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"Comme d'habitude" ([kɔm dabityd(ə)], French for "As usual") is a French song about the setting in of routine in a relationship, precipitating a breakup.It was composed in 1967 by Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut [].
Released on 30 June 2017, "Mi Gente" became the first music video by a French artist to reach one billion views, although this version of the song is not in French. Only three French-language videos, " Dernière Danse ", " Papaoutai " and " Ego " have hit the 1 billion view mark, the most recent occurring on 14 September 2023.
The song achieved big success in France and internationally, especially in Japan and Mexico, becoming one of the most recognizable French songs of all time. The first music video was released in 2019, over 46 years after the songs's release. [1] Dalida's release sparked numerous covers in various languages, mostly due to her international career.
There is a strong oral tradition among children in China, Vietnam and other places in Asia of passing on songs with their own lyrics, sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques". [39] Frère Jacques is the name of a chain of franchised French restaurants in the UK [40] and the name of a French restaurant in the Murray Hill section of New York City. [41]
The music video as of January 2025 has a billion views. [5] "Axel F" – a remix of the Beverly Hills Cop theme by Crazy Frog. The song peaked at number 1 in the UK Charts in 2005, as well in different countries in Europe. The song blew up internationally in recent years. [6] Currently, Its music video has over 4.5 billion views on YouTube. [7]
The song spent 57 weeks on the German Singles Chart, making it the 40th song to spend one year or longer on that chart and the song with the 31st longest run. [2] According to Francophonie Diffusion , "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010. [ 3 ]
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Mika re-recorded the song in English under the title "Emily". "Emily" is included on the standard track listing of The Origin of Love, while "Elle me dit" is featured as a bonus track on the French standard edition of the album, and all international deluxe editions. The song was released on 11 July 2011.