Voyage Voyage

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“Voyage Voyage”
Single by Desireless from the album François
Released	1986
Format	7" single 12" single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Pop music
Length	4:12
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Dominique Albert Dubois Jean-Michel Rivat
Producer	Jean-Michel Rivat
Desireless singles chronology
"Voyage Voyage" (1986) "John" (1988)

"Voyage Voyage" is a 1986 song recorded by the French singer Desireless. It was the first single from her album François and became a smash hit in many countries in Europe. In 2007, the Belgian singer Kate Ryan made a cover of the song.

Contents 1 Desireless version 1.1 Background 1.2 Chart performances 1.3 Track listings 1.4 Certifications and sales 1.5 Charts 1.6 Sample 2 Kate Ryan cover 2.1 Track listing 3 Other covers 4 References

[edit] Desireless version

[edit] Background

The song was written by Jean-Michel Rivat and enjoys a very melodic music.

[edit] Chart performances

"Voyage Voyage" has managed the rare feat of export in countries usually closed to the francophones songs and artists. In Germany, the song topped the chart and has the longest chart trajectory of 1987 in the Top 20^[1]. Curiously, the song failed to reach #1 in France, but stayed at #2 for four weeks, behind Elsa Lunghini with her first hit "T'en vas pas", and remained on the chart for 21 weeks, from December 13, 1986 to May 9, 1987.

[edit] Track listings

12" maxi

1. "Voyage Voyage" (extended remix) (6:45)
2. "Voyage Voyage" (4:12)

7" single

1. "Voyage Voyage" (4:12)
2. "Destin fragile" (instrumental) (3:31)

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales
France[2]	Gold	1987	500,000+
Germany[3]	Gold	1987

[edit] Charts

Chart (1986-1987)[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Peak position Austrian Singles Chart 1 Belgian Singles Chart 1 Danish Singles Chart 1 Dutch Singles Chart 11 French Singles Chart 2 German Singles Chart 1 Greek Singles Chart 1 Irish Singles Chart 4 Israeli Singles Chart 1 Italian Singles Chart 26 Norwegian Singles Chart 1 Russian Singles Chart 1 Spanish Singles Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart 11 Swiss Singles Chart 4 UK Singles Chart 5 Chart (1988) Peak position Irish Singles Chart 1 4 1 Remix

End of the year chart (1987) Position Austrian Singles Chart[9] 6 Swiss Singles Chart[10] 1

[edit] Sample

[edit] Kate Ryan cover

“Voyage Voyage”
Single by Kate Ryan from the album Free
B-side	We All Belong
Released	2007
Format	CD-Single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Euro Disco Dance
Length	3:07
Label	ARS Entertainment
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"All For You" "Voyage Voyage" "L.I.L.Y (Like I Love You)"

The Belgian singer Kate Ryan released the song from her upcoming 2008 album. "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" is the only song which has video right now. Since it was released on July 11th, it peaked at number 2 in Belgium, number 11 in the Netherlands, number 26 in Sweden, number 20 in Greece, 13 in Germany, 7 in Spain, 12 in Poland and 27 in Austria.

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Other covers

• It was also covered by the Mexican band Magneto on 1990 in a Spanish version entitled "Vuela Vuela".
• Japanese Jpop Duo Wink also covered it on 1986 by the name Eien no Lady Doll ~Voyage Voyage~.
• The song was also covered by the band Gregorian.
• The song was also covered by trance band The Nightflyer
• Bananarama have also covered the song and it has been perfomed live during 2008. It was expected to be released but never surfaced though it may appear on their forthcoming disco cover album.

Preceded by "It's a Sin" by Pet Shop Boys	Austria number-one single by Desireless October 1, 1987 - October 15, 1987	Succeeded by "Balla... Balla!" by Francesco Napoli
Preceded by "It's a Sin" by Pet Shop Boys	Norwegian number-one single (first run) by Desireless 40/1987	Succeeded by "Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley	Norwegian number-one single (second run) by Desireless 44/1987	Succeeded by "You Win Again" by Bee Gees

[edit] References