Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser

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"Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser"
Single cover
Song by Dalida
ReleasedJune 15, 1979 (1979-06-15)
Recorded1979
StudioCBE
GenreDisco
Length3:47
LabelInternational Shows
ComposerToto Cutugno
Lyricists
ProducerOrlando

"Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" ("Let Me Dance") is a 1979 disco single by French-Italian recording artist Dalida. It was a number-one hit and the biggest success of the disco period in France.

Description

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The song was written by Toto Cutugno who offered it to Dalida and recorded it himself to Italian lyrics by Cristiano Minellono, under the title "Voglio l'anima" ("I Want the Soul"). Dalida recorded the song in three languages; French, Spanish; "Déjame bailar", and English; "Let Me Dance Tonight". The English-language version was released on 7" single, backed with an English version of "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans".

The French version of the song was released on her 1979 album Dédié à toi. It topped the French chart in 1979, and had considerable success throughout Europe, thus also featuring on numerous posthumous compilation albums.

A video was not made to accompany the original release; however, Dalida did make several TV appearances performing the song. A 2001 remix by French disco-artist Cerrone, which samples his 1981 track "Took Me So Long", is accompanied by a video, using archive footage and computer-generated effects.

Track listings

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7" single

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  1. "Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" — 3:35
  2. "Comme toi" — 3:40

Charts

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Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
File:Flag of France.svg France[1]
1
File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec[2]
3
File:Flag of Flanders.svg Flanders
22
File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe[3]
24
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel[4]
26
Chart (2017–2018) Peak
position
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia[5]
93
File:Flag of France.svg France[6]
94

Star Academy version

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"Laissez-moi danser"
File:Laissez-moi danser.jpg
Single by Star Academy 4
from the album Fait son cinéma
B-side"Remix + Instrumental"
ReleasedSeptember 2004
GenrePop
Length3:37
Label
ComposerToto Cutugno
Lyricists
ProducerAntoine Angelelli
Star Academy 4 singles chronology
"Laissez-moi danser"
(2004) 		"En chantant"
(2004)

In 2004, the song was covered by Star Academy 4 in France, under the shorter name "Laissez-moi danser". This version was released as single in September 2004 and was successful, reached number one for six weeks on the French and Belgian Singles Charts. As of August 2014, the song was the 27th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 505,000 units sold.[7]

Track listings

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CD single

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  1. "Laissez-moi danser" — 3:37
  2. "Laissez-moi danser" (remix) — 3:53
  3. "Laissez-moi danser" (instrumental) — 3:37

Certifications

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Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[8] Gold November 6, 2004 20,000

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 1
French Singles Chart[10] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 7
Year-end chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 10
French Singles Chart[13] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 83

References

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  8. ^ Belgian (Wallonia) certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  9. ^ "Laissez-moi danser", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  10. ^ "Laissez-moi danser", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  11. ^ "Laissez-moi danser", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  12. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  13. ^ 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  14. ^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
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  • Dalida Official Website (in English and French)
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