L'amour toujours (song)

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L'amour toujours
Gigi D'Agostino
publication October 8, 2001
length 6:56 (album version)
4:03 (video version )
Genre (s) Electronic dance music , Eurodance
Author (s) Luigino Di Agostino ,
Paolo Sandrini,
Carlos Montagner,
Diego Leoni
Producer (s) Gigi D'Agostino
album L'amour toujours
Cover versions
2012 Alex C. feat. Yass vs. ski
2018 Dynoro - In My Mind

L'amour toujours (also known as I'll Fly with You ) is a song by the Italian DJ and music producer Gigi D'Agostino . The song is the fifth single from his third studio album of the same name, L'amour toujours, and was released on October 8, 2001 in Europe.

content

L'amour toujours is a love song . In it, the lyrical self describes its love for another person, for whom it will always be there, and dreams of a common future.

"I always dream that you are by my side
Oh, baby, every day and every night
Well, I said everything's gonna be alright
And I'll fly with you"

- Excerpt from L'amour toujours

production

The song was produced by Gigi D'Agostino himself, who also acted as a writer together with Paolo Sandrini, Carlos Montagner and Diego Leoni.

Music video

The music video shot for L'amour toujours has over 250 million views on Youtube (as of June 2020). It shows Gigi D'Agostino at various live performances as a DJ at parties.

single

Cover design

The single cover is mostly in yellow-orange tones. It shows Gigi D'Agostino's face. From the observer's point of view, he looked to the right. The red lettering Gigi D'Agostino is at the bottom right of the picture .

Track list

single

  1. L'amour toujours (L'amour Vision) - 6:56
  2. Un Giorno Credi (feat.Edoardo Bennato) - 8:05
  3. L'amour toujours (Gigidagostino.com) - 7:58

Maxi

  1. L'amour toujours (Small Mix) - 4:03
  2. L'amour toujours (Dancing Remix) - 7:01
  3. L'amour toujours (L'amour Vision) - 8:48
  4. L'amour toujours (Cielo Mix) - 8:55
  5. L'amour toujours (Gigidagostino.com) - 8:34

Chart successes

L'amour toujours entered the German charts at number 8 on October 22, 2001 and reached the highest position two weeks later at number 3. Overall, the song stayed in the top 100 for 18 weeks, eight of which were in the top 10. In the 2001 German annual charts, the single was 36th. L'amour toujours was particularly successful in the Netherlands and Denmark, where it topped the charts occupied. It reached the top 10 in Austria, Italy and Spain, among others. With rank 78, it is also the only song by the artist that reached the US charts.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 3 (18 weeks) 18th
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 3 (23 weeks) 23
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 25th (23 weeks) 23
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 78 (13 weeks) 13
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 6th (10 weeks) 10
Annual charts
Charts (2001) placement
Annual charts (2001)
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 36
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 29
Charts (2002) placement
Annual charts (2002)
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 49

Sales figures and awards

L'amour toujours was awarded a gold record in the year of publication for more than 250,000 sales in Germany .

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 250,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 100,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg4 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg3 × platinum
 500,000

Cover versions

The most successful cover version of L'amour toujours comes from the Lithuanian music producer Dynoro . He sampled the song in 2018 for his song In My Mind , which became a great success and reached number 1 in Germany and was awarded a diamond record for more than one million units sold .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour toujours - lyrics. genius.com, accessed June 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour toujours (Official Video). youtube.com, accessed June 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour toujours - single cover. amazon.com, accessed June 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour toujours. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 28, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2001. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour toujours. hitparade.ch, accessed on June 28, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US IT
  8. ↑ a b Annual charts 2001: DE AT CH UK US
  9. ↑ Annual charts 2002: DE AT CH UK US
  10. ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on June 28, 2020 .