Butterfly (Danyel Gérard song)

"Butterfly" is a pop song, written and recorded by the French singer-songwriter, Danyel Gérard (born Gérard Daniel Khertakian,[1] 7 March 1939, Paris[2][3]) in the late 1960s. It was initially a hit in the French language.

"Butterfly"
Single by Danyel Gérard
from the album Butterfly
B-side"Le Petit Ours En Pluche"
Released1970
Recorded1969
GenrePop
Length3:23
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)Danyel Gérard
Producer(s)Claude Vallois, Hervé Roy
Danyel Gérard singles chronology
"Helas Trois Fois Helas"
(1969)		 "Butterfly"
(1970)		 "Avec Ces Deux Mains Là/Sexologie"
(1970)

In the early 1970s English language words were written, and Gérard recorded it again in the United States. In 1971 he also did German, Spanish and Italian versions. "Butterfly" was a very popular song internationally, selling over seven million copies.[4] Many other musicians recorded it, both in instrumental and vocal versions. In the US, that list included Eydie Gormé, Goldie Hawn and Eddy Arnold.

The single was No. 1 in Germany for fifteen weeks in summer 1971. It also reached No. 2 in South Africa.[5] It reached #11 (and spent 12 weeks) in the UK Singles Chart in October 1971.[1] Lack of further chart activity in the UK saw both singer and song branded as a one-hit wonder. It also appeared in the first compilation album put together specifically for telemarketing in the UK, K-Tel's 20 Dynamic Hits.[6] It was a similar story in the U.S., where Gérard's single peaked at No. 78 in the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia Gérard's version peaked at No. 11 on the Go-Set National Top 40 singles chart in December 1971, with a cover version by local artist Matt Flinders peaking on the same chart a month later at No. 4.[7][8] In Germany he had some more songs in the charts, such as "Isabella" and "Meine Stadt".

Charts
Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)10[9]

See also

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 225. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Danyel Gérard discography at Discogs
  4. Harold, Chuck (11 July 1972). "Danyel Gerard Goes From Folk to Soft Rock". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  5. http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html
  6. Discogs entry
  7. Nimmervoll, Ed (4 December 1971). "National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. Nimmervoll, Ed (15 January 1972). "National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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