L'Amour à la plage

"L'Amour à la plage" is a song by the French band Niagara. Originally issued as a single, it was included on their debut album Encore un dernier baiser, released in the autumn of the same year 1986.

"L'Amour à la plage"
Single by Niagara
from the album Encore un dernier baiser
LanguageFrench
Released1986 (1986)
Length3:22
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Muriel Laporte
Niagara singles chronology
"Tchiki boum"
(1985)		 "L'Amour à la plage"
(1986)		 "Je dois m'en aller"
(1986)
Music video
"L'Amour à la plage" on YouTube

By the time the single came out, the band became a duo, as guitarist José Tamarin left the trio after the release of their debut single Tchiki boum.[1]

Writing and composition

The song was written by Muriel Laporte.[2]

According to Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe and his book Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop, the song "L'Amour à la plage" "was emblematic of the country's desire to escape the grim reality of the economic crisis of the mid-1980s".[3]

Track listings

7" single Polydor 883 991-7 (1986)

  1. "L'amour à la plage" (3:22)
  2. "Les amants" (2:42)[2]

12" maxi single Polydor 883 991-1 (1986)

  1. "L'amour à la plage (Version Longue)" (4:36)
  2. "Les amants" (2:42)[2]

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[2] 5

Cover versions

The song was covered, among others, by Lorie, Virginie Ledoyen, Suarez & Alice on the Roof, and by Collectif Métissé.[4]

References
  1. "Les Années Niagara". RFI Musique. 2002-09-11. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. "Lescharts.com – Niagara – L'amour à la plage" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (18 November 2013). Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop. Feral House. pp. 480–. ISBN 978-1-936239-72-6.
  4. "ultratop.be - Niagara - L'amour à la plage". Retrieved 2017-11-26.
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