"Irrésistiblement" is a song by

Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; hy, Սիլվի Ժորժ Վարդանյան. on 15 August 1944) is an Armenian-Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. ...

, released in 1968.

Writing and composition

The song was written by

Jean Renard Jean Renard (born 12 July 1932) is a Belgian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the G ...

and

Georges Aber Georges Poubennec (17 July 1930 – 16 March 2012), better known under the name Georges Aber, was a French singer-songwriter. Poubennec was born in Brest. During the 1960s, he adapted the lyrics of many popular songs from English into French. He ...

Commercial performance

France

The song was at no. 13 in the very first edition of the singles sales chart launched by the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque in October 1968.

Italy

Sylvie Vartan also recorded a version of this song in Italian, titled "Irresistibilmente". It reached the top 3 in Italy in 1969. The song was a gift that Vartan gave to her couple, the italian composer

Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...

Track listings

7-inch EP ''Baby Capone / Pas en été / Irrésistiblement / Je suis comme ça'' RCA 87071 (1968, France etc.) :A1. "Baby Capone" (3:23) :A2. "Pas en été" (2:47) :B1. "Irrésistiblement" (2:43) :B2. "Je suis comme ça" (2:43) 7-inch promo single RCA Victor 46.170 (1968, France) # "Irrésistiblement" (2:50) # "Je suis comme ça" (2:50) 7-inch single (Germany, Greece, Spain) # "Irrésistiblement" (2:50) # "Baby Capone' (3:30) 7-inch EP ''Baby Capone / Irrésistiblement / C'est un jour à rester couché / Ballade pour une fugue'' RCA 87071 (1969, Brazil) :A1. "C'est un jour à rester couché" :A2. "Baby Capone" :B1. "Irrésistiblement" :B2. "Ballade pour une fugue"

Charts

"Baby Capone" / "Irrésistiblement"

Cover versions

The tune was recorded by the Grand Orchestre de

Paul Mauriat Paul Julien André Mauriat ( or ; 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his milli ...

References

{{authority control 1968 songs 1968 singles Sylvie Vartan songs RCA Victor singles Songs written by Jean Renard (songwriter) Songs written by Georges Aber