Kilimandjaro (song)
| "Kilimandjaro" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Pascal Danel | ||||||||||
| from the album Kilimandjaro | ||||||||||
| Released | 1966 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Label | Disc'AZ | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Michel Delancray, Pascal Danel | |||||||||
| Certification | Platinum | |||||||||
| Pascal Danel singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Kilimandjaro", sometimes known as "Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro" is a famous French-language song by French singer Pascal Danel released in 1966 that was considered as one of the definitive French songs of the 1960s and the biggest hit of Danel and one of the most broadcast French songs on French radio. The lyrics were written by Michel Delancray and the music was composed by Danel himself. The arrangement of the song was by Laurent Voulzy. The song was certified platinum topping the French charts and it has been subject of tens of cover versions and in many languages.
The song was successful in many European countries, the Middle East and Asia, most particularly Japan. Pascal Danel released many language versions including Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Corsican.
Later on, he sang it live at the Olympia in 1980 and in the 2007 tour "Âge tendre" and 2008 tour "Têtes de bois" and revised orchestration versions. Other artists have also interpreted the song German, Spanish, Hebrew, Portuguese with chart successes in various countries with foreign-language versions.
In 1989, Pascal Danel proposed a remixed version of "Kilimandjaro" that was produced by his son, and the album containing the remix was certified gold.
In popular culture
- "Kilimandjaro" was named as one of Top 15 best French songs of the decade according to a survey by Télé 7 Jours
- In television broadcast Succès fous, it was named third most popular after a song by Daniel Balavoine and another by Joe Dassin
- In 1990s, the song came back yet again through the show Les Années Twist (meaning the Twist Years)
- The song was featured on the soundtrack of Robert Guédiguian 2011 film The Snows of Kilimanjaro – French title (French: Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro)