"Aller plus haut" (English: "Go Higher") is a 1999 song recorded by
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Tina Arena
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. It was the eighth
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from the album ''
In Deep'' and was released in July 1999. It was also Arena's first
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single. J. Kapler was inspired to write the song and offer it to Tina Arena after seeing her perform in English on French television. The song became a huge hit in Belgium (Wallonia) where it topped the chart for one week and remained in the top 40 for 21 weeks, and in France, where it charted for 40 weeks and peaked at #2 for six consecutive weeks.
The song was also included on Arena's best of ''
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'', ''
Greatest Hits 1994–2004'' and ''
The Best & le meilleur''. A live version of the song is available on ''
Vous êtes toujours là''.
The song was covered in 2001 by
Lara Fabian
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,
Daniel Levi
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and
Roch Voisine
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on
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' album ''L'Odyssée des Enfoirés''. In 2005, Arena recorded a new version as a duet with Les 500 Choristes for the album ''500 Choristes – avec...'',
[''500 Choristes – avec...'', track listings and chart]
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(Retrieved 19 April 2009) which appears on the CD maxi for "
Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible".
Track listings
CD single
# "Aller plus haut" – 4:00
# "Now I Can Dance" (live) – 5:53
7" single
A-side:
# "Aller plus haut" – 4:00
B-side:
# "Aller plus haut" – 4:00
CD promo
# "Aller plus haut" – 4:00
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1997 songs
1999 singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Tina Arena songs
Songs written by Robert Goldman (songwriter)