Les Bêtises
{{short description|1986 single by Sabine Paturel}}
{{About||the novel|Les Bêtises (novel)|the French film|Les Bêtises (film)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Les Bêtises
| cover = Les_bêtises.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sabine Paturel
| album = Cœur Bébé
| B-side = J'crois que j't'aime
| released = March 1986
| recorded = 1985, France
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:00
| label = Careere
| writer = Sylvain Lebel
Dominique Pankratoff
| producer = Bernard Ricci
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = P'tit Bouchon
| next_year = 1986
}}
"Les Bêtises" (French translation for "Stupid Things") is a 1985 song recorded by French artist Sabine Paturel. Released in March 1986 as her debut single from her album Cœur Bébé, released two years later, on which it is the sixth track. The song was a smash hit in France, though it failed to top the chart. It was covered by several artists throughout the years and became a popular song.
Lyrics and music
Written and composed by Sylvain Lebel and Dominique Pankratoff, "Les Bêtises" is a song recorded as a nursery rhyme. Elia Habib, an expert of French charts, stated it is full of mischievousness and could be subtitled "the rhyme of a calamity" as, in the lyrics, "the performer tells the disasters which she carried out to punish her boyfriend for having left her".{{cite book |first=Elia |last=Habib |title=Muz hit.tubes |publisher=Alinea Bis |year=2002 |language=fr |page=75 |isbn=2-9518832-0-X}} Paturel performs the song with a childlike voice.
Chart performance
In France, "Les Bêtises" debuted at number 50 on the chart edition of 22 March 1986, entered the top ten in its sixth week where it remained for 19 weeks, with a peak at number two for five consecutive weeks, but was unable to dislodge Princess Stéphanie of Monaco's hit "Ouragan" which topped the chart then; it fell off the top 50 after 30 weeks of presence. On the 1986 year-end chart, the song ranked number three, behind "Les Démons de minuit" and "Ouragan".
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Les Bêtises" — 3:00
- "J'crois que j't'aime" — 3:15
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Les Bêtises" !Chart (1986) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-06-07.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=22|date=7 June 1986|page=12-13|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=12 September 2023}}
|align="center"|21 |
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| {{Singlechart|France|2|artist=Sabine Paturel|song=Les Bêtises|accessdate=3 October 2021 |refname="lescharts"|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Les Bêtises" !Chart (1986) !Position |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-27.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 of the Year 1986|journal=Music & Media|page=28-29 |oclc=29800226|date=27 December 1986|accessdate=4 October 2021|volume=3|issue=51–52|via=American Radio History}}
| style="text-align:center;"|37 |
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| scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|align="center"|3 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|title=Les Bêtises|artist=Sabine Paturel|award=Silver|source=infodisc|certyear=2001|relyear=2001|refname="certification"|access-date=November 24, 2021}}
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Cover versions
{{Infobox song
| name = Les Bêtises
| cover = Les_bêtises_(Bébé_Lilly).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bébé Lilly
| album = Mon Monde à moi
| B-side = Le Coupe du monde
| released = June 2006
| recorded = 2006, France
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:02
| label = Heben Music
| writer = Sylvain Lebel
Dominique Pankratoff
| producer = Teetoff
| prev_title = Allô Papy
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = La Jungle des animaux
| next_year = 2006
}}
"Les Bêtises" was covered in 2006 by Bébé Lilly. Produced by Teetoff, the song was the second single from the album Mon monde à moi and was released on 2 June 2006. It achieved success in France where it reached number eight and remained in the top 100 for twenty weeks. It also charted for two weeks in Switzerland and peaked at number 90."Les Bêtises", by Bébé Lilly, in French and Swiss Singles Charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=216852&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved November 18, 2008) "Les Bêtises" was also covered by Leslie on her cover album 80 Souvenirs. In 2010, Les Enfoirés recorded a cover of the song for their album La Crise de nerfs!; the singers on this version are Jean-Louis Aubert, Zazie, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jean-Baptiste Maunier and Jenifer Bartoli.{{cite web |title=Les Enfoirés, La Crise de nerfs!, track listings and charts |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Les+Enfoir%E9s&titel=2010%3A+Les+Enfoir%E9s%2E%2E%2E+la+crise+de+nerfs%21&cat=a |publisher=Lescharts |language=French |accessdate=19 March 2010}}
References
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