All Over the World (Françoise Hardy song)

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

"All Over the World"
Original "All Over the World" 45 rpm
Single by Françoise Hardy
B-side	"Another Place"
Released	12 March 1965
Recorded	Pye studio, London
Genre	pop music
Length	4:31
Label	Pye Records
Songwriter(s)	Françoise Hardy (music) - Julian More (adaptation)
Producer(s)	Jacques Wolfsohn

Françoise Hardy
English cover
EP by Françoise Hardy
Released	March 1966
Recorded	Pye Studios, London
Genre	Pop music
Length	9:24
Label	Disques Vogue-Vogue international industries
Producer	Jacques Wolfsohn
Alternative cover
French cover

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 More under the title "All Over the World", it was released in the United Kingdom on Single on 12 March 1965 by Pye Records.^[1]

• Extended play (EP), in March 1966 by Disques Vogue-Vogue international industries.^[2]
• Long Play (LP), Françoise Hardy Sings in English in May 1966 by Disques Vogue-Vogue international industries.^[3]

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.^[4]

British publication's cover containing the Sheet music and lyrics of "All Over the World".

Single track listing

Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"All over the World" (original title: "Dans le monde entier"[5])	ad. Julian More	Françoise Hardy	2:29

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
2.	"Another Place" (original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"[6])	ad. Julian More	Françoise Hardy	2:02

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)^[7][8]

EP track listing

Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Autumn Rendezvous" (original title: "Rendez-vous d’automne"[9])	ad. by Meredith	Gérard Bourgeois	2:40
2.	"Another Place" (original title: "La nuit est sur la ville"[6])	ad. Julian More	Françoise Hardy	2:02
Total length:				4:42

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Say It Now" (original title: "Dis Lui Non"[10])	Robert Douglas Skelton	Robert Douglas Skelton	2:13
2.	"All over the World" (original title: "Dans le monde entier"[5])	ad. Julian More	Françoise Hardy	2:29
Total length:				4:42

Cover version

• 1965: Zsuzsa Koncz, EP Qualiton, EP 7346
• 1966: The Seekers, Album, Come the Day, LP EMI, SCX 6093
• 1967: Noeleen Batley, EP Festival Records, FK 1641
• 1989: Neoton Familia, Album, Intim Percek, Profil – SLPM 37259
• 2012: Katie Melua, CD, Secret Symphony, Dramatico.^[11]

Film score

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

See also

• Mon amie la rose
• Françoise Hardy Sings in English