To France

1984 single by Mike Oldfield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.

B-side
  • "In the Pool"
  • "Bones"
Released18 June 1984 (1984-06-18)[1]
Recorded"In the Swiss Alps at 2,000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"[2]
GenreProgressive pop, rock
Quick facts Single by Mike Oldfield, from the album Discovery ...
"To France"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Discovery
B-side
  • "In the Pool"
  • "Bones"
Released18 June 1984 (1984-06-18)[1]
Recorded"In the Swiss Alps at 2,000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"[2]
GenreProgressive pop, rock
Length4:33
LabelVirgin
SongwriterMike Oldfield
ProducersMike Oldfield
Simon Phillips
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Crime of Passion"
(1984)		 "To France"
(1984)		 "Tricks of the Light"
(1984)
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The musical theme used in "To France" was also used on the first track on side two of the Discovery album, "Talk About Your Life". The B-sides for the single are the non-album tracks "In the Pool" and "Bones".[3] The B-sides later re-appeared on the re-issue of the "Moonlight Shadow" single in 1993.

The music video that appears on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video for "To France" is a mock-live performance of the song. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video.

Track listing

7" Single
  1. "To France" (4.33)
  2. "In the Pool" (3.40)
12" Single
  1. "To France" (extended version) (5:32)
  2. "In the Pool" (3:40)
  3. "Bones" (3:19)

Charts

The song reached the top 10 in a number of countries in 1984.

More information Chart (1984), Peak position ...
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Maggie Reilly version

Quick facts Single by Maggie Reilly, from the album Elena ...
"To France"
Single by Maggie Reilly
from the album Elena
ReleasedJanuary 1997[17]
Recorded1996
GenreFolk pop
Length5:09
LabelEMI
SongwriterMike Oldfield
ProducerNick Patrick
Maggie Reilly singles chronology
"Walk on By (The Mixes)"
(1996)		 "To France"
(1997)		 "Listen to Your Heart (The Mixes)"
(1997)
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In 1996, Maggie Reilly re-recorded "To France" on her solo album Elena, and in 2009 she recorded another version of the song for her album Looking Back Moving Forward. Compared to the original, this version is significantly Pop-heavy.

Track listing

Maxi-CD
  1. "To France" (JPO & Beam Video Mix) 3:46
  2. "To France" (Intro) 1:08
  3. "To France" (JPO & Beam Spanish Dream Mix) 5:50
  4. "To France" (JPO & Beam Club Mix) 8:03
  5. ""To France" (Espirito Remix) 6:40
  6. "Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly - "To France" (Radio Edit) 3:34
Part II - CD-Maxi
  1. "To France" (DJ Beam's Radio Mix) 3:54
  2. "To France" (De Donatis Remix) 6:16
  3. "To France" (DJ Beam's Club Mix) 6:29

Charts

More information Chart (1997), Peak position ...
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18]17
Germany (GfK)[19]19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20]30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21]53
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]22
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Kim Wilde version

Quick facts Single by Kim Wilde, from the album Snapshots ...
"To France"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Snapshots
Released2 December 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop rock
Length3:59
LabelColumbia SevenOne
SongwriterMike Oldfield
ProducersAndrew Murray
Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"It's Alright" / "Sleeping Satellite"
(2011)		 "To France"
(2011)		 "Ever Fallen in Love"
(2012)
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"To France" is the second single to be released from Kim Wilde's twelfth studio album Snapshots. It was released digitally on 2 December 2011. Included on the single is a Christmas remix of the song as well as an exclusive remix of "It's Alright" by German Euro-dance band Groove Coverage.

Track listing

  1. "To France" (Christmas edit) – 3:56
  2. "To France" – 3:59
  3. "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix edit) – 2:55
  4. "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix) – 4:26

Other cover versions

References

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