Mon Pays

"Mon pays" ("My Country", or "My Homeland", in English) is a song composed by Gilles Vigneault in 1964.

The song was written for the NFB film La Neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan, directed by Arthur Lamothe. The song, with its lyrics about winds, cold, snow, and ice, of the solitude of wide open spaces and of the ideal of brotherhood, has become a kind of anthem in Quebec, with many people seeing it as expressing the free spirit of the province; Vigneault, however, has denied that this was ever his intention.

Vigneault won the Prix Félix-Leclerc at the 1965 Festival du disque de Montréal for the song. Later that same year, Monique Leyrac performed it at the International Song Festival in Sopot, Poland, taking first prize with it.

In 1976 "Mon Pays" was reworked into the disco song "From New York to L.A." recorded by Patsy Gallant. This song with English lyrics by Gene Williams unrelated to the original French, was an international hit for Gallant - Canada/ #6, the UK/ #6, Ireland/ #5, Australia/ #10, the Netherlands/ #15, Norway/ #7, South Africa/ #5, Sweden/ #17, - and in 1995 reached #5 in Austria via a remake credited to N.Y.L.A. featuring Stephanie McKay.

Mon Pays (Faudel song)

"Mon Pays" is a 2006 song recorded by French-born artist Faudel. It was the first single from his album Mundial Corrida, produced by Fred Chateau and Volodia. Released on 13 November 2006, the song was a huge hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

Song information

In this song, Faudel affirms his double French and Algerian identity and celebrates his two cultures. This song received extensive airplay on radio and TV (number 29 on the 2006 Airplay Chart and number 19 on the TV Chart). In France, the single debuted directly at number one on 11 November 2006, then dropped and remained for ten weeks in the top ten and 38 weeks on the chart. As of August 2014, it is the 66th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 356,000 units sold. In Belgium, "Mon Pays" ranked for 28 weeks in the top 40, 18 of them in the top ten and one week atop.

Track listings

  • "Mon Pays" (radio) — 3:45
  • "Mon Pays" (remix) — 3:44
  • "Mon Pays" (radio) — 3:45
  • "Mon Pays" (remix) — 3:44
  • "Mon Pays" (karaoke) — 3:48
  • Mon Pays (disambiguation)

    Mon Pays may refer to :

  • "Mon Pays", a 1964 song by Gilles Vigneault
  • "Mon Pays" (Faudel song), a 2006 song by Faudel

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    Mon Pays

    by: Yelle

    J'aime mon pays, mais j'adore le tient
    Je fais mes valises et je pars demain.
    La vie est un long chemin,
    Tout droit ne sera pas le mien.
    J'ai besoin de changement,
    J'ai besoin de changer le temps,
    J'ai besoin de ... ,
    J'ai besoin de changer mes plans.
    J'ai besoin de mouvement
    J'ai besoin de changer d'amant,
    J'ai besoin de changer ...,
    J'ai besoin de suivre le vent.
    J'aime mon pays mais j'adore le tient
    Je fais mes valises et je pars demain.
    La vie est un long chemin,
    Tout droit ne sera pas le mien.
    J'ai besoin de changement,
    J'ai besoin de changer le temps,
    J'ai besoin de ... ,
    J'ai besoin de changer mes plans.
    J'ai besoin de mouvement
    J'ai besoin de changer d'amant,
    J'ai besoin de changer ...,
    J'ai besoin de suivre le vent.
    J'aime mon pays, mais j'adore le tient
    Je fais mes valises et je pars demain.
    La vie est un long chemin,
    Tout droit ne sera pas le mien.
    J'ai besoin de changement,
    J'ai besoin de changer le temps,
    J'ai besoin de ... ,
    J'ai besoin de changer mes plans.
    J'ai besoin de mouvement
    J'ai besoin de changer d'amant,
    J'ai besoin de changer ...,




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