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"L'Amour à la plage" is a song by the French band Niagara. Originally issued as a single, it was included on their debut album Encore un dernier baiser, released in the autumn of the same year 1986.

"L'Amour à la plage"
Single by Niagara
from the album Encore un dernier baiser
Language	French
Released	1986 (1986)
Length	3:22
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Muriel Laporte
Niagara singles chronology
"Tchiki boum" (1985) "L'Amour à la plage" (1986) "Je dois m'en aller" (1986)
Music video
"L'Amour à la plage" on YouTube

By the time the single came out, the band became a duo, as guitarist José Tamarin left the trio after the release of their debut single Tchiki boum.[1]

Writing and composition

The song was written by Muriel Laporte.[2]

According to Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe and his book Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop, the song "L'Amour à la plage" "was emblematic of the country's desire to escape the grim reality of the economic crisis of the mid-1980s".[3]

Track listings

7" single Polydor 883 991-7 (1986)

1. "L'amour à la plage" (3:22)
2. "Les amants" (2:42)[2]

12" maxi single Polydor 883 991-1 (1986)

1. "L'amour à la plage (Version Longue)" (4:36)
2. "Les amants" (2:42)[2]

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[2]	5

Cover versions

The song was covered, among others, by Lorie, Virginie Ledoyen, Suarez & Alice on the Roof, and by Collectif Métissé.[4]

References

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