitar
• Jacques Pasut : rhythm guitar
• Michel Pelay : drums

External links

• Video of Jacques Dutronc performing "J'aime les filles" on the French TV show Palmarès des chansons, November 1966.