"" (; "July") is a 1968 song by

Riccardo Del Turco Riccardo Del Turco (born 7 September 1939) is an Italian singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the song "Luglio". Life and career Born in Fiesole, at young age Del Turco started studying composition and singing, and in 1957 he ...

. The song won the competition and was awarded the Golden Gondola at the , marking Del Turco's breakout and becoming his signature song. The single sold over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

7" single (CBS – 3587) # "" – 3:05 # "" – 3:07

Charts

Cover versions

Le Petit Pain au chocolat

"" was covered by

Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (; November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter. In his career spanning sixteen years (1964–1980), he enjoyed numerous successes in France and the French-speaking world, as well as singing ...

as "" ("The Little Chocolate Bread"), with the lyrics adapted into French by

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), known professionally as Pierre Delanoë (), was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavou ...

. Released as a

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in 1968, the song reached no. 2 in

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(French Belgium). It was the second track of side 1 of his 1969 album .

Track listing

7" single (CBS – 3871) # "" – 3:30 # "" – 2:43

Charts

Something's Happening

"Something's Happening" is the English version of "", performed by

Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits are an English rock and pop group formed in 1963 in Manchester and formerly fronted by singer Peter Noone. Known for their jaunty beat sound and Noone's often tongue-in-cheek vocal style, the Hermits charted with numerous tra ...

on new lyrics by Jack Fishman. It was produced by

Mickie Most Michael Peter Hayes (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003), known as Mickie Most, was an English record producer behind acts such as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, the Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, Arrows, Racey and t ...

and arranged by

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

Track listing

7" UK single (Columbia – DB 8504) # "Something's Happening" – 3:07 # "The Most Beautiful Thing in My Life" – 1:53 7" US single (MGM – K 14035) # "Something's Happening" – 3:07 # "Little Miss Sorrow, Child of Tomorrow" – 2:30

Charts

Other covers

The song was also covered by

The Tremeloes The Tremeloes (formerly Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England. They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with ...

as "I'm Gonna Try", by as "Julia" (in Spanish), and by

Carmela Corren Carmela Corren (; ; – ) was an Israelis, Israeli singer and actress. Career Corren was born ''Bizman'' in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine, on 13 February 1938. She dreamed of being a dancer, but switched to singing in the wake of an inju ...

as "" (in German).

References

1968 songs 1968 singles Italian pop songs Compagnia Generale del Disco singles Songs written by Giancarlo Bigazzi Songs written by Riccardo Del Turco Songs in Italian {{interwiki extra, qid=Q18877432