La plus belle pour aller danser
1964 single by Sylvie Vartan
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"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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Georges Garvarentz | |||
| Lyricist | Charles Aznavour | |||
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "La plus belle pour aller danser" (official live, 1965) on YouTube | ||||
Background and writing
The song was written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz.[3][4]
Commercial performance
Track listings
7-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
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 3 |
| France | 1 |
| Japan[5] | 1 |
| Spain Promusicae[10] | 3 |
Cover versions
The song has been covered, among others, by Pompilia Stoian (Romania),[11] Thanh Lan (Vietnam),[12] Michèle Richard (Canada),[13] Huoy Meas (Cambodia),[14] Chris Garneau,[15] Sarah Dagenais-Hakim and Emilie-Claire Barlow on her Juno Award winning album Seule ce soir.