Babacar (song)

"Babacar" is a 1987 song recorded by French singer France Gall. Written by Michel Berger, it was the first single from the album of the same name. Released on 3 April 1987, it reached the top 20 in France and Germany.

"Babacar"
Single by France Gall
from the album Babacar
B-side"C'est bon que tu sois là"
Released3 April 1987
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length4:42
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Michel Berger
Producer(s)Michel Berger
France Gall singles chronology
"Calypso"
(1985)		 "Babacar"
(1987)		 "Ella, elle l'a"
(1987)

All copyright revenue was donated to the family of Babacar (a little boy in Africa, Babacar Sall, whom they got to know on one of their vacations).

Track listings
7" single
  1. "Babacar" – 4:42
  2. "C'est bon que tu sois là" – 3:39

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 11
German Singles Chart[1] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 27

Kate Ryan version
"Babacar"
Single by Kate Ryan
from the album French Connection
B-side"Remix"
Released12 June 2009 (Belgium)
15 June 2009 (Europe)
30 October (Germany)
Recorded2009
Genredance, electronica
Length3:13
LabelARS/Universal
Songwriter(s)Michel Berger
Producer(s)Niclas Kings, Niklas Bergwall (2n)
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"Your Eyes"
(2009)		 "Babacar"
(2009)		 "Évidemment"
(2009)

It was announced by Kate Ryan in early 2009 that her new single would be a French track and a cover. Later on, at the end of May, the single cover was released and it was confirmed that it would be another France Gall cover. Ryan performed and presented the single for the first time in her gig at G-A-Y in London, United Kingdom. Later, a preview of the official video was onlineone week before the Belgian release of the single. The song debuted first in Sweden at No. 27, debuting one week after in Belgium at No. 22. The song was already released in Poland and the Czech Republic and a German release was set for 30 October 2009.

Track listings
CD single
  1. "Babacar" (radio edit) — 3.11
  2. "Babacar" (extended mix) — 5.18
CD maxi
  1. "Babacar" (radio edit) – 3:21
  2. "Babacar" (extended) – 5:21
  3. "Babacar" (basto! remix) – 6:33
  4. "Babacar" (XTM remix) – 6:34

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart[2] 17
CIS (Tophit)[3] 86
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 27
Spanish Singles Chart 21
Poland Airplay Top 100 92
Germany Singles Chart 28
Austria Singles Chart 53

Other cover versions

In 2009, the song was covered by Lara Fabian on her eighth studio album Toutes les femmes en moi, as 14th track.

gollark: You can throw a switch to make it go onto another track where it will only run over 1 person.
gollark: Basically, a runaway trolley is heading down a track where it will run over 5 people.
gollark: The trolley problem is necessary background.
gollark: Too bad, I WILL ramble incoherently about it anyway.
gollark: Are you aware of the "trolley problem"?

References
  1. ""Babacar", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. ""Babacar" (Kate Ryan version), in various singles charts". Lescharts. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. Kate Ryan — Babacar. Tophit. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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