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Original song written and composed by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"She" is a song written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and released as a single sung by Aznavour in 1974. The song was written in English as a theme tune for the British TV series Seven Faces of Woman.[1]
"She" | |
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Single by Charles Aznavour | |
B-side | "La barraka" |
Released | 14 June 1974 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:50 |
Label | Barclay |
Songwriter(s) | Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer |
Aznavour also recorded it in French, German, Italian and Spanish, under the titles "Tous les visages de l'amour" (English: All the Faces of Love), "Sie" (English: She) "Lei" (English: She) and "Es" (English: [She] is), respectively. He also recorded the song in a more uptempo French version with different lyrics, simply titled "Elle" (English: She).
The song peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for four weeks; it was certified silver for shipments exceeding 300,000 units. It also reached number 1 in the Irish Charts, spending one week at the top. It was less popular outside the UK (where Seven Faces of Woman did not air); in France, the song narrowly missed the top 40, and in the United States, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted on the lower end of the easy listening charts.
Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999. This version, produced by Trevor Jones, was featured over the final sequence of the film Notting Hill (while Charles Aznavour's version was featured over the opening credits) and charted throughout Europe.
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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"She" | |
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Single by Elvis Costello | |
from the album Notting Hill | |
Released | 1999 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:10 |
Label | Mercury Records, Island Records |
Songwriter(s) | Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer |
Producer(s) | Trevor Jones |
Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. This version of the song peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom, giving Costello his first top 20 hit in the United Kingdom in 16 years, and his last.[15][16]
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[21] | 90 |
France (SNEP)[22] | 50 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] | 49 |
UK Singles (OCC)[24] | 19 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
"She (Uguale a lei)" | ||||
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Single by Laura Pausini | ||||
Released | 8 March 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Warner Music Italy | |||
Songwriter(s) | Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer, Laura Pausini | |||
Laura Pausini singles chronology | ||||
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Italian singer Laura Pausini also released an Italian language cover of the song, titled "She (Uguale a lei)". The song was recorded for a Barilla TV spot. The lyrics of the song were adapted by Pausini herself, and are therefore different from the lyrics of Aznavour's Italian-language version of his hit.[27] It was also released as a digital single on 8 March 2006, but was not featured on any of Pausini's studio albums.[28] However, she recorded a new version of the song, included in her greatest hits album 20 - The Greatest Hits.
Pausini performed the song live for the first time during the final of Sanremo Music Festival 2006, when she was invited as a guest artist.[29][30] A live version of the song was included in a medley performed on 2 June 2007, during her concert at the San Siro stadium in Milan, later released as a video album titled San Siro 2007.[31]
In addition to the famous Elvis Costello version noted above, the song has been recorded by many different artists over the years. The most notable versions include:
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