She (Charles Aznavour song)#Laura Pausini version
{{short description|Original song written and composed by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer}}
{{Infobox song
| name = She
| cover = Charles Aznavour - She.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Charles Aznavour
| album =
| B-side = La barraka
| released = 14 June 1974
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:50
| label = Barclay
| writer = Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
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"She" is a song written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and released as a single sung by Aznavour in 1974. The song was written in English as a theme tune for the British TV series Seven Faces of Woman.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz/pdf/batch_5.pdf |work=BBC |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=People's Quiz }}
Aznavour also recorded it in French, German, Italian and Spanish, under the titles "Tous les visages de l'amour" (English: All the Faces of Love), "Sie" (English: She) "Lei" (English: She) and "Es" (English: [She] is), respectively. He also recorded the song in a more uptempo French version with different lyrics, simply titled "Elle" (English: She).
The song peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for four weeks; it was certified silver for shipments exceeding 300,000 units. It also reached number 1 in the Irish Charts, spending one week at the top. It was less popular outside the UK (where Seven Faces of Woman did not air); in France, the song narrowly missed the top 40, and in the United States, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted on the lower end of the easy listening charts.
Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999. This version, produced by Trevor Jones, was featured over the opening and final sequences of the film Notting Hill and charted throughout Europe.
Track listing
;"She" – 7" 45 rpm record{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Charles-Aznavour-She/release/1290949 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=10 August 2012 |title=Charles Aznavour – She|year=1974 }}
- "She" – 2:50
- "La barraka" – 2:45
;"Lei" – 7" 45 rpm record{{cite web |url=http://discografia.dds.it/scheda_titolo.php?idt=4803 |publisher=Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiana |access-date=10 August 2012 |language=it |title=Lei/La baraka - Charles Aznavour}}
- "Lei"
- "La barraka"
;"She" (1999 re-release) – CD single{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Aznavour-She-From-The-Movie-Notting-Hill/release/2477119 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=10 August 2012 |title=Charles Aznavour – She|year=1999 }}
- "She (Tous les visages de l'amour)" – 2:52
- "I Didn't See the Time Go By (Je n'ai pas vu le temps passer)" – 3:31
Charts and certifications
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=1974|artist=Charles Aznavour|title=She|id=5815-3581-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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Elvis Costello version
{{Infobox song
| name = She
| cover = Elvis Costello - She.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elvis Costello
| album = Notting Hill: Music from the Motion Picture
| released = 1999
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:10
| label = Mercury Records, Island Records
| writer = Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
| producer = Trevor Jones
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Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. This version of the song peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom, giving Costello his first top 20 hit in the United Kingdom in 16 years, and his last.{{Cite web|title=Elvis Costello {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|date=5 November 1977 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16558/Elvis-Costello/|access-date=19 January 2024|publisher=Official Charts Company}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/it-s-ricky-ricky-ricky-on-u-k-charts-946912.story#/news/it-s-ricky-ricky-ricky-on-u-k-charts-946912.story |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=It's Ricky, Ricky, Ricky On U.K. Charts}}
In 2022, Costello's cover was used as the soundtrack for a J&B Whiskey advertisement in Spain. In the ad, a grandfather secretly learns how to apply makeup and when the family gathers for the holidays, applies a full face to his Trans grandchild and the family sees her for the first time. .
=Track listing=
;2-track CD single – Europe (1999){{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-She/release/1792015 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Elvis Costello – She|year=1999 }}
- "She" – 3:10
- "Painted from Memory" – 4:12
;3-track CD single – Europe (1999){{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Costello-She/release/2118003 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Elvis Costello – She|year=1999 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/she-cd-2-mw0000991955 |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=She
- "She" – 3:08
- "This House Is Empty Now" – 5:11
- "What's Her Name Today?" – 4:11
;CD single – United Kingdom (1999){{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/she-cd-1-mw0001288251 |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=She
- "She" – 3:08
- "Painted from Memory" – 4:14
- "The Sweetest Punch" – 4:09
=Charts=
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| Chart (1999)
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| scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8453&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 |publisher=RPM / Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Adult Contemporary - Volume 69, No. 23, September 27, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004433/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8453&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 |archive-date=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead }}
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| {{Single chart|France|50|song=She|artist=Elvis Costello|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Single chart|Dutch100|49|song=She|artist=Elvis Costello|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|19|date=19990725|rowheader=true|access-date=19 January 2024}} |
=Year-end charts=
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!scope="col"| Chart (1999) !scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row" |Brazil (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/1999/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 1999|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Elvis Costello|title=She|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2025|access-date=18 January 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Elvis Costello|title=She|award=Silver|relyear=1999|certyear=2021|id=5815-190-1|access-date=8 March 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Laura Pausini cover
{{Infobox song
| name = She (Uguale a lei)
| cover = Laura_Pausini - She (Uguale a lei).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Laura Pausini
| album =
| released = 8 March 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:59
| label = Warner Music Italy
| writer = Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer, Laura Pausini
| producer =
| prev_title = Il tuo nome in maiuscolo
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Io canto
| next_year = 2006
}}
Italian singer Laura Pausini also released an Italian language cover of the song, titled "She (Uguale a lei)". The song was recorded for a Barilla TV spot. The lyrics of the song were adapted by Pausini herself, and are therefore different from the lyrics of Aznavour's Italian-language version of his hit.{{cite web |url=http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/musica/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=37&ID_articolo=1187&ID_sezione=62 |work=La Stampa |language=it |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Laura Pausini duetta con Charles Aznavour |date=10 November 2008}}{{dead link |date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} It was also released as a digital single on 8 March 2006, but was not featured on any of Pausini's studio albums.{{cite web |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/02/01/pausini-faro-vincere-anche-la-nostra-musica.html |work=la Repubblica |language=it |access-date=12 August 2012 |date=1 February 2006 |title=Pausini: farò vincere anche la nostra musica |author=Andrea Prevignano |page = 44}} However, she recorded a new version of the song, included in her greatest hits album 20 - The Greatest Hits.
=Live performances=
Pausini performed the song live for the first time during the final of Sanremo Music Festival 2006, when she was invited as a guest artist.{{cite web |url= http://www.repubblica.it/2006/c/speciale/sanremo/servizi/ultimaser/ultimaser/ultimaser.html |work=la Repubblica |language=it |date=4 March 2006 |author=Alessandra Vitali |title=Povia a sorpresa brucia tutti e i piccioni conquistano il Festival}}{{cite web |url=http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=6846107 |work=La Stampa |language=it |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Le glorie canore nazionali alla finale del Festival. Povia sbanca con gli sms dei bambini |author=Marinella Venegoni |page=27 |date=5 March 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701122111/http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=6846107 |archive-date=1 July 2012 }} A live version of the song was included in a medley performed on 2 June 2007, during her concert at the San Siro stadium in Milan, later released as a video album titled San Siro 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.rockol.it/vetrina-4859/Laura-Pausini-SAN-SIRO-2007 |publisher=Rockol.it |access-date=12 August 2012 |title=Laura Pausini - San Siro 2007}}
=Track listing=
;Digital download{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/she-uguale-a-lei-single/id128218481 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105113944/http://itunes.apple.com/it/album/she-uguale-a-lei-single/id128218481 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. |language=it |title=She (Uguale a lei) - Single di Laura Pausini |access-date=12 August 2012}}
- "She (Uguale a lei)" – 2:59
=Charts=
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| Chart (2006)
!Peak |
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| scope="row"|Italy Digital Download (FIMI){{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/03/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/musicadigit/gianna-nannini/gianna-nannini.html |work=la Repubblica |language=it |date=10 April 2006 |access-date=10 August 2012 |title=Gianna Nannini in testa alla hit della prima classifica del web}}
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Other cover versions
In addition to the famous Elvis Costello version noted above, the song has been recorded by many different artists over the years. The most notable versions include:
- American singer Jack Jones recorded a cover of the song for his 1975 album What I Did for Love. It was released as a single, becoming a big hit in the Philippines.{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Jack-Jones-What-I-Did-For-Love/release/3021826 |access-date=29 Dec 2015 |title=Jack Jones - What I Did for Love album|website=Discogs }}
- Péter Máté created a Hungarian cover of the song. The first record containing this was only released after his death.
- British Comedian and music Hall legend Ken Dodd recorded a version for his 1976 album Love Together
- Dave Stewart and Terry Hall's short-lived project Vegas had a minor UK hit with the song in 1992, peaking at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/She |publisher=officialcharts.com |access-date=2 October 2018 |title=The Official Charts Company - Vegas - She}} Aznavour starred in the music video, standing at a fountain while being secretly observed by Hall and Stewart.
- The British Pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck recorded the song on his 2003 CD Definition of Love. He included a duet of She with Charles Aznavour on his 2014 duets album Engelbert Calling.
- French singer Jason Kouchak recorded the song for his 2008 album Midnight Classics.
- Irish singing group Celtic Thunder made a cover version on their second show Celtic Thunder: Act Two (2008) where Paul Byrom performed the song.
- A version by the composer and record producer Jason Hill, featuring Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs, was used in the trailer for David Fincher's movie, Gone Girl, in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Catherine |title=The first trailer for Gone Girl features Ben Affleck, eerie cover song |url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/455013/first-trailer-gone-girl-features-ben-affleck-eerie-cover-song |access-date=6 October 2018 |work=The Week |date=15 April 2014}}
- Israeli singer Matti Caspi released a Hebrew cover of the song in 2005.
- Paul Byrom recorded a cover of the song while a member of Celtic Thunder; the song was released on the self-titled debut album and their concert DVD "The Show."
- Former E.L.O. frontman Jeff Lynne released a cover version of the song on his 2012 album Long Wave.
- The duo She & Him released a cover of the song on their 2014 album, Classics.
- Daniel Boaventura recorded for Morde & Assopra (Dinosaurs & Robots) soundtrack and a performance on his live album, "Daniel Boaventura: Ao Vivo" in 2011.
- Jay-R, the R&B prince, covered it for Philippine soap opera Beauty Queen.
- CBBC used the song for a reflective montage at the end of the memorial retrospective My Sarah Jane, celebrating the long-running Whoniverse character Sarah Jane Smith following the death of actress Elisabeth Sladen.
- Bryan Ferry covered it at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with Aznavour joining him on stage at the end of the performance.
- Leeteuk (이특) Korean singer and member of the group Super Junior sang it as his solo part in their concert Super Show 4 in 2011/2012 and is recorded on their live album released in July 2013
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