Je suis malade (song)
| "Je suis malade" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of single | |
| SongbyDalida | |
| Released | July 25, 1973 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Studio | Davout |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Label | International Shows |
| Composer(s) | Alice Dona |
| Lyricist(s) | Serge Lama |
| Producer(s) | Orlando |
"Je suis malade"(" I am sick/ill ") is a 1973 song byAlice DonaandSerge Lama.Initially performed by Lama without great success, "Je suis malade" has become over the years the most emblematic song of his repertoire, and he regularly performs it live on stage.[1]Dalidaalso recorded the song in 1973 receiving widespread success.[2]
Commercial performance
[edit]Serge Lama's original version passed completely unnoticed while 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
[edit]7 "single Philips(1973, France etc.)
Cover versions
[edit]The song was covered, among others, byLara Fabian(in 1994),[5]Thierry Amiel(in 2003),[6]Demis Roussos,the South Korean vocal quartetForestella,[7]and the Israeli singerIzhar Cohen.
Charts
[edit]Serge Lama version
[edit]| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50Wallonia)[8] | 8 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgique (Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles Wallonia)[2][9] | 41 |
Dalida version
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[10] | 113 |
References
[edit]- ^"Les secrets des tubes: « Je suis malade », la chanson sombre de Serge Lama".BFMTV(in French). BFMTV.Retrieved2023-08-23.
- ^abc"ultratop.be - Serge Lama - Je suis malade".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-11-10.
"ultratop.be - Serge Lama - Je suis malade".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-11-10. - ^Didier Janeault (17 March 2017).Camion Blanc: Dicorock Reprises, cover versions et plagiats.Camion Blanc. pp. 132–.ISBN978-2-35779-929-5.
- ^"Serge Lama - Je Suis Malade at Discogs".Discogs.1973.Retrieved2017-11-09.
- ^"ultratop.be - Lara Fabian - Je suis malade".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-11-10.
- ^"ultratop.be - Thierry Amiel - Je suis malade".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-11-10.
- ^"Serge Lama choqué: en Corée du sud, le chanteur a fait une découverte ultra émouvante!".www.public.fr(in French). 15 March 2021.Retrieved2021-03-16.
- ^"Serge Lama – Je suis malade "(in French).Ultratop 50.Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^"ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS (19/01/2013)".Ultratop.Retrieved2017-11-10.
- ^"Dalida – Je suis malade "(in French).Les classement single.Retrieved 2017-11-10.
