"(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" () is a song by Bill Wyman of

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, released in 1981 as the lead single from his

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third solo studio album, through

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. While most of the song is in English, the chorus is in

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: ''"Je suis un rock star / Je avais un residence / Je habiter là / à la south of France / Voulez-vous / partir with me? / And come and rester là / with me in France."'' Wyman originally wrote the song for

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. However, finding himself unable to interest Dury or any other artist in it, he reluctantly recorded the song himself, using an accent he later described as "

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French". The song's highest chart position in the UK was at number 14, and it spent nine weeks in total in the

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Track list

*All songs written by Bill Wyman. A-side :1. "(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" – 3:22 B-side :2. "Rio De Janeiro" – 3:50

Personnel

*Bill Wyman – lead vocals, bass guitar, all other instruments, design *

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– guitar, backing vocals * Bruce Rowland – drums on "(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" * Jim Phantom – drums on "Rio De Janeiro" * Stuart Epps –

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*Mike Ross – design *Graham Hughes – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Si Si Je Suis un Rock Star 1980 songs 1981 singles Bill Wyman songs A&M Records singles British new wave songs Song recordings produced by Chris Kimsey Songs about London Songs written by Bill Wyman Franglais songs