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The Songs That We Sing
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Songs That We Sing
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Charlotte Gainsbourg
| album = 5:55
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie pop, dream pop
| length =
| label = Because
| writer = Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon
| producer = Nigel Godrich
| chronology = Charlotte Gainsbourg
| prev_title = If
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = 5:55
| next_year = 2007
| misc =
}}
"'The Songs That We Sing'" is the first single from the album '5:55' by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Critical reception
'Rolling Stone' placed "The Songs That We Sing" at #78 on its '100 Best Songs of 2007' list.(2007-12-27). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210740/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/20 The 100 Best Songs of 2007 : Rolling Stone] 'Rolling Stone'. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
Chart performance
"The Songs That We Sing" debuted at #36 on the French Singles Chart before climbing to and peaking at #30 in its third week. The song spent a total of 30 weeks on the chart.[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlotte+Gainsbourg&titel=The+Songs+That+We+Sing&cat=s Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Sings That We Sing] French Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
Track listings
*'French CD single'[http://www.discogs.com/Charlotte-Gainsbourg-The-Songs-That-We-Sing/release/2052468 Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Songs That We Sing French Single] Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
# "The Songs That We Sing" - 2:57
# "Set Yourself On Fire" - 4:08
*'UK CD single'[http://www.discogs.com/Charlotte-Gainsbourg-The-Songs-That-We-Sing/release/755762 Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Songs That We Sing UK Single] Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
# "The Songs That We Sing" - 3:01
# "Jamais" - 4:38
Song usage
"The Songs That We Sing" was used in the 2009 film 'The Uninvited'.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001250/ Charlotte Gainsbourg - Filmography] IMDb. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
Charts
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2006)
!align="center"|Peak
position
|-
|Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)
|align="center"|10
|-
|Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)
|align="center"|4
|-
|European Hot 100 Singles
|align="center"|87
|-
|French Singles Chart
|align="center"|30
|-
|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|129
|}
References
Category:2006 singles
Category:Charlotte Gainsbourg songs
Category:Songs written by Jarvis Cocker
Category:Songs written by Neil Hannon
Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Godrich
Category:Air (band) songs
Category:2006 songs
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