L'Amour à la plage

"L'Amour à la plage"
Single by Niagara
from the album Encore un dernier baiser
LanguageFrench
Released1986 (1986)
Length3:22
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Muriel Laporte
Niagara singles chronology
"Tchiki boum"
(1985) 		"L'Amour à la plage"
(1986) 		"Je dois m'en aller"
(1986)
Music video
"L'Amour à la plage" on YouTube

"L'Amour à la plage" is a song by the French band Niagara, written by band's member Muriel Laporte. Originally issued as a single, it was included on their debut album Encore un dernier baiser, released in the autumn of the same year 1986. By the time the single came out, the band became a duo, as guitarist José Tamarin left the trio after the release of their debut single "Tchiki boum".[1]

Analysis

According to Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe and his book Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop, the song "L'Amour à la plage" "was emblematic of the country's desire to escape the grim reality of the economic crisis of the mid-1980s".[2]

Chart performance

In France, "L'Amour à la plage" debuted at number 39 on the chart edition of 21 June 1986, reached a peak of number five nine weeks later, which remained Niagara's highest position on the French Singles Chart, and spent a total of 19 weeks in the top 50, eight of them in the top ten.[3] It was certified Silver disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.[4] On the Music & Media's pan-Eurochart Hot 100 chart, it started at number 83 on 19 July 1986, attained a peak of number 30 twice, and fell off the chart after 16 weeks of presence.[5] It also spent 13 weeks on the Eurochart Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 23 twice.[6]

Cover versions

"L'Amour à la plage" was covered, among others, by Lorie, Virginie Ledoyen, Suarez, Alice et Moi & Alice on the Roof, and by Collectif Métissé.[7] There is also a cover in Vietnamese by Ngọc Lan with the name Tình Yêu Biển Xanh.

Track listings

  • 7" single Polydor 883 991-7 (1986)
  1. "L'amour à la plage" (3:22)
  2. "Les amants" (2:42)
  • 12" maxi single Polydor 883 991-1 (1986)
  1. "L'amour à la plage (Version Longue)" (4:36)
  2. "Les amants" (2:42)

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ "Les Années Niagara". RFI Musique. 2002-09-11. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (18 November 2013). Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop. Feral House. pp. 480–. ISBN 978-1-936239-72-6.
  3. ^ a b "Niagara – L'amour à la plage" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "French single certifications – Niagara – L'Amour à la plage" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 October 2023. Select NIAGARA and click OK. 
  5. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 33. 23 August 1986. p. 12-13. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ a b "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 29. 26 July 1986. p. ?. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "ultratop.be - Niagara - L'amour à la plage". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  8. ^ Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (pdf). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 571. Retrieved 5 June 2024..