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Butterfly (Danyel Grard song)
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"'Butterfly'" is a pop song, written and recorded by the French singer-songwriter, Danyel Grard (born Grard Daniel Khertakian, 7 March 1939, Paris) in the late 1960s. It was initially a hit in the French language.
In the early 1970s English language words were written, and Grard recorded it again in the United States. In 1971 he also did German, Spanish and Italian versions. "Butterfly" was a very popular song internationally, selling over seven million copies. Many other musicians recorded it, both in instrumental and vocal versions. In the US, that list included Eydie Gorm, Goldie Hawn and Eddy Arnold.
The single was No. 1 in Germany for fifteen weeks in summer 1971. It also reached No. 2 in South Africa. It reached #11 (and spent 12 weeks) in the UK Singles Chart in October 1971. Lack of further chart activity in the UK saw both singer and song branded as a one-hit wonder. It also appeared in the first compilation album put together specifically for telemarketing in the UK, K-Tel's '20 Dynamic Hits'.[http://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Dynamic-Hits/release/1802415 Discogs entry] It was a similar story in the U.S., where Grard's single peaked at No. 78 in the 'Billboard' Hot 100. In Australia Grard's version peaked at No. 11 on the 'Go-Set' National Top40 singles chart in December 1971, with a cover version by local artist Matt Flinders peaking on the same chart a month later at No. 4. In Germany he had some more songs in the charts, such as "Isabella" and "Meine Stadt".
Charts
See also
* One-hit wonders in the UK
* List of best-selling singles in Germany
References
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