Ella, elle l'a

"Ella, elle l'a" (French for "Ella, She Has It") is a single released by French singer France Gall. It was released as a single from her album Babacar, on 24 August 1987, and became a hit across Europe, the Americas (especially in Quebec and the Southern Cone) and Asia (especially in Japan)

"Ella elle l'a"
Single by France Gall
from the album Babacar
B-side"Dancing Brave"
Released24 August 1987
Recorded1987
StudioStudio Gang, Paris
GenrePop, synthpop
Length4:51
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Michel Berger
Producer(s)Michel Berger
France Gall singles chronology
"Babacar"
(1987)		 "Ella elle l'a"
(1987)		 "Évidemment"
(1988)
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Music video
"Ella, elle l'a" on YouTube

Written by Michel Berger, the song is a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, but also a protest against racism and an anthem to personal empowerment. Musically, "it swings between sheared rhythms of the bass and flashed brass".[1] The song is also available on the CD maxi for Évidemment, released on March 1988. In addition, a live version from her concert album Le Tour de France was released in November of that year.

The song had great success between 1987 and 1988, reaching number-one in Austria and Germany in the latter year; plus reaching the Top 10 in Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Argentina. In France, the single was certified as silver disc by the SNEP, reaching #2. It was on the chart Top 50 during nineteen weeks, from October 24, 1987; and nine weeks on the Top 10.[2] In addition, it won two Victoires de la Musique in both years. It was covered live by French singer Alizée at a TV show in 2002 and by Belgian singer Kate Ryan in a dance version in 2008.

Track listings
7" single
  1. "Ella, elle l'a" (4:49)
  2. "Dancing Brave" (3:06)
12" maxi
  1. "Ella, elle l'a"
  2. "Papillon de nuit"
  3. "Dancing Brave"

Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[3] Silver 1988 200,000
Germany[4] Gold 1988 250,000

Charts

Weekly charts

Kate Ryan version
"Ella, elle l'a"
Single by Kate Ryan
from the album Free
B-side
  • "Ella, elle l'a" (extended version)
  • "L.I.L.Y."
Released25 April 2008
25 May 2009 (UK)
GenreEurodance
Length3:05
LabelARS/Universal
Songwriter(s)Michel Berger
Producer(s)Niclas Kings, Niklas Bergwall (2n)
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You)"
(2008)		 "Ella, elle l'a"
(2008)		 "I Surrender"
(2008)

Kate Ryan's version of "Ella, elle l'a" is the third single of her album Free. It was released on 6 May 2008 in Belgium and on 9 May 2008 in the rest of Europe as a CD single. It had already topped number one on the Spanish Download Chart, and number seven on the Belgian Singles Chart. It also reached the top ten in Germany. It had entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number twelve, peaking at number two. In the Netherlands, Ella Elle L'a also peaked at number two.

English version

"Ella, elle l'a" was sung live by Ryan during her 2008 UK tour and it was released on 25 May 2009 as first single from the UK version of Free.[10]

Track listing

German CD single

  1. "Ella, elle l'a" (radio version) - 3:06
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" (extended version) - 6:07
  3. "L.I.L.Y." (radio edit) - 3:15

Belgian CD single

  1. "Ella, elle l'a" (radio version) - 3:06
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" (extended version) - 6:07

European 12" single

  1. "Ella, elle l'a" (extended version) - 6:07
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" (Bodybangers remix) - 6:05
  3. "Ella, elle l'a" (club remix) - 4:50

Official versions
  • Extended version - 6:08
  • Bodybangers remix - 6:05
  • Club remix - 4:50
  • Club remix short - 3:12
  • Fugitive's Elle La Tout Remix

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 34
Bulgaria (ARC Top 40)[14] 17
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 63
CIS (Tophit)[16] 20
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 29
Europe (European Hot 100)[19] 27
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 10
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[21] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 9
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[24] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 50
End of year chart (2008) Position
Belgium [28] 38
CIS (Tophit)[29] 76
Hungary [30] 45
Netherlands [31] 20
Spain [32] 2
Sweden [33] 14

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[34] 1× Platinum 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions

References
  1. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 117 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X).
  2. France Gall's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (retrieved 11 March 2008).
  3. French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (retrieved 29 July 2008).
  4. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Ella elle l'a')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  5. "Ella, elle l'a", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (retrieved 11 March 2008).
  6. Danish Singles Chart 5 August 1988
  7. 1988 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 29 July 2008).
  8. "1988 Year End Eurocharts" (PDF). Music & Media. January 1, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  9. 1988 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 29 July 2008).
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2010-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UK release date.
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  13. "Ultratop.be – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  14. "Bulgarian National Top 40 - Week 33/08". Acharts.co. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  15. "Kate Ryan - Ella Elle L'A". Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  16. Kate Ryan — Ella Ella. Tophit. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  17. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200837 into search. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  18. "Danishcharts.com – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  19. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  21. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  22. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kate Ryan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  23. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a". VG-lista. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  24. "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  25. "Spanishcharts.com – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  26. "Swedishcharts.com – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  27. "Swisscharts.com – Kate Ryan – Ella elle l'a". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  28. "JAAROVERZICHTEN 2008" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2014-01-25.
  29. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2008)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  30. "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2008" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-11.
  31. "TOP 100 2008" (PDF) (in Dutch).
  32. "Top 50 CANCIONES ANUAL 2008" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-21.
  33. "Årslista Singlar – År 2008" (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  34. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  35. Star Academy chante Michel Berger, track listing Lescharts.com (retrieved 7 May 2008).
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