Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser

"Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser" is a 1979-released disco single by French recording artist Dalida. It was a number one hit and the biggest success of the disco period in France.

"Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser"
Cover of single
Song by Dalida
ReleasedJune 15, 1979 (1979-06-15)
Recorded1979
StudioCBE
GenreDisco
Length3:47
LabelInternational Shows
Composer(s)Toto Cutugno
Lyricist(s)
  • Pierre Delanoë
  • Jeff Barnel
Producer(s)Orlando

Description

It topped the French chart in 1979, and had considerable success throughout Europe. The song was written by Toto Cutugno who offered it to Dalida and himself recorded it in Italian, under the title "Voglio l'Anima". Dalida recorded the song in three languages; French, Spanish; "Dejame Bailar", and English; "Let Me Dance Tonight". The English-language version was released on 7" single, backed with an English version of "Il Venait d'Avoir 18 Ans".

The French version of the song was released on her 1979 album Dédié à toi. It is also featured on numerous posthomous compilation albums.

A video was not made to accompany the original release; however, Dalida did make several TV appearances performing the song. A 2001 remix by French disco-artist Cerrone, which samples his 1981 track "Took Me So Long", is accompanied by a video, using archive footage and computer-generated effects.

7" single
  1. "Monday Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" — 3:35
  2. "Comme toi" — 3:40

Charts
Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
 France[1]
1
 Quebec[2]
3
 Flanders
22
 Europe[3]
24
 Israel[4]
26
Chart (2017-2018) Peak
position
 Australia[5]
93
 France[6]
94

Star Academy version
"Laissez-moi danser"
Single by Star Academy 4
from the album Fait son cinéma
B-side"Remix + Instrumental"
ReleasedSeptember 2004
GenrePop
Length3:37
LabelUniversal Records, Mercury
Songwriter(s)Toto Cutugno
Cristiano Minellono
Producer(s)Antoine Angelelli
Star Academy 4 singles chronology
"Laissez-moi danser"
(2004)		 "En chantant"
(2004)

In 2004, the song was covered by Star Academy 4 in France, under the shorter name "Laissez-moi danser". This version was released as single in September 2004 and was successful, reached number one for six weeks on the French and Belgian Singles Charts. As of August 2014, the song was the 27th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 505,000 units sold.[7]

CD single
  1. "Laissez-moi danser" — 3:37
  2. "Laissez-moi danser" (remix) — 3:53
  3. "Laissez-moi danser" (instrumental) — 3:37

Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[8] Gold November 6, 2004 20,000

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[9] 1
French Singles Chart[10] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 7
Year-end chart (2004) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 10
French Singles Chart[13] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 83

References
  1. "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 26 Aug 1979". Charts singles Top 50 en France. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. "Franco Compilation succession order" (PDF). Bibnum2.banq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. "Europarade". Schriel.nl. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Dalida #26 en Israël en 1979 avec Monday, tuesday...Laissez-moi danser".
  5. "Dalida - Music Charts". Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Les charts français". Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  7. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 8 (30-21)". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  8. Belgian (Wallonia) certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  9. "Laissez-moi danser", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  10. "Laissez-moi danser", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  11. "Laissez-moi danser", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  12. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  13. 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  14. 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
  • L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
  • Dalida Official Website (in English and French)
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