Je l'aime à mourir

"Je l'aime à mourir"
Single by Francis Cabrel
from the album Les Chemins de traverse
B-side	"Les chemins de traverse"
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Pop
Length	2:42
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	Francis Cabrel
Producer(s)	Jean-Jacques Souplet
Francis Cabrel singles chronology
"Pas trop de peine" (1978) "Je l'aime à mourir" (1979) "Je rêve" (1979)
Music video
"Je l'aime à mourir" on YouTube

"Je l'aime à mourir" (English: I Love Her to Death, French: [ʒə l‿ɛm a mu.ʁiʁ]) is a French-language song written by Francis Cabrel. It is taken from his second album Les Chemins de traverse released in 1979 that sold over 600,000 copies in France.^[1] The single "Je l'aime à mourir" became a hit single for Francis Cabrel in France, Quebec (Canada), Europe and internationally. Spanish singer Manzanita interpreted the song to Spanish flamenco audience making the hit song popular again for the second time. It is considered Cabrel's most definitive hit alongside "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai".

Track listing

The original single contained "Les chemins de traverse" on the B-side

1. "Je l'aime à mourir (2:42)
2. "Les chemins de traverse" (3:00)

The song also appears on a number of Cabrel's compilations like Cabrel 77–87 (1987), Cabrel public (1984) and others.

Sales

In France the single sold 600,000 copies, making it to the top of the

• In 1979, Cabrel made his first rerecording of the original song in French.
• In 1980, Cabrel released Spanish translation under the Spanish title "La quiero a morir" in his all-Spanish-language album Algo más de amor.
• In 1981, the Czech songwriter and guitar player Lenka Filipová recorded it as Zamilovaná in the same name LP along with another Francis Cabrel's song (Přestaň si hrát na trápení: Une star à sa façon). It became a hit in Czechoslovakia.
• In 1986,
  Hot Latin Tracks chart.^[6]
  It was the first of three Cabrel's songs recorded by Vargas. Later he recorded "Si algún día la ves / Si tu la croises un jour" y "Todo aquello que escribí / "L'encre de tes yeux".
• In 1990 the Canadian Roch Voisine released an English version named Until Death Do Us Part write by James Campbell on his album Double
• The Haitian-Canadian singer Marc-Antoine covered the song in French.
• In 1997, American band
  Tropical Songs chart.^[8] A music video for their cover was filmed.^[9] In 2008, the group re-recorded the song on their fourth studio album Renacer with the lead vocals done by Miss Yaya.^[10]
• In 1998, Puerto Rican-American singer Gisselle performed the song as "Lo Quiero a Morir" on the collaboration album Juntos (1998) with Sergio Vargas.^[11] Gisselle's cover peaked at #16 on the Tropical Songs chart.^[12]
• In 2007, Jonas Tomalty re-recorded Roch Voisine's English version on his album Promised Land
• In 2007, The granadino band El Puchero del Hortelano covered the song in their fourth album Harumaki.
• Other Spanish versions include: Manzanita (singer) in Flamenco, Sergio Dalma, Camilo Sesto, Muchachito bombo infierno and Raphael
• In 2008, Quentin Mosimann included it in his album Duel
• In 2008, Les Enfoirés included a multilingual version in the 17th album Les Secrets des Enfoirés recorded during seven concerts they performed at the Zénith in Strasbourg (23–28 January 2008), reaching platinum status. "Je l'aime à mourir" was performed as a medley with the following: Kad Merad (endormie version), Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones (jazz), Gérard Jugnot (Japanese version), Mimie Mathy (hard rock version), Patrick Fiori (opera version), Jean-Baptiste Maunier (rap version) and finally Francis Cabrel, Kad Merad, Pascal Obispo and Public (original version).
• In 2011,
  ¿Y Ahora Qué Hacemos?
• In 2012, Shakira covered this song in Paris, Bercy.
• In 2018, Pol Granch performed a bilingual cover in Spanish and French during the second live show of the third series of Factor X.
• In 2018, Shakira sang the French version of the song in her stops (Antwerp, Paris, Luxembourg, Zürich, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Montréal) on El Dorado World Tour.
• In 2020, Latin American boy band CNCO recorded a version of "La Quiero a Morir" for their cover album Déjà Vu

Alliage version

The French boy band Alliage recorded a cover of the song on their second album Musics. It proved popular on French radio reaching #1 in airplay charts in France. "Je l'aime à mourir" was the third and last single from the album after "Je sais" and "Cruel Summer" a bilingual take on the Ace of Base classic done by Alliage and Ace of Base.

Track listing

1. "Je l'aime à mourir" (Radio Version) (2:50)
2. "Je l'aime à mourir" (Unplugged Version) (2:50)

Charts

The Alliage version of "Je l'aime à mourir" had relative chart success peaking at #30 in France and #39 in Belgium's francophone chart.

Shakira version

"Je l'aime à mourir"
Single by Shakira
from the album Live from Paris
Released	29 November 2011
Genre	Pop French pop
Length	3:42 (studio version) 3:50 (live version) 3:45 (DVD live version) Sony
Songwriter(s)	Francis Cabrel
Producer(s)	Shakira
Shakira singles chronology
"Antes de las Seis" (2011) "Je l'aime à mourir" (2011) "Addicted to You" (2012)
Live video
"Je L'Aime à Mourir (Live From Paris)" on YouTube

"Je l'aime à mourir" is a bilingual

Chart performance

The promotional single debuted at number fifty-six on the