L'amour toujours

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This article is about the song. For the album of the same name, see L'Amour Toujours (album).

"L'Amour Toujours"
File:Gigi Amour single.jpg
Single by Gigi D'Agostino
from the album L'Amour Toujours
ReleasedJuly 2000
Genre
Length
  • 8:45 / 6:54 (L'Amour Vision / Mixed Cut)
  • 4:02 (Small Mix)
Label
  • NoiseMaker
  • Media
Songwriters
  • Luigino Di Agostino
  • Carlo Montagner
  • Paolo Sandrini
  • Diego Leoni
ProducerGigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino singles chronology
"La Passion"
(2000) 		"L'Amour Toujours"
(2000) 		"Super (1, 2, 3)"
(2000)
Audio sample
"I'll Fly with You"
("L'amour toujours")
Music video
Video on YouTube

"L'Amour Toujours" (also named "I'll Fly with You"[1]) is a song co-written and recorded by the Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. The song was released to American clubs and dance radio in July 2000. In Europe, the song was released in October 2000. The song is from D'Agostino's 1999 album of the same name. Ola Onabule is the vocalist of this song. He performs all the vocals on the track and on all versions of the song.

"L'amour toujours" became an international success, topping the charts of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Romania and peaking within the top 10 in six other countries. In North America, it peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Canadian Singles Chart. The album version has a different mix, which was used as the single version in the United States and Canada, except with vocal samples from "Bla Bla Bla" added.

Name

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The French title (pronounced [la.muʁ tu.ʒuʁ]) translates to "Love Always". However, the song is recorded entirely in English, and the title does not appear in the lyrics. The song's popular title comes from its refrain.

Music video

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The music video for the song contains footage taken from live performances of D'Agostino performing throughout Europe at rave parties. The version used in the music video is known as the "Small Mix" and is an edit of the "L'Amour Vision" version.[2]

Track listing

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Europe mixed CD maxi (2001)

  1. "L'Amour Toujours" (L'Amour Vision) – 6:56
  2. "Un Giorno Credi" (gigidagostino.com) – 8:07
  3. "L'Amour Toujours" (gigidagostino.com) – 7:58
  4. "Musikakeparla" – 6:55

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "L'amour toujours"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[37] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[38] Gold 25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[41] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[42] Platinum 60,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43] Gold 30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[44]
Tiësto edit 		Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Gold 400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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In September 2015, Tiësto released a new edit of "L'amour toujours" performed by Dzeko & Torres, featuring vocals by Delaney Jane.[46]

Use as an anti-immigration song

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As reported by several German media, since at least November 2023 the melody to "L'amour toujours" has been co-opted by far-right groups in Germany, as various videos of people joining in public chants singing over the song's instrumental hook with a reprise of the anti-immigration slogan, "Ausländer raus, Ausländer raus, Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus" (Foreigners out, foreigners out, Germany for Germans, foreigners out) surfaced online.[47][48][49] Members of the youth wing of far-right party Alternative for Germany were reportedly seen engaging in similar chants on several occasions,[50][51] while the party's TikTok account started posting clips featuring the song's melody as a background theme.[52][53] In response to the reports, in March 2024 German record label ZYX, who holds the copyright for "L'amour toujours", filed a criminal complaint against unknown figures, with the charges involving hate speech and copyright infringement.[53][54]

In May 2024, a retweeted video showing a group of people singing the aforementioned slogan over "L'amour toujours" during a party at a club on Sylt, in which one man appeared to perform a Nazi salute, sparked widespread outrage;[51][52][53] the regional police of Schleswig-Holstein opened an investigation about the case,[51] while the clip's content was widely condemned by various political figures. D'Agostino reiterated that his song is apolitical, stating that it is about "a beautiful, big and intense feeling [of love] that unites people".[55][56] After the incident, the song re-entered the German singles chart at number 8.[57]

In June 2024, Sweden Democrats politician David Lång was audiotaped by an Expressen journalist while singing "Ausländer raus, Ausländer raus" over "L'amour toujours" during a post-electoral party for the 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden.[58][59]

As a result of its use by right-wing extremist groups, the song was banned from being played at the Oktoberfest in Munich.[58] The Austrian Football Association also decided to ban the song from being used as a stadium anthem, in order to avoid further incidents.[58] In an interview with Kronen Zeitung, D'Agostino criticized bans of the song by radio stations and festivals, saying, "You can't stop racism by banning music".[60][61]

Use as an anti-fascist song

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On September 4, 2025 German rappers Dahabflex and Erzin released a song titled "Sylt" produced by Honey, which also uses the melody to "L'amour toujours" as well as the infamous instrumental hook. Their version delivers a pro-immigrant, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, and anti-facist sentiment in response to the anti-immigrant chants filmed in May 2024 as well as the AFD supporters who have used the slogan since. [62]

The verses from "Sylt" mock those who were chanting "Auslander Aus", directly calling them out in a verse stating, "Linke Zecken belagern Sylt, jetzt gehört die Insel uns, Pony-Club mit dreißig Atzen, wo sind eure rechten Jungs?", which translates to, "Left-wing ticks are besieging Sylt, now the island belongs to us. Pony club with thirty homies, where are your right-wing boys?" The artists continue to mock and provoke the right-wingers with the chorus, "Sylt gehört uns, Sylt gehört uns, Sylt wird enteignet, Sylt gehört uns" which translates to, "Sylt belongs to us, Sylt belongs to us, Sylt will be expropriated, Sylt belongs to us" perhaps semi-satirically claiming the island on behalf of immigrants, in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment from AFD and their supporters. [63]

The song delivers another line directed at the anti-immigrant group from May 2024 in the pre-hook leading up to the final chorus, "Wo sind denn die Jungs, die Parolen ruften? Der Ausländer ist raus, um euch zu suchen" which translates to, "Where are the guys who shouted slogans? The foreigner is out looking for you". Erzin and Dahabflex both are members of Germany's immigrant community, and "Sylt" expresses solidarity with their fellow immigrants victimized by the rise of right-wing anti-imigrant sentiment exemplified by the original group chanting "Auslander Aus". The song comes across as a jovial yet mocking in tone, consistently accusing the AFD of cowardice, while making a strong stand against racism and anti-immigrant sentiment.[64]

The artists also released a coinciding music video filmed on the beach in Sylt, and directly in front of the Pony nightclub. The video features a prominent crowd behind the rappers gathered in anti-fascist fashion, brandishing flags and banners which express opposition to AFD as well as solidarity with anti-fascist action and the Palestinian struggle.[65]

See also

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