Je suis malade (song)

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"Je suis malade"
Single by Serge Lama
from the album Je suis malade
A-side"Je suis malade"
B-side"Les p'tites femmes de Pigalle"
Released1973 (1973)
Length4:00
LabelPhilips
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.)

A. "Je suis malade" (3:59)
B. "Les p'tites femmes de Pigalle" (2:30)[1][4]

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
Belgique (Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles Wallonia)[1][8] 41

Dalida version[]

Charts (2017) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[9] 113

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1974. pp. 381–.
  3. ^ Didier Janeault (17 March 2017). Camion Blanc: Dicorock Reprises, cover versions et plagiats. Camion Blanc. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-2-35779-929-5.
  4. ^ "Serge Lama - Je Suis Malade at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  5. ^ "ultratop.be - Lara Fabian - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  6. ^ "ultratop.be - Thierry Amiel - Je suis malade". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  7. ^ "Serge Lama choqué : en Corée du sud, le chanteur a fait une découverte ultra émouvante !". www.public.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  8. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS (19/01/2013)". Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Dalida – Je suis malade" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-11-10.

External links[]

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