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On crit sur les murs
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Wikipedia article
"'On crit sur les murs'" (English: "We Write on the Walls") is a 1989 song by Greek singer Demis Roussos from the album 'Voice and Vision'. Written by Romano Musumarra and Jean-Marie Moreau, it was released as first single from the album in January 1990 and achieved success in France where it peaked at number four. In 2015, Kids United covered the song on the album 'Un monde meilleur'.
Critical reception
Elia Habib, an expert of French chart, gave a positive review of the song, stating that Musumarra "here confirms his know-how for simple and greatly catchy melodies"; he also adds that lyrically, "Roussos sings hope in an idealistic breath that the chorus powerfully conveys", as the latter is performed by a choir performs "a utopian spirit that the bridge orchestration amplifies".
Chart performance
In France, "On crit sur les murs" can be considered as a sleeper hit, as it debuted at number 50 on the chart edition of 20 January 1990. Then it climbed regularly and peaked at number four for non consecutive two weeks. It remained for a total of 11 weeks in the top ten, and fell off the top 50 straight from number 20, after 23 weeks of presence. On the European Hot 100, it started at number 67 on 3 March 1990, reached a peak of number 16 twice, in its fifth and eleventh weeks, and spent 19 weeks on the chart.
Track listings
* '7" single', 7" single (Demis Roussos "On crit sur les murs") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
# "On crit sur les murs" 3:34
# "Time" 4:16
* 'CD single', CD single France (Demis Roussos "On crit sur les murs") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
# "On crit sur les murs" 3:34
# "Time" 4:16
Credits
* Bagpipes Christian Million
* Composition Romano Musumara
* Engineer Bruno Fourrier, Olivier de Bosson
* Lyrics Jean-Marie Moreau
* Mixing Jean-Philippe Bonichon
* Production Loris Baccheschi, Romano Musumara
* Artwork Nuit de Chine
* Photography Youri Lenquette
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Kids United version
Weekly charts
Other cover versions
"On crit sur les murs" was adapted by Worlds Apart in 2007. Les Enfoirs adapted the song twice: first in 2008, and was sung by Bnabar and Maxime Le Forestier with Francis Cabrel, Grald de Palmas, Elsa Deltang, Patrick Fiori, (Garou, David Hallyday, Catherine Lara and Christophe Ma, then in 2017 with Tal, Soprano, Grgoire, Amir, Michal Youn, Laure Pester, Jeff Panacloc, Liane Foly, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Bnabar and Claire Keim as singers. In April 2016, it was covered by Canadian ban Raffy as the them song of the Fondation Vro et Louis, founded by Vronique Cloutier et Louis Morissette, which part of benefits from the song downloads were given to this association created to help Quebec people diagnosed with autism. This adaptation was successful and was number one on iTunes for several days..
References
Category:1988 songs
Category:1989 singles
Category:2016 singles
Category:2016 songs
Category:French-language songs
Category:Songs written by Romano Musumarra
Category:Demis Roussos songs
Category:Kids United songs
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