"La plus belle pour aller danser" (Translation: The most beautiful to dance with) is a song by Sylvie Vartan from the 1964 French feature film Cherchez l'idole.[1][2]
| "La plus belle pour aller danser" | ||||
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| Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
| from the album À Nashville | ||||
| Language | French | |||
| English title | The most beautiful to dance with | |||
| Released | March 1964 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Composer(s) | Georges Garvarentz | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Charles Aznavour | |||
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| "La plus belle pour aller danser" (official live, 1965) on YouTube | ||||
Background and writing
editThe song was written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz.[3][4]
Commercial performance
editThe song spent 11 weeks at no. 1 in France.
In Wallonia (Belgium) the single spent 24 weeks in the chart, peaking at no. 3.[3]
The song also reached no. 1 in Japan.[5]
Track listings
edit7-inch EP RCA 86046 (March 1964, France, Spain, Portugal, etc.)
- A1. "La plus belle pour aller danser" (2:29)
- A2. "Un air de fête" (2:13)
- B1. "Dum di la" (1:54)
- B2. "Ne l'imite pas" (2:48)[3]
7-inch single RCA Victor 49.067 (1970, France)
- "La plus belle pour aller danser"
- "Si je chante"[6]
7-inch single "Aidoru o Sagase / Koi no Shokku" RCA Victor SS-1476 (1964, Japan)
- A. "Aidoru o Sagase" (アイドルを探せ) ("La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser") (2:28)
- B. "Koi no Shokku" (恋のショック) ("Si Je Chante")[7]
7-inch single "Aidoru o Sagase / Watashi o Aishite" RCA SS-2018 (1972, Japan)
- A. "Aidoru o Sagase" (アイドルを探せ) ("La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser") (2:28)
- B. "Watashi o Aishite" (私を愛して) ("Car Tu T'en Vas")[8]
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 3 |
| France | 1 |
| Japan[5] | 1 |
| Spain Promusicae[10] | 3 |
Cover versions
editThe song has been covered, among others, by Pompilia Stoian (Romania),[11] Thanh Lan (Vietnam),[12] Michèle Richard (Canada),[13] Chris Garneau,[14] Sarah Dagenais-Hakim and Emilie-Claire Barlow on her Juno Award winning album Seule ce soir.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Daniel Ichbiah. 50 ans de chansons françaises. Daniel Ichbiah. pp. 1–. ISBN 979-10-91410-16-8.
- ^ "La plus belle pour aller danser de Sylvie Vartan : méfiez-vous des apparences, souvent derrière le sucre il y a le stupre !". RTBF. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ a b c "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - La plus belle pour aller danser". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Sylvie* - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (27 February 1965). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 22–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan - La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "シルヴィー・バルタン* - アイドルを探せ = La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan – La plus belle pour aller danser" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, January 30, 1965". Billboard. 30 January 1965.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Pompilia - La plus belle pour aller danser". Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Thanh Lan - La plus belle pour aller danser". Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Michèle Richard - Les Hommes / La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Garneau - La plus belle pour aller danser". Retrieved 2017-11-08.