"Butterfly" is a pop song, written and recorded by the French singer-songwriter, Danyel Gérard (born Gérard Daniel Khertakian,[1] 7 March 1939, Paris[2][3]) in the late 1960s. It was initially a hit in the French language.
"Butterfly" | ||||
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Single by Danyel Gérard | ||||
from the album Butterfly | ||||
B-side | "Le Petit Ours En Pluche" | |||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | CBS Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Danyel Gérard | |||
Producer(s) | Claude Vallois, Hervé Roy | |||
Danyel Gérard singles chronology | ||||
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In the early 1970s English language words were written, and Gérard recorded it again in the United States. In 1971 he also did German, Spanish and Italian versions. "Butterfly" was a very popular song internationally, selling over seven million copies.[4] Many other musicians recorded it, both in instrumental and vocal versions. In the US, that list included Eydie Gormé, Goldie Hawn and Eddy Arnold.
The single was No. 1 in Germany for fifteen weeks in summer 1971. It also reached No. 2 in South Africa.[5] It reached #11 (and spent 12 weeks) in the UK Singles Chart in October 1971.[1] Lack of further chart activity in the UK saw both singer and song branded as a one-hit wonder. It also appeared in the first compilation album put together specifically for telemarketing in the UK, K-Tel's 20 Dynamic Hits.[6] It was a similar story in the U.S., where Gérard's single peaked at No. 78 in the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia Gérard's version peaked at No. 11 on the Go-Set National Top 40 singles chart in December 1971, with a cover version by local artist Matt Flinders peaking on the same chart a month later at No. 4.[7][8] In Germany he had some more songs in the charts, such as "Isabella" and "Meine Stadt".[citation needed]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report) | 10[9] |
Canada (RPM) | 68[10] |
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