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The following is a list of English-language pop songs based on French-language songs. The songs here were originally written and performed in the French language. Later, new, English-language lyrics were set to the same melody as the original song. Songs are arranged in alphabetical order, omitting the articles "a" and "the".
The French version ("Funny Bear") was written by Peter Kitsch. The French music video has over 512 million views on YouTube as of 2 January 2023, making it one of the top-10 most-viewed French videos on the site. [4] It peaked at number eight on the French Singles Chart. [5]
The original French version of the musical did not end with the full ensemble singing this song; It only later became the musical's finale song when it was revamped for the English-language version. The French version would later be used in a short video referencing the musical to introduce the "Liberté" segment of the opening ceremony of the ...
"Christine", which is recorded in French, was released for download on 13 October 2014 through Because Music as the third single from his debut studio album Chaleur humaine (2014). It was, however, originally recorded in English titled "Cripple" in 2012, and a later English version was released as "Tilted" on 3 March 2015. [3]
"Damn, dis-moi" (English "Damn, Tell Me"), also released under the title "Girlfriend", is a song by French singer Christine and the Queens [1] featuring American funk musician Dâm-Funk. "Damn, dis-moi" is the French version and "Girlfriend" is the English version. Both versions were released on 17 May 2018. [2] [3] [4]
The Kingston Trio performed a cover of the song in 1958, under the title "Santy Anno”. This was the first recorded version with English lyrics, and tells a similar story about a California-bound ship departing from Liverpool. In 1961, American folk band The Highwaymen recorded their rendition of the English-language “Santiano".
Released on 30 June 2017, "Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, "Dernière Danse", "Papaoutai" and "Ego" have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
The harpsichord riff from Mauriat's version was also sampled by the English electronica duo J Walk in their song "French Letter", as part of their 2002 album A Night on the Rocks. Mauriat's version is used as the theme music for American music producer Rick Rubin's podcast Tetragrammaton.