"All Over the World" is a 1965 song by the French singer

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...

History

The song was first recorded (lyrics and music) in French by Françoise Hardy in 1964 under the title "Dans le monde entier", featured on the album '' Mon amie la rose'' (catalogue number CLD 699.30). It was released in

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in October 1964. Translated into English by Julian More under the title "All Over the World", it was released in the United Kingdom as a

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on 12 March 1965 by

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(EP), in March 1966 by

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(LP), '' Françoise Hardy Sings in English'' in May 1966 by Disques Vogue-Vogue International Industries. On March 25, 1965, the song reached the top 50 in the

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and remained there for 15 weeks (until 8 July — and in the top 20 from April 29 to June 3). "All Over the World" became one of Hardy's most popular songs and is her best known song in the Anglophone world.

Single track listing

Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

UK chart performance

*Entry Date: 25 March 1965 (41st) *Highest Position: 16th (3 June: 1965) *Weeks in Chart: 15 Weeks (25 March - 8 July 1965)

EP track listing

Accompaniment directed by Charles Blackwell orchestra.

Cover version

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References

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