Quelque chose dans mon cœur

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“Quelque chose dans mon cœur”
“Quelque chose dans mon cœur” cover
Single by Elsa Lunghini
from the album Elsa
B-side Instrumental
Released December 1987
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Genre Pop
Length 3:42
Label Ariola
Writer(s) Georges Lunghini
Pierre Grosz
V.M. Bouvot
Producer Georges Mary
Certification Gold France, 1988
Elsa Lunghini singles chronology
"T'en va pas"
(1986)		 "Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
(1987)		 "Un Roman d'amitié"
(1988)

"Quelque chose dans mon cœur" is a 1987 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini. Released on December 1987, this song was the first single from her debut album Elsa. It achieved a great success in France, reaching #2.

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[edit] Background

The song was written by Georges Lunghini, Elsa's father, who also wrote all the songs from her album. The music was composed by Pierre Grosz and V.M. Bouvot.

In the second couplet, Elsa mentions the actress Ava Gardner of whom she was fascinated. With "a lot of accuracy and sensibility", the song deals with "the critical passage from childhood to adolescence", torn between the desire to become an adult and the fear of the unknown. The relationships with the parents and the friends are also evoked.[1]

[edit] Chart performances

In France, the single was as well successful as Elsa's previous single, "T'en va pas", but didn't managed to top the chart (Sabrina Salerno's "Boys (Summertime Love)" was #1 then). It debuted at the bottom of the French Single Chart (#46) on December 19, 1987, but reached the top ten five weeks later, in which it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at #2 on February 27, 1988. It left the chart after its 24th week of attendance.[2]

In 1988, the single was certified Gold disc by the SNEP, the French certificator, for more than 500,000 sales.[3]

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (3:42)
  2. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (instrumental) (3:42)
12" maxi
  1. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (entended version) (5:55)
  2. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (instrumental) (4:50)

[edit] Chart and certification

Chart (1987-1988) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[2] 2
Country Certification Sales
France Gold[3] 500,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 123,124 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ a b "Quelque chose dans mon cœur", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  3. ^ a b Elsa's certifications, by the SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
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Elsa Lunghini
Studio albums
Elsa (1988) · Rien que pour ça (1990) · Douce Violence (1992) · Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993 (1997) · De Lave et de Sève (2004)
Live albums
Connexions Live (2006)
Hit singles
"T'en va pas" (1986) · "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (1987) · "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)" (1988) · "Jour de neige" (1988)
Associated artists