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"Comment te dire adieu" (English: "How to Say Goodbye to You") is a French adaptation of the song "It Hurts to Say Goodbye". It was originally recorded by Françoise Hardy in 1968.

For the album of the same name, see Comment te dire adieu (album).
"Comment te dire adieu"
Single by Françoise Hardy
from the album Comment te dire adieu
B-side"L'Anamour"[1]
Released1968
RecordedStudio Pye, London, England
GenreFrench pop
Length4:39
LabelDisques Vogue
Songwriter(s)Serge Gainsbourg
Arnold Goland
Jack Gold
Producer(s)Production Asparagus
Alternative edition 1969
English edition's label of side A.[3]
Music video
"Comment te dire adieu" (French TV, 1969) on YouTube
Françoise Hardy
French edition
EP by
Françoise Hardy
Released1968
RecordedStudio Pye, London, England
GenrePop music
Length9:46
LabelDisques Vogue
ProducerProduction Asparagus

"It Hurts to Say Goodbye" was written by Arnold Goland, probably best known for his co-operation with Phil Spector, and the American producer and songwriter Jacob "Jack" Gold (1921-1992). In 1966 it was recorded by Margaret Whiting on her album The Wheel of Hurt.[4] In 1967 a release by Vera Lynn reached No. 7 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[5][6]

These versions were interpreted in the style of a ballad, as was the first French version of the song with lyrics by Michèle Vendôme titled "Avant de dire adieu" which was released by Ginette Reno on her 1967 album Quelqu'un à aimer. More beat driven were the instrumental interpretations by Brazil's Walter Wanderley, dominated by the Hammond organ he is known for, and the Frenchman Caravelli, who focused more on strings, both published in the same year. The Jack Gold Orchestra & Chorus version, which was in a style similar to the Caravelli release, made No. 28 on the Billboard Easy Listening charts in 1969.

Françoise Hardy heard an "American instrumental version" of the song and her manager asked Serge Gainsbourg to provide suitable lyrics for it.[7] The resultant "Comment te dire adieu" was combined with an arrangement relatively closer to the Caravelli version and included on Hardy's 1968 album. Hardy also recorded the song in Italian ("Il pretesto", 1968) and German ("Was mach' ich ohne dich", 1970; collected in the album Träume, 1970.) The French lyrics are notable for their uncommon rhymes in "ex", within the subject of the song having a sense of "ex" as in "ex-boyfriend".

A German version with new lyrics, titled "Ich sage dir adieu", was released by veteran Greek-German singer Vicky Leandros on her 2010 album Zeitlos.


Formats and track listings



French SP



English SP



French EP



Jimmy Somerville version


"Comment te dire adieu"
Single by Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles-Kingston
from the album Read My Lips
B-side"Tell the World"
ReleasedOctober 1989
GenreHouse
Length3:35
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)Serge Gainsbourg
Arnold Goland
Jack Gold
Producer(s)Pascal Gabriel
Jimmy Somerville singles chronology
"Comment te dire adieu"
(1989)		 "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(1990)

The song was covered in 1989 by former Bronski Beat and Communards singer Jimmy Somerville, as a duet with June Miles-Kingston. It was a hit in the UK, reaching number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, helping Somerville's solo career take off.


Track listing


  1. "Comment te dire adieu" (7" version) — 3:35
  2. "Tell the World" — 4:12

Charts and certifications



Weekly charts

Chart (1989-1990) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 23
Europe (European Hot 100)[9] 8
France (SNEP)[10] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 25
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[12] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 26
UK (OCC)[14] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 60

Certifications

Certifications for "Comment te dire adieu"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[16] Silver 200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.


Kate Ryan version


"Comment te dire adieu"
Single by Kate Ryan
Released24 June 2016
GenreDance-pop, house
Length2:52
LabelCNR Music Belgium
Songwriter(s)Serge Gainsbourg, Arnold Goland, Jack Gold
Producer(s)Yves Gaillard, Amro
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"Wonderful Life"
(2016)		 "Comment te dire adieu"
(2016)
Audio video
"Comment te dire adieu" on YouTube

In 2016, Belgian dance singer Kate Ryan covered the song and released it as a stand-alone single via iTunes on 24 June 2016, under CNR Music Belgium. It was produced by Yves Jongen a.k.a. Yves Gaillard and Soufiane Amrani "Amro".[17]

A music video accompanied the song, premiered via YouTube on 29 June 2016.[18]


Other cover versions



Usage in film and television



References


  1. Serge Gainsbourg Archived 2009-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, biography, RFI Musique. Accessed on line May 7, 2009.
  2. On this label there is a mistake in the firstname of one of the authors of the song; we should read A. Goland instead of G. Goland.
  3. On this label there is a mistake in the firstname of one of the authors of the song; we should read A. Goland instead of G. Goland.
  4. "Cover versions of It Hurts to Say Goodbye by Margaret Whiting". SecondHandSongs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  5. Vera Lynn - Billboard Singles, Allmusic. Accessed on line May 5, 2009.
  6. "Original versions of It Hurts to Say Goodbye by Vera Lynn". SecondHandSongs.com. 1967-01-06. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  7. Serge Gainsbourg: a fistful of gitanes: requiem for a twister, Sylvie Simmons, Da Capo Press, 2002, p. 50 ISBN 0-306-81183-9.
  8. "Jimmy Somerville Feat. June Miles Kingston – Comment te dire adieu" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 7. 17 February 1990. p. IV-V. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
  10. "Jimmy Somerville Feat. June Miles Kingston – Comment te dire adieu" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. "Comment te dire adieu", German Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 3, 2008)
  12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Comment te dire adieu". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  13. "Jimmy Somerville Feat. June Miles Kingston – Comment te dire adieu" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  14. "Comment te dire adieu", UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved October 3, 2008)
  15. "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  16. "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles d'un Artiste (Depuis 1973)". infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2021. Select "Jimmy Somerville feat. June Miles Kingston" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  17. ultratop.be - Kate Ryan - Comment te dire adieu
  18. Kate Ryan - Comment Te Dire Adieu - YouTube
  19. Star Academy fait sa Bamba, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 3, 2008)
  20. "LaCalani - Comment te Dire Adieu? (Audio Alcalina Edit)". YouTube.
  21. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Comment te dire adieu | Françoise Hardy | Pomplamoose". YouTube.
  22. COMMENT TE DIRE ADIEU · Reni Jusis



На других языках

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«Comment te dire adieu» (с фр. — «Как сказать тебе прощай») ― французская адаптация песни «It Hurts to Say Goodbye». Первоначально она была записана певицей, Франсуазой Арди в 1968 году. Песня была написана Арнольдом Голандом и Джейкобом Голдом.


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