Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie

"Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie"
Single by Joe Dassin
from the album Joe Dassin (Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie)
A-side"Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie"
B-side"Vade retro"
Released1974
GenreChanson, pop
Length3:17
LabelCBS Disques
Songwriter(s)Lyrics:
Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle
Producer(s)Jacques Plait
Joe Dassin singles chronology
"C'est du mélo"
(1974) 		"Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie" / "Vade retro"
(1974) 		"L'été indien (Africa)"
(1975)

"Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie" ("If Your Name Is Melancholia") is a song by Joe Dassin from his 1974 album Joe Dassin (Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie).

The song was based on the song "Please Tell Her (I Said Hello)", originally released by Shepstone & Dibbens; Dana's cover version became a UK and Irish hit single in 1975/76. It was adapted into French by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle.

It was released as a single in 1974, with "Vade retro" on the other side.

Track listing

7" single (CBS S 2891, 1975, Germany etc.)

  1. "Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie" (3:17)
  2. "Vade retro" (2:55)[1][2]

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 8
France (SNEP) 4[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joe Dassin – Si tu t'appelles Mélancolie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ "Joe Dassin - Si Tu T'Appelles Mélancolie (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-28.