L'amour toujours

This article is about the song. For the album of the same name, see L'Amour Toujours (album).

"L'Amour Toujours" (also named "I'll Fly with You"^[1]) is a song co-written and recorded by the Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. The song was released to American clubs and dance radio in July 2000. In Europe, the song was released in October 2000. The song is from D'Agostino's 1999 album of the same name. Ola Onabule is the vocalist of this song. He performs all the vocals on the track and on all versions of the song.

"L'Amour Toujours"
Single by Gigi D'Agostino
from the album L'Amour Toujours
Released	July 2000
Length	8:45 (L'Amour Vision) 6:56 (Album version) 4:02 (Small mix)
Label	NoiseMaker Media
Songwriter(s)	Luigino D'Agostino Carlo Montagner Paolo Sandrini Diego Leoni
Producer(s)	Gigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino singles chronology
"La Passion" (2000) "L'Amour Toujours" (2000) "Super (1, 2, 3)" (2000)
Audio sample
"I'll Fly with You" ("L'amour toujours") file help
Music video
Video on YouTube

"L'amour toujours" became an international success, topping the charts of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Romania and peaking within the top 10 in six other countries. In North America, it peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Canadian Singles Chart. The album version has a different mix, which was used as the single version in the United States except with vocal samples from "Bla Bla Bla" added.

Name

The French title (pronounced [la.muʁ tu.ʒuʁ]) translates to "Love Always". However, the song is recorded entirely in English, and the title does not appear in the lyrics. The song's popular title comes from its refrain.

Music video

The music video for the song contains footage taken from live performances of D'Agostino performing throughout Europe at rave parties. The version used in the music video is known as the "Small Mix" and is an edit of the "L'Amour Vision" version.^[2]

Track listing

Europe mixed CD maxi (2001)

1. "L'Amour Toujours" (L'Amour Vision) – 6:56
2. "Un Giorno Credi" (gigidagostino.com) – 8:07
3. "L'Amour Toujours" (gigidagostino.com) – 7:58
4. "Musikakeparla" – 6:55

Charts

Weekly charts 2000–2002 weekly chart performance for "L'amour toujours" Chart (2000–2002) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 27 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 14 Germany (GfK)[9] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 18 Italy (FIMI)[12] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[1] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 25 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 78 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] 32 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 29 2024 weekly chart performance for "L'amour toujours" Chart (2024) Peak position Germany (GfK)[9] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 10 Weekly chart performance for "L'amour toujours" (Tiesto edit) Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 29 Poland (Polish Airplay New)[22] 2 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[23] 4

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for "L'amour toujours" Chart (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[25] 76 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[26] 75 Germany (Media Control)[27] 36 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 15 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[1] 17 2002 year-end chart performance for "L'amour toujours" Chart (2002) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29] 49 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30] 31 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[31] 140 Ireland (IRMA)[32] 93 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 6 Year-end chart performance for "L'amour toujours" (Tiesto edit) Chart (2016) Position US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[35] 35 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for "L'amour toujours" Chart (2000–2009) Position Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 8

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "L'amour toujours"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[37]	Gold	25,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[38]	Gold	25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39]	Platinum	90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[40]	Gold	250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[41]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[42]	Platinum	60,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43]	Gold	30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[44] Tiësto edit	Gold	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	Gold	400,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• In September 2015, Tiësto released a new edit of "L'amour toujours" performed by Dzeko & Torres, featuring vocals by Delaney Jane.^[46]

Use as an anti-immigration song

As reported by several German media, since at least November 2023 the melody to "L'amour toujours" has been co-opted by far-right groups in Germany, as various videos of people joining in public chants replacing the song's original lyrics with a reprise of the anti-immigration slogan, "Ausländer raus, Ausländer raus, Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus" (Foreigners out, foreigners out, Germany for Germans, foreigners out) surfaced online.^[47][48][49] Members of the youth wing of far-right party Alternative for Germany were reportedly seen engaging in similar chants on several occasions,^[50][51] while the party's TikTok account started posting clips featuring the song's melody as a background theme.^[52][53] In response to the reports, in March 2024 German record label ZYX, who holds the copyright for "L'amour toujours", filed a criminal complaint against unknown figures, with the charges involving hate speech and copyright infringement.^[53][54]

In May 2024, a retweeted video showing a group of people singing the aforementioned slogan over "L'amour toujours" during a party at a club on Sylt, in which one man appeared to perform the Hitler salute, sparked widespread outrage;^[51][52][53] the regional police of Schleswig-Holstein opened an investigation about the case,^[51] while the clip's content was widely condemned by various political figures. D'Agostino reiterated that his song is apolitical, stating that it is about "a beautiful, big and intense feeling [of love] that unites people".^[55][56] After the incident, the song re-entered the German singles chart at number 8.^[57]

In June 2024, Sweden Democrats politician David Lång was audiotaped by an Expressen journalist while singing "Ausländer raus, Ausländer raus" over "L'amour toujours" during a post-electoral party for the 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden.^[58][59]

As a result of its use by right-wing extremist groups, the song was banned from being played at the Oktoberfest in Munich.^[58] The Austrian Football Association also decided to ban the song from being used as a stadium anthem, in order to avoid further incidents.^[58] In an interview with Kronen Zeitung, D'Agostino criticized bans of the song by radio stations and festivals, saying, "You can't stop racism by banning music".^[60][61]

See also

• List of Romanian Top 100 number ones