Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser

"Laissez-moi danser"
"Laissez-moi danser"
Single by Star Academy 4
from the album Fait son cinéma
B-side	"Remix + Instrumental"
Released	September 2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:37
Label	Universal Records, Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Toto Cutugno; Cristiano Minellono
Producer(s)	Antoine Angelelli
Star Academy 4 singles chronology

"Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser"
"Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser"
	Cover of single
Song by Dalida
Released	June 15, 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	CBE
Genre	Disco
Length	3:47
Label	International Shows
Composer(s)	Toto Cutugno
Lyricist(s)	Pierre Delanoë; Jeff Barnel;
Producer(s)	Orlando

"Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser" is a 1979-released disco single by French recording artist Dalida. It was a number-one hit and the biggest success of the disco period in France.

Description

It topped the French chart in 1979, and had considerable success throughout Europe. The song was written by Toto Cutugno who offered it to Dalida and himself recorded it in Italian, under the title "Voglio l'Anima". Dalida recorded the song in three languages; French, Spanish; "Dejame Bailar", and English; "Let Me Dance Tonight". The English-language version was released on 7" single, backed with an English version of "Il Venait d'Avoir 18 Ans".

The French version of the song was released on her 1979 album Dédié à toi. It is also featured on numerous posthomous compilation albums.

A video was not made to accompany the original release; however, Dalida did make several TV appearances performing the song. A 2001 remix by French disco-artist Cerrone, which samples his 1981 track "Took Me So Long", is accompanied by a video, using archive footage and computer-generated effects.

Track listings

7" single

"Monday Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" — 3:35
"Comme toi" — 3:40

Charts

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
France^[1]	1
Quebec^[2]	3
Flanders	22
Europe^[3]	24
Israel^[4]	26

Chart (2017-2018)	Peak position
Australia^[5]	93
France^[6]	94

Star Academy version

In 2004, the song was covered by Star Academy 4 in France, under the shorter name "Laissez-moi danser". This version was released as single in September 2004 and was successful, reached number one for six weeks on the French and Belgian Singles Charts. As of August 2014, the song was the 27th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 505,000 units sold.^[7]

Track listings

CD single

"Laissez-moi danser" — 3:37
"Laissez-moi danser" (remix) — 3:53
"Laissez-moi danser" (instrumental) — 3:37

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Belgium^[8]	Gold	November 6, 2004	20,000

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[9]	1
French Singles Chart^[10]	1
Swiss Singles Chart^[11]	7

Year-end chart (2004)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[12]	10
French Singles Chart^[13]	5
Swiss Singles Chart^[14]	83

References

^ "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 26 Aug 1979". Charts singles Top 50 en France. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
^ "Franco Compilation succession order" (PDF). Bibnum2.banq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
^ "Europarade". Schriel.nl. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Dalida #26 en Israël en 1979 avec Monday, tuesday...Laissez-moi danser".
^ "Dalida - Music Charts". Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Les charts français". Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 8 (30-21)". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
^ Belgian (Wallonia) certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ "Laissez-moi danser", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ "Laissez-moi danser", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ "Laissez-moi danser", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 18 June 2008)
^ 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
Dalida Official Website (in English and French)

External links

Dalida Official Website "Discography" section

[1] "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 26 Aug 1979". Charts singles Top 50 en France. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-12-03.

[2] "Franco Compilation succession order" (PDF). Bibnum2.banq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

[3] "Europarade". Schriel.nl. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[4] "Dalida #26 en Israël en 1979 avec Monday, tuesday...Laissez-moi danser".

[5] "Dalida - Music Charts". Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[6] Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Les charts français". Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[7] "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 8 (30-21)". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

[8] Belgian (Wallonia) certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[9] "Laissez-moi danser", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[10] "Laissez-moi danser", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[11] "Laissez-moi danser", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[12] 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[13] 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

[14] 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 18 June 2008)

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v t e Dalida
Discography List of songs Concerts
Studio albums	Son nom est Dalida Miguel Gondolier Les Gitans Le disque d'or de Dalida Love in Portofino Les enfants du Pirée Milord Elle, lui et l'autre.... Dalida internationale Loin de moi Le petit Gonzales Amore scusami Il silenzio Pensiamoci ogni sera Piccolo ragazzo Olympia 67 Un po' d'amore Le temps des fleurs Ma mère me disait Ils ont changé ma chanson Une vie Il faut du temps Julien Manuel J'attendrai Coup de chapeau au passé Femme est la nuit Salma ya salama Dédié à toi Gigi in Paradisco Olympia 81 Special Dalida Les p'tits mots Dali Le visage de l'amour
Other albums	De "Bambino" à "Il silenzio" Olympia 71 Olympia 74 Olympia 77 Palais des Sports 80 Mondialement vôtre
Songs	"Bambino" "Gondolier" "Ciao ciao bambina" "Love in Portofino" "Am Tag als der Regen kam" "Les enfants du Pirée" "Dans la ville endormie" "Le temps des fleurs" "Darla dirladada" "Paroles, paroles" "Je suis malade" "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" "Gigi l'amoroso" "J'attendrai" "Salma Ya Salama" "Génération 78" "Ça me fait rêver" "Helwa ya baladi" "Monday Tuesday... Laissez moi danser" "Il pleut sur Bruxelles" "Mourir sur scène"
Related articles	Place Dalida Dalida (2005) Dalida (2017) List of Dalida music in motion pictures and TV Orlando Productions Barclay
Category

v t e Star Academy France
Winners	Jenifer Bartoli (2001) Nolwenn Leroy (2002) Élodie Frégé (2003) Grégory Lemarchal (2004) Magalie Vaé (2005) Cyril Cinélu (2006) Quentin Mosimann (2007) Mickels Réa (2008) Laurène Bourvon (2013) Anisha Jo (2022)
Other notable contestants	Mario Barravecchia (2001) Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001) Patrice Maktav (2001) Olivia Ruiz (2001) Houcine (2002) Georges-Alain Jones (2002) Jérémy Chatelain (2002) Emma Daumas (2002) Morganne Matis (2003) Michał Kwiatkowski (2003) Sofia Essaïdi (2003) Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert (2004) Jérémy Amelin (2005) Dominique Fidanza (2006) Cynthia Brown (2006)
Singles	"La Musique (Angelica)" (2001) "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (2002) "Paris Latino" (2002) "La Bamba" (2003) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (2003) "L'Orange" (2003) "Laissez-moi danser" (2004) "Adieu monsieur le professeur" (2004) "Santiano" (2005) "Parce qu'on vient de loin" (2012) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (2022)