Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)
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| Single by Céline Dion from the album Dion chante Plamondon |
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| Released | June 28, 1993 | ||||
| Format | CD single, cassette single | ||||
| Recorded | Face B | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:58 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Epic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Luc Plamondon, Michel Berger | ||||
| Producer | Jannick Top, Serge Perathoner | ||||
| Certification | Gold (France) | ||||
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"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (meaning "A Boy Unlike the Others (Ziggy)") is a hit song from the Dion chante Plamondon album by Céline Dion. It was released as the second commercial single in France on June 28, 1993. "Ziggy" was also the fifth and last radio single in Canada.
Telling the story of a woman's impassioned love for a gay man, "Ziggy" was performed originally by Fabienne Thibeault in the Starmania musical in 1978.
Céline Dion recorded this song also in English. It was included on the Tycoon compilation in September 1992 (which achieved platinum status in France).
There were two similar music videos made for the French and English version (1993). Both of them were directed by Lewis Furey (husband and producer of Quebec actress/singer Carole Laure). The first one can be found on Céline Dion's DVD called On ne change pas (2005). The music video features Dion sitting in the bleachers of a stadium and longing for a soccer player who is preoccupied with teammates. At the end, he is walking up to what appears to be a guy in a pullover with a hood over his head. When the hood is removed as they embrace, it is revealed to be Dion.
Live version of "Ziggy" became a part of Dion's later albums: À L'Olympia, Live à Paris and Au cœur du stade. The song was also featured on two collections: The Collector's Series, Volume One and On ne change pas.
"Ziggy" peaked at #2 in France and was certified gold for selling 365,000 copies. The song spent almost a year on the chart, including seven weeks at number two position and eighteen weeks in the top 10. It was Céline Dion's breakthrough single in France and her biggest hit at that time.
[edit] Formats and track listings
2-track CD-single - (FR)
- "Ziggy" (English version) – 2:58
- "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" – 2:58
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| French Singles Chart | 2 |
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