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"Voyage, voyage"
Song

"Voyage, voyage" ([vwa.jaʒ vwa.jaʒ]) is a song co written by Dominique Albert Dubois and Jean-Michel Rivat and recorded by the French singer Desireless. It was the first single from her debut album François released at the end of 1986. Despite being sung entirely in French, the song circumvented the language barrier on the music charts and became a huge international hit between 1986 and 1988, reaching the top position in more than ten countries around Europe.

Desireless version

Chart performances

Since "Voyage, voyage" is sung exclusively in French, its chart success came as a surprise as it managed the rare feat of becoming a hit in several nations usually closed to francophone songs and artists such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Germany, the song topped the chart and has the longest chart trajectory of 1987 in the Top 20.[2] It also reached number one in Norway and Spain.

Ironically, the song missed the top spot in France, peaking at No. 2 for four weeks, behind Elsa Lunghini with her first hit "T'en vas pas".

The song initially hit No. 53 in the United Kingdom in November 1987. After being remixed by Pete Hammond and Pete Waterman of PWL, the song was re released in the United Kingdom in the spring of 1988, and climbed to No. 5 in June of that year. The song's success continued in Ireland, where it amazingly reached No. 4 twice, the original version in November 1987 followed by the PWL remix version in June 1988.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Bettina Rheims, and premiered in France in December 1986.[3]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Voyage, voyage" (4:12)
  2. "Destin fragile" (instrumental) (3:31)
12" maxi
  1. "Voyage, voyage" (extended remix) (6:45)
  2. "Voyage, voyage" (4:12)

Charts and certifications

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by Austrian number-one single
1 October 1987 – 15 October 1987 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Balla... Balla!" by Francesco Napoli
German number-one single
31 August 1987 – 28 September 1987 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Norwegian number-one single (first run)
40/1987 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian number-one single (second run)
44/1987 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Multimix" by The Communards
 Spanish number-one single
4 July 1987 – 26 September 1987 (13 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by German best-selling single of the year
1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Adesso tu" by Eros Ramazzotti
1986
 Swiss best-selling single of the year
1987 		Succeeded by
"Küss' die Hand, schöne Frau"
by the Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
1988

Kate Ryan cover version

"Voyage, voyage"
Song
B-side"We All Belong"

The Belgian singer Kate Ryan released the song from her 2008 album Free. "Voyage Voyage" came out as a double single, featuring "We all belong" which is the anthem of the event "Eurogames 2007" that occurred in Belgium in 2007. "We All Belong" is not only an anthem but also a supportive song for gay and lesbians. However, "Voyage Voyage" was the only song to have a music video.

Since it was released on 11 July, it peaked at Number 2 in Belgium, Number 10 in the Netherlands, Number 26 in Sweden, Number 20 in Greece, 13 in Germany, 4 in Spain, 12 in Poland, 27 in Austria and 10 in Finland. This is the first single of Kate Ryan being released under ARS Entertainment, after her departure from EMI Belgium.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Voyage Voyage"
  2. "Voyage Voyage" (Extended Version)
  3. "We All Belong"
  4. "We All Belong" (Extended Version)

Charts

Chart (2007–08) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[28] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[29] 28
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[30] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 10
Invalid chart entered Germany2 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 26

Other covers

  • It was also covered by the Mexican band Magneto in 1991, with a Spanish version entitled "Vuela Vuela". Mikel Herzog was credited with the translation. This version peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[36]

References

  1. ^ German, Yuri. "Desireless – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ Habib, Elia (2002). Muz hit. tubes. Alinéa Bis. p. 93. ISBN 2-9518832-0-X.
  3. ^ "Desireless – "Voyage voyage"". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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  6. ^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 21 maart 1987" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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  8. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Voyage voyage". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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  13. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  17. ^ "TOP – 1986" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  19. ^ Template:De icon "Jahrescharts – 1987". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014.. Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  22. ^ "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  23. ^ "French single certifications – Desireless – Voyage voyage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  24. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Desireless; 'Voyage voyage')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  25. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ González, J.; Santos, A. (1 June 2009). "La cantante belga Kate Ryan ofrecerá el concierto estrella de San Agustín". El Comercio (in Spanish). Avilés. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  28. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  29. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  30. ^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 15 september 2007" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  31. ^ "Kate Ryan: Voyage voyage" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  32. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kate Ryan - Voyage Voyage" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  33. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  34. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  35. ^ "Kate Ryan – Voyage voyage". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  36. ^ "Vuela, Vuela (Voyage, Voyage) - Magneto". Billboard. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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