- Capitaine abandonné
Infobox Single
Name = Capitaine abandonné
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Artist = Gold
Album = Capitaine abandonné
A-side =
B-side = "Jossy-Ann"
Released = January 1986
Format =7" single
Recorded = France, 1985
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:54
Label = Wea
Writer = Lucien Crémadès Émile Wandelmer Bernard Mazauric
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Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Plus près des étoiles" (1985)
This single = "Capitaine abandonné" (1986)
Next single = "Ville de lumière" (1986)
Misc ="Capitaine abandonné" is a 1985 song recorded by French band Gold. It was the lead single from band's second studio album "Capitaine abandonné" on which it features in an extended version as first track. The song was also available in its main version on the next album "Calicoba", released in late 1986. "Capitaine abandonné" was released as Gold's second single overall in January 1986, and achieved a huge success in France where it was a number-one hit.
ong information
This song is a tribute to celebrities of sports, adventure and singing such as Arnaud de Rosnay or Philippe de Dieuleveult. The music video shows the group performing the song in a bar where men are playing cards. These images alternate with scenes of
navigation , during the refrains."Capitaine abandonné" was recorded in a live version on the live album "L'Olympia" (1997), "Le Palais des Sports" (1999) and "Live 2004" (2004) and was included on Gold's compilations "La Compil' en Or" (1990) and "Les Plus Grands Succès" (1995). The song is included on many French compilations, such as "Les années tubes spécial 80", "Nostalgie Classiques 80" and "Tubes d'un jour tubes de toujours spécial années 80".
In 2002, the song was covered by
Axel Bauer ,Patrick Fiori andGérald De Palmas . This 3:09 version is the ninth track onLes Enfoirés ' album "Tous dans le même bateau". ["Tous dans le même bateau", track listing and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=3986&cat=a Lescharts.com] (RetrievedOctober 7 ,2008 )]Chart performances
In France, the single entered the
SNEP singles chart at #35 on February 8, 1986, and climbed regularly until reaching the top ten in its sixth week. It finally topped the chart for four weeks, then almost kept on dropping, totalling 13 weeks in the top ten and 24 weeks in the top 50."Capitaine abandonné", in various singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=8366&cat=s Lescharts.com] (RetrievedOctober 7 ,2008 )]Although the song was the most successful one of the band in terms of peak position, it does not remain the most popular in comparison with "Plus près des étoiles" (even if this single was only a number two hit in France). [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 71 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]
The song is to date the 318th best-selling single of all time in France. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=300 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved
October 7 ,2008 )]Track listings
; 7" single
# "Capitaine abandonné" — 3:54
# "Josy-Ann" — 3:34; 7" maxi
# "Capitaine abandonné" (extended version) — 6:26
# "Josy-Ann" — 3:34; 12" maxi - Remixes
# "Capitaine abandonné" (remix) — 6:37
# "Sail Away" (English version) — 3:54Certifications and sales
Charts
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