Je suis malade (song)
"Je suis malade" | |
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Single by Serge Lama | |
from the album Je suis malade | |
A-side | "Je suis malade" |
B-side | "Les p'tites femmes de Pigalle" |
Released | 1973 |
Length | 4:00 |
Label | Philips |
Songwriter(s) | Serge Lama, Alice Dona |
Music video | |
Serge Lama "Je suis malade" (French TV, 1975) on YouTube |
"Je suis malade" (I am sick) is a song by French singer and songwriter Serge Lama. After being recorded by him with no success, Dalida recorded the song receiving widespread success.[1]
Composition and writing[]
The song was written by Serge Lama and composed by Alice Dona.[2]
Commercial performance[]
Serge Lama's original version wasn't particularly popular in France, TV and radio programmers preferred the reverse side of the single, "Les p'tites femmes de Pigalle".[3] It's also Alice Dona's best selling song.
Track listing[]
7" single Philips (1973, France etc.)
Cover versions[]
The song was covered, among others, by Lara Fabian (in 1994),[5] Thierry Amiel (in 2003),[6] Demis Roussos, and the South Korean vocal quartet Forestella[7].
Charts[]
Serge Lama version[]
Charts (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgique (Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles Wallonia)[1][8] | 41 |
Dalida version[]
Charts (2017) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP)[9] | 113 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "ultratop.be - Serge Lama - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
"ultratop.be - Serge Lama - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10. - ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1974. pp. 381–.
- ^ Didier Janeault (17 March 2017). Camion Blanc: Dicorock Reprises, cover versions et plagiats. Camion Blanc. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-2-35779-929-5.
- ^ "Serge Lama - Je Suis Malade at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Lara Fabian - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Thierry Amiel - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Serge Lama choqué : en Corée du sud, le chanteur a fait une découverte ultra émouvante !". www.public.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS (19/01/2013)". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Dalida – Je suis malade" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1973 songs
- 1973 singles
- French songs
- Serge Lama songs
- Dalida songs
- Lara Fabian songs
- Demis Roussos songs
- Songs written by Serge Lama
- Philips Records singles
- Songs written by Alice Dona