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All Over the World (Françoise Hardy song)

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B-side
  
"Another Place"

Recorded
  
Pye studio, London

Length
  
4:31

Released
  
12 March 1965

Genre
  
pop music

Label
  
Pye Records

"All Over the World" is a 1965 song by the French singer Françoise Hardy.

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History

The song was first recorded (lyrics and music) in French by Françoise Hardy in 1964 under the title "Dans le monde entier", featured on the album Mon amie la rose (catalogue number CLD 699.30). It was released in France in October 1964. Translated into English by Julian Moore under the title "All Over the World", it was released in the United Kingdom on Single on 12 March 1965 by Pye Records.

  • Extended play (EP), on March 1966 by Disques Vogue-Vogue international industries.
  • Long Play (LP), Françoise Hardy Sings in English in May 1966 by Disques Vogue-Vogue international industries.

    • On March 25, 1965, the song reached the top 50 in the United Kingdom and remained there for 15 weeks (until 8 July — and in the top 20 from April 29 to June 3). "All Over the World" became one of Hardy's most popular songs and is her best known song in the Anglophone world.

    Single track listing

    Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

    UK chart performance

  • Entry Date: 25 March 1965 (41st)
  • Highest Position: 16th (3 June: 1965)
  • Weeks in Chart: 15 Weeks (25 March - 8 July 1965)

    • EP track listing

    Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

    Cover version

  • 1965: Zsuzsa Koncz, EP Qualiton, EP 7346
  • 1966: The Seekers, Album, Come the Day, LP EMI, SCX 6093
  • 5 March 2012: Katie Melua, CD, Secret Symphony, Dramatico.

    • Film score

  • April 2009: The Boat That Rocked, written and directed by Richard Curtis

    • References

    All Over the World (Françoise Hardy song) Wikipedia
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