Voyage, Voyage

"Voyage, Voyage"
Single by Desireless
from the album François
Released 1986
Format 7" single
12" single
Recorded 1986
Genre Synthpop
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)
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"Voyage, Voyage" ([vwa.jaʒ vwa.jaʒ]) is a 1986 song written by Jean-Michel Rivat and recorded by the French singer Desireless. It was the first single from her album François and became a hit in many countries in Europe. In 2007, Belgian singer Kate Ryan also released a version of the song.

Contents

Desireless version

Chart performances

"Voyage, Voyage", a song sung exclusively in French, managed the rare feat of featuring in several countries top hits which are usually closed to francophone 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 13 December 1986 to 9 May 1987. Also managed to be the biggest selling single in Spain in 1987 with more than 200,000 copies sold. The song reached the Top 10 in both the United Kingdom and Ireland upon re-release in 1988.

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)

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[2] Gold 1987 500,000 689,000[3]
Germany[4] Gold 1987 250,000

Charts

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 1
Belgian Singles Chart 1
Danish Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 11
Eurochart Hot 100 4
French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 2
German Singles Chart[6] 1
Greek Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart[7] 4
Italian Singles Chart[6] 41
Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 1
Spanish Singles Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 11
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 4
UK Singles Chart[8] 53
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 1[7] 4
UK Singles Chart 1[8] 5

1 Remix
End of year chart (1987) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 6
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 1
Preceded by
"It's a Sin" by Pet Shop Boys		 German number-one single
August 28, 1987 - September 25, 1987 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
Austrian number-one single
October 1, 1987 - October 15, 1987		 Succeeded by
"Balla... Balla!" by Francesco Napoli
Norwegian (VG-lista) number-one single (first run)
40/1987		 Succeeded by
"Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by
"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley		 Norwegian (VG-lista) number-one single (second run)
44/1987		 Succeeded by
"You Win Again" by Bee Gees

Kate Ryan cover version

"Voyage Voyage"
Single by Kate Ryan
from the album Free
B-side We All Belong
Released July 6, 2007
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded 2007
Genre Euro Disco
Dance
Length 3:07
Label ARS Entertainment
Universal Music
Writer(s) Jean-Michel Rivat
Dominique Dubois
Producer 2N
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"All For You"
(2007)		 "Voyage Voyage"
(2007)		 "L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You)"
(2008)

The Belgian singer Kate Ryan released the song from her 2008 album Free. "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" was the only song to have a music video. Since it was released on July 11, it peaked at number 2 in Belgium, number 10 in the Netherlands, number 26 in Sweden, number 20 in Greece, 13 in Germany, 6 in Spain, 12 in Poland , 27 in Austria and 10 in Finland. This is the first single of Kate Ryan being released under ARS Entertainment, after her departure from EMI Belgium.

Track listings

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

Charts

Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 26
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 28
Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart[11] 10
Finnish Singles Chart[11] 10
German Singles Chart[12] 13
Spanish Singles Chart 4
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 26

Other covers

References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 93 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  3. ^ Desireless' certifications and sales in France Infodisc.fr See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "DESIRELESS" (Retrieved July 27, 2008)
  4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Voyage Voyage')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Voyage+Voyage&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved April 20, 2008. 
  5. ^ a b c d e "Voyage Voyage", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  6. ^ a b c d Desireless' biography, discography and hits singles Laurentpons.com (Retrieved March 18, 2008)
  7. ^ a b Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  8. ^ a b UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  9. ^ 1987 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ 1987 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Voyage Voyage", by Kate Ryan, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 27, 2008)
  12. ^ "Voyage Voyage", by Kate Ryan, in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved July 27, 2008)
  13. ^ "Vuela, Vuela (Voyage, Voyage) - Magneto". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 11, 1992. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/magneto/vuela-vuela/645929. Retrieved October 31, 20111. 
Desireless
Studio albums
François (1989) • I Love You (1994) • Ses plus grands succès (2003) • Un Brin de paille (2004) • More Love and Good Vibrations (2007)
Hit singles
"Voyage Voyage" (1986) • "John" (1988)
Labels
Sony • CBS Records FGL Music
Kate Ryan
Albums
Different (2002) · Stronger (2004) · Alive (2006) · Free (2008) · Electroshock (2012)
Compilations
Singles
"Scream for More" (2001) · "UR (My Love)" (2001) · "Désenchantée" (2002) · "Mon cœur résiste encore" (2002) · "Libertine" (2002) · "Only If I" (2004) · "The Promise You Made/La Promesse" (2004) · "Goodbye" (2004) · "Je t'adore" (2006) · "Alive" (2006) · "All for You" (2006) · "Voyage Voyage" (2007) · "L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You) (2008) · "Ella, elle l'a" (2008) · "I Surrender" (2008)  · "Your Eyes" (2009)  · "Babacar" (2009)  · "Évidemment" (2009)  · "Lovelife" (2011)  · "Broken" (2011)
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