Je vole

"Je vole"
Song by Louane Emera
from the album La famille Bélier: Bande originale du film
Released	2014
Recorded	2014
Length	3:33
Songwriter(s)	Pierre Billon; Michel Sardou; Marie Jeanne Serero; Philip J Glenister; Victoria Bedos; Eric Lartigau;
Producer(s)	Dan Black

"Je vole"
Single by Michel Sardou
A-side	"Je vole"
B-side	"8 jours à El Paso"
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Length	5:02
Songwriter(s)	Pierre Billon; Michel Sardou;
Producer(s)	Pierre Billon

"Je vole" is a 1978 song by French singer Michel Sardou and the title track of the same titled album Je vole by Sardou. The B-side of the single was "8 jours à El Paso". The lyrics of "je vole" were co-written by Michel Sardou and Pierre Billon and the music was composed by Sardou himself. The song was a big commercial success reaching number 3 in France selling approximately 500,000 copies.[1]

Context

The song is a last silent appeal of an adolescent on the verge of escaping his parents' home or some suggest it is a farewell note for the adolescent on the verge of committing suicide the same day.

The main part of the lyrics is spoken by Sardou as prose, and only the refrain is sung:

Mes chers parents	My dear parents
Je pars	I leave
Je vous aime mais je pars	I love you but I leave
Vous n'aurez plus d'enfant	You will have no more child
Ce soir	Tonight
Je n' m'enfuis pas je vole	I'm not running away I fly
Comprenez bien je vole	Understand it well I fly
Sans fumée sans alcool	Without smoke nor a drink
Je vole je vole	I fly I fly

Track listing

"Je vole" (5:02)
"8 jours à El Paso" (3:07)

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[2]	3

In popular culture

Louane Emera's version

The song's subject was adapted for the storyline of the 2014 French film La famille Bélier directed by Éric Lartigau. The story writer Victoria Bedos indicated that she based her story on the song "je vole" as she considered Sardou's songs very inspirational. Since the sentiments in "Je vole" touched her heart deeply, she submitted a film project to the producers based on the youth character with a spirit of emancipation as expressed in the song.

"Je vole" is performed on the soundtrack of the film by Louane (full name Louane Emera), a singer in Top 8 of season 2 of the French The Voice: la plus belle voix picked for the lead actress in the film.

The text of the song was slightly changed but the general meaning and even phraseology were kept. Only the refrain is kept intact word for word. Another striking difference is that the whole song is sung by Louane, whereas in the original, Sardou spoke the lyrics and only sings the refrain. Several other songs of Sardou are also used in the soundtrack for the film.

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]	15
France (SNEP)[4]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	73
Switzerland (Media Control Romandy)[6]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	21
France (SNEP) (Sales)[8]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9]	Gold	75,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

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References

Tsort.info: Michel Sardou songs (in French)
"Lescharts.com – Michel Sardou – Je Vole" (in French). Les classement single.
"Ultratop.be – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Ultratop 50.
"Lescharts.com – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Les classement single.
"Swisscharts.com – Louane Emera – Je vole". Swiss Singles Chart.
"Lescharts.ch – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Media Control. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
"ultratop.be – Rapports Annuels 2015" (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
"Les Chansons les plus Vendues en 2015" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
"French single certifications – Louane – Je vole" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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[1] Tsort.info: Michel Sardou songs (in French)

[sc_France_Michel_Sardou-2] "Lescharts.com – Michel Sardou – Je Vole" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Wallonia_Louane_Emera-3] "Ultratop.be – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_France_Louane_Emera-4] "Lescharts.com – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Switzerland_Louane_Emera-5] "Swisscharts.com – Louane Emera – Je vole". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_Swiss_Romandy_Louane_Emera-6] "Lescharts.ch – Louane Emera – Je vole" (in French). Media Control. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[7] "ultratop.be – Rapports Annuels 2015" (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[8] "Les Chansons les plus Vendues en 2015" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[FranceLouaneJe_volesingleCertRef-9] "French single certifications – Louane – Je vole" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 February 2016.