To France
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Discovery | ||||
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| Recorded | "In the Swiss Alps at 2,000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"[2] | |||
| Genre | Progressive pop, rock | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Mike Oldfield | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Mike Oldfield Simon Phillips | |||
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"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.
The musical theme used in "To France" was also used on the first track on side two of the Discovery album, "Talk About Your Life". The B-sides for the single are the non-album tracks "In the Pool" and "Bones".[3] The B-sides later re-appeared on the re-issue of the "Moonlight Shadow" single in 1993.
The music video that appears on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield video for "To France" is a mock-live performance of the song. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video.
Track listing
- 7" Single
- "To France" (4.33)
- "In the Pool" (3.40)
- 12" Single
- "To France" (extended version) (5:32)
- "In the Pool" (3:40)
- "Bones" (3:19)
Charts
The song reached the top 10 in a number of countries in 1984.
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Year-end charts
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Maggie Reilly version
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Maggie Reilly | ||||
| from the album Elena | ||||
| Released | January 1997[9] | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Folk pop | |||
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| Label | EMI | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Mike Oldfield | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Nick Patrick | |||
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In 1996, Maggie Reilly re-recorded "To France" on her solo album Elena, and in 2009 she recorded another version of the song for her album Looking Back Moving Forward. Compared to the original, this version is significantly Pop-heavy.
Track listing
- Maxi-CD
- "To France" (JPO & Beam Video Mix) 3:46
- "To France" (Intro) 1:08
- "To France" (JPO & Beam Spanish Dream Mix) 5:50
- "To France" (JPO & Beam Club Mix) 8:03
- ""To France" (Espirito Remix) 6:40
- "Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly - "To France" (Radio Edit) 3:34
- Part II - CD-Maxi
- "To France" (DJ Beam's Radio Mix) 3:54
- "To France" (De Donatis Remix) 6:16
- "To France" (DJ Beam's Club Mix) 6:29
Charts
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Kim Wilde version
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Kim Wilde | ||||
| from the album Snapshots | ||||
| Released | 2 December 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
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| Label | Columbia SevenOne | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Mike Oldfield | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Andrew Murray Ricky Wilde | |||
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"To France" is the second single to be released from Kim Wilde's twelfth studio album Snapshots. It was released digitally on 2 December 2011. Included on the single is a Christmas remix of the song as well as an exclusive remix of "It's Alright" by German Euro-dance band Groove Coverage.
Track listing
- "To France" (Christmas edit) – 3:56
- "To France" – 3:59
- "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix edit) – 2:55
- "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix) – 4:26
Other cover versions
- In 1996, Blind Guardian released a cover of "To France" in their compilation album The Forgotten Tales.
- In 1997, Marina Kapuro recorded a Russian version, called "Маленький остров" ("Little island").[10]
- In 2001, Natalya Myrna recorded a Ukrainian version, called "Не вертатись в Ісландію" ("Don't go back to Iceland").[11]
- In 2002, Novaspace released a cover of "To France" as a single.[12]
- In 2011, Leaves' Eyes released a cover of "To France" on their album Meredead.[13]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RPM Top AC - September 1, 1984" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jaaroverzichten 1984". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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- ^ Marina Kapuro - "Маленький остров" on YouTube
- ^ Nikita - Хамелєон (2001), "Не вертатись в Ісландію" on YouTube
- ^ https://musicbrainz.org/release/1b0ed2f7-5885-41bf-897a-070972821580
- ^ https://www.leaveseyes.de/discography/
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