Je l'aime à mourir#Versions

The original single contained "Les chemins de traverse" on the B-side

1. "Je l'aime à mourir (2:42)
2. "Les chemins de traverse" (3:00)

The song also appears on a number of Cabrel's compilations like Cabrel 77–87 (1987), Cabrel public (1984) and others.

In France the single sold 600,000 copies, making it to the top of the French Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews,{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_70.php |title=Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 |access-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330183336/http://infodisc.fr/Number1_70.php |archive-date=30 March 2014 }} staying at number one for five consecutive weeks (charts of 7, 14, 21 and 28 September and 6 October 1979). The single became the most sold Cabrel single ever.

{{about|the song|the Colombian telenovela|La quiero a morir (telenovela)}}

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Based on the popularity of the song, Cabrel commissioned Luis Gómez Escolar to translate the song. Cabrel recorded the Spanish-language version of the song called "La Quiero a Morir"[http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Francis+Cabrel&titel=La+quiero+a+morir&cat=s SpanioshCharts.com: "La Quiero A Morir" page] that was released in 1980[http://www.discogs.com/Francis-Cabrel-La-Quiero-A-Morir/release/1788616 Discogs.com: Francis Cabrel – La Quiero A Morir] with the B-side containing a Spanish translation of the French B-side release "Les chemins de traverse" as "Los Caminos Que Cruzan":

1. "La Quiero a Morir" (2:42)
2. "Los Caminos Que Cruzan" (3:00)

The song also appeared in Cabrel's 1990 Spanish-language album Algo más de amor.

• In 1979, Cabrel made his first rerecording of the original song in French.
• In 1980, Cabrel released Spanish translation under the Spanish title "La quiero a morir" in his all-Spanish-language album Algo más de amor.
• In 1981, the Czech songwriter and guitar player Lenka Filipová recorded it as Zamilovaná in the same name LP along with another Francis Cabrel's song (Přestaň si hrát na trápení: Une star à sa façon). It became a hit in Czechoslovakia.
• In 1986, Sergio Vargas recorded the Spanish version in merengue for his debut studio album La Quiero a Morir.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-quiero-a-morir-mw0000732776|title=La Quiero a Morir - Sergio Vargas: Overview|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}} His version peaked at #22 on the Hot Latin Tracks chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-quiero-a-morir-mw0000732776/awards|title=La Quiero a Morir - Sergio Vargas: Awards|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}} It was the first of three Cabrel's songs recorded by Vargas. Later he recorded "Si algún día la ves / Si tu la croises un jour" y "Todo aquello que escribí / "L'encre de tes yeux".
• In 1990 the Canadian Roch Voisine released an English version named Until Death Do Us Part write by James Campbell on his album Double
• The Haitian-Canadian singer Marc-Antoine covered the song in French.
• In 1997, American band Dark Latin Groove (DLG) performed "La quiero a morir" in salsa for their second studio album Swing On which was produced by Sergio George with the lead vocals done by Huey Dunbar.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-on-mw0000032222|title=Swing On - Dark Latin Groove: Overview|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}} Their version peaked at number six at the Hot Latin Tracks and became their third number-one single on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-on-mw0000032222/awards|title=Swing On - Dark Latin Groove: Awards|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}} A music video for their cover was filmed.{{cite video|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-on-mw0000032222/awards|title=Swing On - Dark Latin Groove: Awards|publisher=YouTube|access-date=21 February 2014}} In 2008, the group re-recorded the song on their fourth studio album Renacer with the lead vocals done by Miss Yaya.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/renacer-mw0000494977|title=Renacer - DLG (Dark Latin Groove): Overview|last=Steiner|first=James|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}}
• In 1998, Puerto Rican-American singer Gisselle performed the song as "Lo Quiero a Morir" on the collaboration album Juntos (1998) with Sergio Vargas.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/juntos-1998-mw0000599043|title=Juntios - Sergio Vargas|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}} Gisselle's cover peaked at #16 on the Tropical Songs chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/juntos-1998-mw0000599043/awards|title=Juntios - Sergio Vargas: Awards|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=21 February 2014}}
• In 2007, Jonas Tomalty re-recorded Roch Voisine's English version on his album Promised Land
• In 2007, The granadino band El Puchero del Hortelano covered the song in their fourth album Harumaki.
• Other Spanish versions include: Manzanita (singer) in Flamenco, Sergio Dalma, Camilo Sesto, Muchachito bombo infierno and Raphael
• In 2008, Quentin Mosimann included it in his album Duel
• In 2008, Les Enfoirés included a multilingual version in the 17th album Les Secrets des Enfoirés recorded during seven concerts they performed at the Zénith in Strasbourg (23–28 January 2008), reaching platinum status. "Je l'aime à mourir" was performed as a medley with the following: Kad Merad (endormie version), Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones (jazz), Gérard Jugnot (Japanese version), Mimie Mathy (hard rock version), Patrick Fiori (opera version), Jean-Baptiste Maunier (rap version) and finally Francis Cabrel, Kad Merad, Pascal Obispo and Public (original version).
• In 2011, Jarabe De Palo covered the song with Alejandro Sanz on their 2011 album ¿Y Ahora Qué Hacemos?
• In 2012, Shakira covered this song in Paris, Bercy.
• In 2018, Pol Granch performed a bilingual cover in Spanish and French during the second live show of the third series of Factor X.
• In 2018, Shakira sang the French version of the song in her stops (Antwerp, Paris, Luxembourg, Zürich, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Montréal) on El Dorado World Tour.
• In 2020, Latin American boy band CNCO recorded a version of "La Quiero a Morir" for their cover album Déjà Vu

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The French boy band Alliage recorded a cover of the song on their second album Musics. It proved popular on French radio reaching #1 in airplay charts in France. "Je l'aime à mourir" was the third and last single from the album after "Je sais" and "Cruel Summer" a bilingual take on the Ace of Base classic done by Alliage and Ace of Base.

1. "Je l'aime à mourir" (Radio Version) (2:50)
2. "Je l'aime à mourir" (Unplugged Version) (2:50)

The Alliage version of "Je l'aime à mourir" had relative chart success peaking at #30 in France and #39 in Belgium's francophone chart.

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"Je l'aime à mourir" is a bilingual Spanish and French cover version of the song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. She performed the song during her concerts in French-speaking countries on the second European leg of her The Sun Comes Out World Tour, dating 2011. Two of these concerts, in Paris-Bercy, were filmed for the tour's official DVD and Blu-ray. Shortly before the DVD/Blu-ray's release, a studio-recorded version of the song leaked, and was later officially released as the second single from Live from Paris. It was very well received by critics and by all her fans. The song has over 5,000,000 views on different channels on YouTube as of June 2012. In early December, the song promoted a Google Plus campaign for Shakira.

File:Shakira NRJ Music Awards 2012.jpg, where she made a performance similar to what she had done during the Latin Grammy in 2011.]]

The promotional single debuted at number fifty-six on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for the week-ending 17 December 2011, thus becoming one of Shakira's highest debuts on the chart. It also entered the French Airplay Top 200 where it received moderate airplay from Classic pop radio stations. In France, the song debuted at number one on the singles chart, selling 11,958 downloads, the song was number 1 in France for seven weeks.{{cite web |title=Tops : Adele & Shakira mènent la danse |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-77936.html |publisher=Charts in France |first=Jonathan |last=Hamard |date=31 January 2012 |language=fr |access-date=31 January 2012}}

An official video was released on 22 December 2011 on YouTube and VEVO, the cut is part of the DVD of the live album Live from Paris. The video was first available only in France and Switzerland, but in early 2012 the video was available worldwide.

Shakira has performed the song live during The Sun Comes Out World Tour, El Dorado World Tour, and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour when in French-speaking countries. She also performed the song during the NRJ Music Award in France.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG4hTAKQ2GQ|title=YouTube|website=YouTube |access-date=10 October 2014}} This performance was similar to what she had done during the Latin Grammy in 2011; Shakira performed the song while playing an acoustic guitar version, mixing the original French lyrics with Spanish lyrics.

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• List of French number-one hits of 1979
• List of Billboard Tropical Airplay number ones of 1997
• List of French number-one hits of 2011
• List of French number-one hits of 2012
• List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2011
• List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2012

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