Ella, elle l'a


"Ella, elle l'a" is a single released by French singer France Gall. It was released as a single from her album Babacar, on 24 August 1987, and became a hit across Europe, the Americas and Asia
Written by Michel Berger, the song is a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, but also a protest against racism and an anthem to personal empowerment. Musically, "it swings between sheared rhythms of the bass and flashed brass". The song is also available on the CD maxi for Évidemment, released on March 1988. In addition, a live version from her concert album :fr:Le Tour de France 88|Le Tour de France was released in November of that year.
The song had great success between 1987 and 1988, reaching number-one in Austria and Germany in the latter year; plus reaching the Top 10 in Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Argentina. In France, the single was certified as silver disc by the SNEP, reaching #2. It was on the chart :fr:Top Singles & Titres|Top 50 during nineteen weeks, from October 24, 1987; and nine weeks on the Top 10. In addition, it won two Victoires de la Musique in both years. It was covered live by French singer Alizée at a TV show in 2002 and by Belgian singer Kate Ryan in a dance version in 2008.

Track listings

; 7" single
  1. "Ella, elle l'a"
  2. "Dancing Brave"
; 12" maxi
  1. "Ella, elle l'a"
  2. "Papillon de nuit"
  3. "Dancing Brave"

    Certifications

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Austria 1
Denmark 2
France 2
Germany 1
Sweden 4
Switzerland 5

Year-end charts

Kate Ryan version

's version of "Ella, elle l'a" is the third single of her album Free. It was released on 6 May 2008 in Belgium and on 9 May 2008 in the rest of Europe as a CD single. It had already topped number one on the Spanish Download Chart, and number seven on the Belgian Singles Chart. It also reached the top ten in Germany. It had entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number twelve, peaking at number two. In the Netherlands, Ella Elle L'a also peaked at number two.
English version
"Ella, elle l'a" was sung live by Ryan during her 2008 UK tour and it was released on 25 May 2009 as first single from the UK version of Free.

Track listing

German CD single
  1. "Ella, elle l'a" - 3:06
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" - 6:07
  3. "L.I.L.Y." - 3:15
Belgian CD single
  1. "Ella, elle l'a" - 3:06
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" - 6:07
European 12" single
  1. "Ella, elle l'a" - 6:07
  2. "Ella, elle l'a" - 6:05
  3. "Ella, elle l'a" - 4:50

    Official versions

End of year chart Position
Belgium38
CIS 76
Hungary45
Netherlands20
Spain2
Sweden14

Certifications

Other cover versions