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Je l'aime mourir
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Je l'aime mourir
| cover = Je-laime-a-mourir-by-francis-cabrel.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Francis Cabrel
| album = Les Chemins de traverse
| released = 1979
| recorded = 1979
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:42
| label = CBS
| writer = Francis Cabrel
| producer = Jean-Jacques Souplet
| prev_title = Pas trop de peine
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Je rve
| next_year = 1979
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"'Je l'aime mourir'" is a French-language song written by Francis Cabrel. It is taken from his second album 'Les Chemins de traverse' released in 1979 that sold over 600,000 copies in France. The single "Je l'aime mourir" became a hit single for Francis Cabrel in France, Quebec (Canada), Europe and internationally. Spanish singer Manzanita interpreted the song to Spanish flamenco audience making the hit song popular again for the second time. It is considered Cabrel's most definitive hit alongside "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai".
Track listing
The original single contained "Les chemins de traverse" on the B-side
#"Je l'aime mourir (2:42)
#"Les chemins de traverse" (3:00)
The song also appears on a number of Cabrel's compilations like 'Cabrel 7787' (1987), 'Cabrel public' (1984) and others.
Sales
In France the single sold 600,000 copies, making it to the top of the French Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews, staying at number one for five consecutive weeks (charts of 7, 14, 21 and 28 September and 6 October 1979). The single became the most sold Cabrel single ever.
Spanish version: "La Quiero a Morir"
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| type = single
| artist = Francis Cabrel
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| released = 1980
| recorded = 1980
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| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = CBS
| writer = Francis Cabrel (music)
Luis Gmez Escolar (lyrics in Spanish)
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Based on the popularity of the song, Cabrel commissioned Luis Gmez Escolar to translate the song. Cabrel recorded the Spanish-language version of the song called "'La Quiero a Morir'"[http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Francis+Cabrel&titel=La+quiero+a+morir&cat=s SpanioshCharts.com: "La Quiero A Morir" page] that was released in 1980[http://www.discogs.com/Francis-Cabrel-La-Quiero-A-Morir/release/1788616 Discogs.com: Francis Cabrel La Quiero A Morir] with the B-side containing a Spanish translation of the French B-side release "Les chemins de traverse" as "Los Caminos Que Cruzan":
#"La Quiero a Morir" (2:42)
#"Los Caminos Que Cruzan" (3:00)
The song also appeared in Cabrel's 1990 Spanish-language album 'Algo ms de amor'.
Versions
*In 1979, Cabrel made his first rerecording of the original song in French.
*In 1980, Cabrel released Spanish translation under the Spanish title "La quiero a morir" in his all-Spanish-language album 'Algo ms de amor'.
*In 1981, the Czech songwriter and guitar player Lenka Filipov recorded it as 'Zamilovan' in the same name LP along with another Francis Cabrel's song ('Pesta si hrt na trpen': 'Une star sa faon'). It became a hit in Czechoslovakia.
*In 1986, Sergio Vargas recorded the Spanish version in merengue for his debut studio album 'La Quiero a Morir'. His version peaked at #22 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. It was the first of three Cabrel's songs recorded by Vargas. Later he recorded "Si algn da la ves / Si tu la croises un jour" y "Todo aquello que escrib / "L'encre de tes yeux".
*In 1990 the Canadian Rock Voisine released an English version named 'Until Death Do Us Part' write by James Campbell on his album 'Double'
*The Haitian-Canadian singer Marc-Antoine covered the song in French.
*In 1997, American band Dark Latin Groove (DLG) performed "La quiero a morir" in salsa for their second studio album 'Swing On' which was produced by Sergio George with the lead vocals done by Huey Dunbar. Their version peaked at number six at the Hot Latin Tracks and became their third number-one single on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. A music video for their cover was filmed. In 2008, the group re-recorded the song on their fourth studio album 'Renacer' with the lead vocals done by Miss Yaya.
*In 1998, Puerto Rican-American singer Gisselle performed the song as "Lo Quiero a Morir" on the collaboration album 'Juntos' (1998) with Sergio Vargas. Gisselle's cover peaked at #16 on the Tropical Songs chart.
*In 2007, Jonas Tomalty re-recorded Rock Voisine's English version on his album 'Promised Land'
*In 2007, The granadino band El Puchero del Hortelano covered the song in their fourth album 'Harumaki'.
*Other Spanish versions include: Manzanita (singer) in Flamenco, Sergio Dalma, Camilo Sesto, Muchachito bombo infierno and Raphael
*In 2008, Quentin Mosimann included it in his album 'Duel'
*In 2008, Les Enfoirs included a multilingual version in the 17th album 'Les Secrets des Enfoirs' recorded during seven concerts they performed at the Znith in Strasbourg (2328 January 2008), reaching platinum status. "Je l'aime mourir" was performed as a medley with the following: Kad Merad (endormie version), Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones (jazz), Grard Jugnot (Japanese version), Mimie Mathy (hard rock version), Patrick Fiori (opera version), Jean-Baptiste Maunier (rap version) and finally Francis Cabrel, Kad Merad, Pascal Obispo and Public (original version).
*In 2011, Jarabe De Palo covered the song with Alejandro Sanz on their 2011 album 'Y Ahora Qu Hacemos?'
*In 2012, Shakira covered this song in Paris, Bercy.
*In 2018, Pol Granch performed a bilingual cover in Spanish and French during the second live show of the third series of 'Factor X'.
*In 2018, Shakira sang the French version of the song in her stops (Antwerp, Paris, Luxembourg, Zrich, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Montral) on El Dorado World Tour.
*In 2020, Latin American boy band CNCO recorded a version of "La Quiero a Morir" for their cover album 'Dj Vu'
Alliage version
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| name = Je l'aime mourir
| cover = Je-laime-a-mourir-by-alliage.jpeg
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| type = single
| artist = Alliage
| album = Musics
| released = 1998
| recorded = 1998
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| genre = Pop
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| label = Polygram
| writer = Francis Cabrel
| producer =
| prev_title = Cruel Summer
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = My Heart Goes Boom
| next_year = 1998
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The French boy band Alliage recorded a cover of the song on their second album 'Musics'. It proved popular on French radio reaching #1 in airplay charts in France. "Je l'aime mourir" was the third and last single from the album after "Je sais" and "Cruel Summer" a bilingual take on the Ace of Base classic done by Alliage and Ace of Base.
Track listing
#"Je l'aime mourir" (Radio Version) (2:50)#"Je l'aime mourir" (Unplugged Version) (2:50)
Charts
The Alliage version of "Je l'aime mourir" had relative chart success peaking at #30 in France and #39 in Belgium's francophone chart.Shakira version
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| type = single
| artist = Shakira
| album = Live from Paris
| released = 29 November 2011
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| genre = *Pop
*French pop
| length = 3:42 (studio version)
3:50 (live version)
3:45 (DVD live version)[http://notio.com.ar/espectaculos/shakira-presento-su-version-de-la-quiero-a-morir-20358 ]
| label = Live Nation, Epic Records
| writer = Francis Cabrel
| producer = Shakira
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| prev_title = Antes de las Seis
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Addicted to You
| next_year = 2012
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"'Je l'aime mourir'" is a bilingual Spanish and French cover version of the song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. She performed the song during her concerts in French-speaking countries on the second European leg of her The Sun Comes Out World Tour, dating 2011. Two of these concerts, in Paris-Bercy, were filmed for the tour's official DVD and Blu-ray. Shortly before the DVD/Blu-ray's release, a studio-recorded version of the song leaked, and was later officially released as the second single from 'Live from Paris'. It was very well received by critics and by all her fans. The song has over 5,000,000 views on different channels on YouTube as of June 2012. In early December, the song promoted a Google Plus campaign for Shakira.
Chart performance
, where she made a performance similar to what she had done during the Latin Grammy in 2011.The promotional single debuted at number fifty-six on the 'Billboard' Canadian Hot 100 for the week-ending 17 December 2011, thus becoming one of Shakira's highest debuts on the survey. It has also entered the French Airplay Top 200 where it received moderate airplay from Classic pop radio stations. In France, the song debuted at number one on the singles chart, selling 11,958 downloads, the song was number 1 in France for seven weeks.
Music video
An official video was released on 22 December 2011 on YouTube and VEVO, the cut is part of the DVD of the live album 'Live from Paris'. This video was only available for France and Switzerland, but in early 2012 the video was available worldwide.Live performances
Shakira sang the song for the first time during the dates of the tour "The Sun Comes Out World Tour" in France and Switzerland (5 to 8 June 2011 and 11 to 14 June 2011). She also performed the song during the NRJ Music Award in France. This performance was similar to what she had done during the Latin Grammy in 2011; Shakira performed the song while playing an acoustic guitar version, mixing the original French lyrics with Spanish lyrics.Formats and track listings
Charts and sales
Charts
Year-end chart
Certifications
Release history
See also
*List of French number-one hits of 1979
*List of 'Billboard' Tropical Airplay number ones of 1997
*List of French number-one hits of 2011
*List of French number-one hits of 2012
*List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2011
*List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2012
References
Category:1979 singles
Category:Francis Cabrel songs
Category:Dark Latin Groove songs
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Category:Shakira songs
Category:2011 singles
Category:Songs written by Francis Cabrel
Category:Song recordings produced by Sergio George
Category:1986 singles
Category:1997 singles
Category:1998 singles
Category:1979 songs
Category:CBS Records singles
Category:Sony Discos singles
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