"L'Été indien" ( French for "

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") is a 1975 single by American/French singer named

Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (; 5 November 1938 – 20 August 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter and actor. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin. Early life Dassin was born in New York City to American film director Jules Dassin (1911 ...

. . In the song he reflects with fond memories of his lover, who he met during an

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, but with whom he has now lost contact.

Background

The song was based on the song "Africa" by

Toto Cutugno Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; born 7 July 1943) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also won the Eurovision Song Conte ...

, Vito Pallavicini, Pasquale Losito, and Sam Ward (originally released by Toto Cutugno's band ), hence the subtitle L'Été indien (Africa)"on some single releases. It was adapted into French by Claude Lemesle and

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

, arranged by Johnny Arthey and produced by Jacques Plait. "L'Été indien" went on to become Dassin's biggest hit, selling almost 2 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

*7" Single # "L'Été indien (Africa)" – 4:30 # "Moi j'ai dit non" – 2:20

Usages In Rhythmic Gymnastics

* In 2010 Israeli gymnast

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used the tune for her ribbon routine. * In 2011 Russian gymnast

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designed her hoop routine with this music in preparation for the World Championships to be held at

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Cover versions

* French actor and comedian

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performed a parody of the song, entitled "Le Tube de l'Hiver". * Polish dance singer

Mandaryna Marta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska, professionally known as Mandaryna, born Marta Mandrykiewicz on 12 March 1978 in Łódź, Poland, is a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She rose to fame as the dancer of Polish pop group Ich Troje, and the p ...

recorded a cover of the song for her debut album ''

Mandaryna.com ''Mandaryna.com'' is the début album by Polish singer, dancer and actress Mandaryna, released in 2004. The album included covers of "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "L'Été indien" by Joe Dassin and "Bo z dziewczynami" by Jerzy Połomski. "Here ...

'' in 2004, and released it as her second single. *

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and

Lee Hazlewood Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s ...

released an English language cover of the song as a single in 1976. A previously unreleased extended version was included on Sinatra's 2009 digital only collection, '' Cherry Smiles - The Rare Singles''. A remastered version of the original single edit was released digitally on October 21, 2020 as the first single from Sinatra's ''Start Walkin' 1965-1976''. Another version without Sinatra also appeared on the 1976 Hazlewood album 20th Century Lee. * Hungarian singer

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recorded a cover of the song on her ninth album, Csendszóró (Silentophone) in 1977, entitled "Indián nyár". * Slovak actor and singer

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recorded a cover of the song, entitled "Ľúbim Ťa" (means 'I love You'), together with a vocal group Bezinky, on the SP in 1977. * A German Version exists by

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("Liebe kommt so wie ein bunter Schmetterling") * An Italian Version "Africa" exists by

* A Spanish Version "Africa" exists by

* A French Version "L'ete indien" exists by

* A Hungarian version "Indián nyár" exists by

, lyrics Iván Bradányi * A Finnish version "Kuusamo" exists by

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, lyrics

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* A Greek version "Όνειρα" ("Dreams") exists, by

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and later Teris Chrisos, lyrics Sasa Maneta * * A version in the style of

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(also known as "chicha") called "Indian Summer" exists by

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-based band Chicha Libre

Commercial performance

The Joe Dassin version reached no. 1 on the French singles sales chart compiled by the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque in 1975.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ete Indien, L' Songs about heartache Songs about parting 1975 singles 2004 singles French songs Mandaryna songs 1975 songs CBS Records singles Joe Dassin songs Songs written by Toto Cutugno Songs with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini Songs written by Pierre Delanoë Songs written by Claude Lemesle Number-one singles in France Number-one singles in Israel Song recordings produced by Jacques Plait