Monsieur Dupont

"Monsieur Dupont"
Single by Sandie Shaw
B-side "Voice In The Crowd"
Released 1969
Genre Pop
Label Pye
Writer(s) Christian Bruhn and Peter Callander[1]
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"Those Were the Days"
(1968)
"Monsieur Dupont"
(1969)
"Think It All Over"
(1969)

"Monsieur Dupont" is the twenty-first single by British singer Sandie Shaw.[1] Originally sung by the German singer Manuela in 1967, Shaw's version, written by Christian Bruhn and Peter Callander[1] became her last big hit of the 1960s. It reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1969, making it her eighth and final Top 10 hit single.[2] Shaw performed the song on BBC's Top of the Pops in February 1969.

It also reached number six in South Africa.[3]

It was a hit in Quebec with a French version by Les Milady's.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monsieur Dupont - Sandie Shaw". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. Les Milady's - Monsieur Dupont on YouTube


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