Voyage, voyage#Wink version
{{Short description|1986 song by Desireless}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Voyage, voyage
| cover = Voyage Voyage Desireless cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Desireless
| album = François
| language = French
| B-side = "Destin Fragile" (instrumental)
| released = 1986
| recorded =
| studio = D'Aguesseau, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
| genre =
- Synth-pop{{cite web|first= Yuri |last= German |title= Desireless – Artist Biography |website= AllMusic |access-date= 3 May 2014 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/desireless-mn0000819426/biography}}
- Eurodisco{{cite news|first=David|last=Mac Dougall|title= Touts les hits! French songs that made it big in Britain|website=Euronews|date=20 April 2022|access-date=3 January 2023|url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/04/20/touts-les-hits-french-songs-that-made-it-big-in-britain}}
| length = 4:12
| label = CBS
| writer =
- Jean-Michel Rivat
- Dominique Dubois
| producer = Jean-Michel Rivat
| prev_title = Qui peut savoir
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = John
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NlgmH5q9uNk|"Voyage, voyage"}}}}
}}
"Voyage, voyage" ({{IPA|fr|vwajaʒ vwajaʒ}}) is a song by French singer Desireless, released as the first single from her debut studio album, François (1989). It was written by Jean-Michel Rivat and Dominique Dubois, and produced by the former. Sung entirely in French, the song transcended the language barrier on the music charts and became a huge international success between 1986 and 1988, reaching the top position in more than ten countries across Europe.
Critical reception
A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Voyage, Voyage" as a song having a "high-pitched, dramatic vocals over a contagious electro-beat, in an Alphaville-type of setting. Very strong chart appeal outside France, especially in an English translation".{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-01-24.pdf |title=M&M – New Talent |magazine=Music & Media |volume=4 |issue=3 |date=24 January 1987 |page=10|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=27 September 2023}}
Chart performance
Since "Voyage, voyage" is sung exclusively in French, its chart success came as a surprise as it managed the rare feat of becoming a success in several nations usually closed to Francophone songs and artists, such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. In West Germany, the song topped the chart, and has the longest chart trajectory of 1987 in the top 20.{{cite book|first= Elia |last= Habib |year= 2002 |title= Muz hit. tubes |publisher= Alinéa Bis |page= 93 |isbn= 2-9518832-0-X}} It also reached number one in Austria, Norway, and Spain. The song missed the top spot in France, peaking at number two for four weeks, behind Elsa Lunghini's "T'en va pas".
The song initially reached number 53 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1987. After being remixed by Pete Hammond and Pete Waterman of PWL, the song was re-released in the United Kingdom in the spring of 1988, and climbed to number five in June of that year. The song's success continued in Ireland, where it reached number four twice, the original version in November 1987, followed by the PWL remix in June 1988.
Music video
The music video for "Voyage, voyage" was directed by Bettina Rheims, and premiered in France in December 1986.{{cite web|title= Desireless – "Voyage voyage" |website= Mvdbase.com |access-date= 3 May 2014 |url= http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=8259}} {{dead link|date=February 2025}} It depicts Desireless entering a manor where a number of people are listlessly lingering around, and enticing them with her song and a slideshow to see the world and make more out of their lives. The video features actor David Caruso.{{cite web |title=Desireless: Voyage, voyage|url=https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt6280966/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 1, 2025}}
Track listings
- 7-inch single
:A. "Voyage, voyage" – 4:12
:B. "Destin fragile" (instrumental) – 3:31
- 12-inch single
:A. "Voyage, voyage" (extended remix) – 6:45
:B. "Voyage, voyage" – 4:12
- 1988 UK 12-inch single and CD single (Britmix)
- "Voyage voyage" (Britmix) – 7:06
- "Voyage voyage" (Euro Remix Remix) – 6:12
- "Destin fragile" (instrumental) – 3:31
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 7-inch single of "Voyage, voyage".{{cite AV media notes|title= "Voyage, voyage" |others= Desireless |year= 1986 |type= 7-inch single |publisher= CBS Records |id= CBS 650175 7}}
=Recording=
- Recorded at Studio D'Aguesseau, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
- Mixed at Studio Marcadet, Paris
=Personnel=
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- Desireless – vocals
- Dominique Dubois – sampler
- Jean-Michel Rivat – synthesiser, programming, production
- Antoine Cambourakis – recording
- Gilbert Courtois – recording
- Dominique Blanc-Francard – mixing
- Daniel Glikmans – backing vocals
- Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop – backing vocals
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Voyage, voyage" (Britmix) ! Chart (1988) ! Peak |
scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|title= Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 5 |issue= 25 |page= 18 |date= 18 June 1988 |oclc= 29800226}}
| 17 |
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{{single chart|Ireland2|4|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
scope="row"|Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg){{cite web |url= http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=Desireless&ChSong= |title=Radio Luxembourg Singles |publisher=umdmusic.com|access-date=27 April 2025}}
|align="center"|5 |
{{single chart|UK|5|date=19880605|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
scope="row"| UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine |title=Top Dance Singles |magazine=Music Week |date=18 June 1988 |page=12 |issn=0265-1548}}
| 8 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ 1986 year-end chart performance for "Voyage, voyage" ! Chart (1986) ! Position |
scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|title= Top – 1986 |website= Top-france.fr |access-date= 3 May 2014 |url= http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1986.htm |archive-date= 19 June 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140619003229/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1986.htm |language= fr}}
| 6 |
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|+ 1988 year-end chart performance for "Voyage, voyage" ! Chart (1988) ! Position |
scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title= Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988 |magazine= Music Week |date= 4 March 1989 |page= 12 |issn= 0265-1548}}
| 90 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Desireless|title=Voyage voyage|award=Gold|source=infodisc|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|salesamount=756,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title= Desireless (CBS) – Travelling Across Europe |magazine= Music & Media |via= World Radio History |volume= 4 |issue= 16 |page= 22 |date= 25 April 1987 |access-date= 3 May 2022 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-04-25.pdf}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Desireless|title=Voyage voyage|award=Gold|relyear=1987|certyear=1987}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Desireless|title=Voyage voyage|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1987|certyear=1987|certref={{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |date= September 2005 |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |url= http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8}}}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|type=single|artist=Desireless|title=Voyage voyage|nocert=true|relyear=1987|salesamount=2,000,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title= The 101 Years of CBS Records |magazine= Billboard |via= World Radio History |page= CBS-26 |date= 19 November 1988 |accessdate= 5 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-11-19.pdf}}}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Wink version
{{Infobox song
| name = Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)
| cover = Wink - Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Wink
| album = Aphrodite
| language = Japanese
| English_title = Eternal Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)
| B-side = Alone Again
| released = {{Start date|1993|02|24|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:59
| label = Polystar
| composer =
- Jean-Michel Rivat
- Dominique Dubois
| lyricist = Neko Oikawa
| producer = Haruo Mizuhashi
| prev_title = Real na Yume no Jōken
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Kekkon Shiyoune
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|BH2YxsAYD1E|"Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)"}}}}
}}
"Voyage, voyage" was covered in Japanese by the idol duo Wink as {{nihongo|"Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)"|永遠のレディードール 〜Voyage Voyage〜|Eien no Redīdōru ~Voyage Voyage~|lit. "Eternal Ladydoll ~Voyage, Voyage~}}. Released on 24 February 1993 by Polystar Records,{{cite web|title= 永遠のレディードール |publisher= Oricon |access-date= 22 July 2021 |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26004/products/207628/2/ |language= ja}} it was their 17th single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa.
The single peaked at No. 19 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 69,000 copies.{{cite web|title= Wink |website= Yamachan Land |url= http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html |archive-date= 24 May 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095747/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html |language= ja}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)
| note1 = {{nihongo||永遠のレディードール 〜Voyage Voyage〜|Eien no Redīdōru ~Voyage Voyage~|"Eternal Ladydoll ~Voyage, Voyage~}}
| lyrics1 = Neko Oikawa
| music1 = {{hlist|Jean-Michel Rivat|Dominique Dubois}}
| extra1 = Motoki Funayama
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Alone Again
| lyrics2 = Rui Serizawa
| music2 = {{hlist|Jamey Jaz|Ren Toppano|Viqui Denman}}
| extra2 = Satoshi Kadokura
| length2 = 4:40
| total_length =
}}
=Weekly charts=
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! Chart (1993) ! Peak |
scope="row"| Japan Oricon Singles Chart
| 19 |
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Kate Ryan version
{{Infobox song
| name = Voyage Voyage
| cover = Voyage voyage (Kate Ryan version).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kate Ryan
| album = Free
| language = French
| B-side = We All Belong
| released = 2007
| recorded =
| studio = Cosmos, Stockholm
| genre = Eurodance{{cite news|first1= J. |last1= González |first2= A. |last2= Santos |title= La cantante belga Kate Ryan ofrecerá el concierto estrella de San Agustín |newspaper= El Comercio |location= Avilés |date= 1 June 2009 |access-date= 3 May 2014 |url= http://www.elcomercio.es/oviedo/20090601/aviles/cantante-belga-kate-ryan-20090601.html |language= es}}
| length = 3:07
| label =
- ARS Entertainment
- Universal Music
| writer =
- Jean-Michel Rivat
- Dominique Dubois
| producer = 2N
| prev_title = All for You
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You)
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|XT9IDo-vF5k|"Voyage, voyage"}}}}
}}
Belgian singer Kate Ryan covered the song for her fourth studio album Free (2008). Released as the album's lead single in 2007, with "We All Belong" on its B-side, was the anthem of the event EuroGames 2007 that took place in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2007.
It was Ryan's first single released under ARS Entertainment, following her departure from EMI Belgium. Commercially, "Voyage Voyage" reached number two in Belgium, as well as the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands and Spain.
=Track listing=
- CD single
- "Voyage Voyage"
- "Voyage Voyage" (extended version)
- "We All Belong"
- "We All Belong" (extended version)
=Charts=
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! Chart (2007–2008) ! Peak |
{{single chart|Austria|26|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia|28|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|CIS|65|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|songid=9508|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2019}} |
{{single chart|Finland|10|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|Germany|13|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|songid=346099|rowheader=true|access-date=13 February 2019}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|10|year=2007|week=36|rowheader=true|access-date=28 November 2019|refname="Dutch40"}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|11|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|Spain|6|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|26|artist=Kate Ryan|song=Voyage voyage|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2014}} |
=Year-end charts=
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! Chart (2007) ! Position |
scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten 2007 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |access-date= 12 April 2020 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2007 |language= nl}}
| 13 |
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scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2007 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |access-date= 12 April 2020 |url= https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2007 |language= nl}}
| 76 |
scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |access-date= 12 April 2020 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2007&cat=s |language= nl}}
| 60 |
=Certifications and sales=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Kate Ryan|title=Voyage voyage|award=Gold|relyear=2007|certyear=2008|certweek=50|digital=true|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=ringtone|artist=Kate Ryan|title=Voyage voyage|award=Platinum|relyear=2007|certyear=2008|certweek=52|access-date=17 June 2022|note=Ringtone}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
Other covers
"Voyage, voyage" was also covered by the Mexican band Magneto in 1991, with a version in Spanish titled "Vuela Vuela" (English: Fly, fly). Mikel Herzog was credited with the translation. This version peaked at number three on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Latin Songs chart.{{cite magazine|title= Magneto Chart History (Hot Latin Songs) |url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=magneto|chart=HTL}} |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 22 November 2019}} The gothic metal band Sirenia released their cover of "Voyage, voyage" on 10 February 2021 as a single and music video to their album Riddles, Ruins & Revelations which also is included as a bonus track on the album.{{cite web|title= Sirenia Release Cover of Desireless' '80s Hit "Voyage Voyage"; Music Video |website= BraveWords |date= 10 February 2021 |access-date= 20 February 2021 |url= https://bravewords.com/news/sirenia-release-cover-of-desireless-80s-hit-voyage-voyage-music-video}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
;Desireless version
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=4d22414e-51e7-40df-9740-7d5d80d93f0d|name=Voyage, voyage|type=single}}
- {{Discogs master|master=96955|name=Voyage, voyage|type=single}}
;Wink version
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=04cc615e-6a30-4e4c-9def-639bf3d4ccfd|name=Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=13137027|name=Eien no Ladydoll (Voyage, Voyage)|type=single}}
;Kate Ryan version
- {{Discogs master|master=47177|name=Voyage Voyage|type=single}}
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{{Wink (duo)}}
{{Kate Ryan}}
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Category:Songs with lyrics by Neko Oikawa
Category:Number-one singles in Austria
Category:Number-one singles in Germany