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"L'Amour à la plage" is a song by the French band Niagara, written by band's member Muriel Laporte. Originally issued as a single, it was included on their debut album Encore un dernier baiser, released in the autumn of the same year 1986. By the time the single came out, the band became a duo, as guitarist José Tamarin left the trio after the release of their debut single "Tchiki boum".

Analysis

According to Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe and his book Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop, the song "L'Amour à la plage" "was emblematic of the country's desire to escape the grim reality of the economic crisis of the mid-1980s".

Chart performance

In France, "L'Amour à la plage" debuted at number 39 on the chart edition of 21 June 1986, reached a peak of number five nine weeks later, which remained Niagara's highest position on the French Singles Chart, and spent a total of 19 weeks in the top 50, eight of them in the top ten. It was certified Silver disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. On the Music & Media's pan-Eurochart Hot 100 chart, it started at number 83 on 19 July 1986, attained a peak of number 30 twice, and fell off the chart after 16 weeks of presence. It also spent 13 weeks on the Eurochart Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 23 twice.

Cover versions

"L'Amour à la plage" was covered, among others, by Lorie, Virginie Ledoyen, Suarez, Alice et Moi & Alice on the Roof, and by Collectif Métissé. There is also a cover in Vietnamese by Ngọc Lan with the name Tình Yêu Biển Xanh.

Track listings

• 7" single Polydor 883 991-7 (1986)

1. "L'amour à la plage" (3:22)
2. "Les amants" (2:42)

• 12" maxi single Polydor 883 991-1 (1986)

1. "L'amour à la plage (Version Longue)" (4:36)
2. "Les amants" (2:42)

Charts and certifications

References

1. "Les Années Niagara". RFI Musique. 2002-09-11. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
2. Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (18 November 2013). Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop. Feral House. pp. 480–. ISBN 978-1-936239-72-6.
3. ^ "Niagara – L'amour à la plage" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
4. ^ "French single certifications – Niagara – L'Amour à la plage" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 October 2023. Select NIAGARA and click OK. 
5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 33. 23 August 1986. p. 12-13. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
6. ^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 29. 26 July 1986. p. ?. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
7. "ultratop.be - Niagara - L'amour à la plage". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
8. Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (pdf). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 571. Retrieved 5 June 2024..

• 1986 songs
• 1986 singles
• Niagara (band) songs
• Polydor Records singles