The World Is Stone
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| Single by Cyndi Lauper from the album Tycoon |
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| B-side | You Have To Learn To Live Alone | ||||
| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Michel Berger, Luc Plamondon & Tim Rice | ||||
| Producer | Cyndi Lauper | ||||
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"The World Is Stone" is a single by American singer, Cyndi Lauper. This is the English version of the French song "Le Monde est stone" (1978), which was part of the Starmania musical and has been most notably associated with Fabienne Thibeault, Marie Carmen and Céline Dion.
The song was composed by Michel Berger. The original French lyrics were written by Luc Plamondon, and the song was adapted to English by Tim Rice.
Although this single was not released in USA, it was a hit in several countries (#15 in UK) but especially in France where it climbed to #2, staying three months in the top five. That song was the biggest selling single in France that year, earning a double-platinum certification there.
The song is a ballad from the Tycoon soundtrack. On the single the B-side was a song entitled, "You Have to Learn to Live Alone", which was also featured on this soundtrack.
[edit] Chart Performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 2 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 16 |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
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