Tous les garçons et les filles


"Tous les garçons et les filles" is a song by the popular French singer Françoise Hardy, released in 1962.

Background

The tune recounts the feelings of a young person who has never known love and her envy of the couples that surround her.
It was telecast on the evening of Sunday 28 October 1962 in a musical interlude during the results of the 1962 referendum to allow direct election of the president of the French Republic. The song quickly became a success, selling 500,000 copies by the end of the year, and eventually selling over 700,000 copies in France. Additionally, it is quoted several times by the main characters in J.L. Carr's 1988 novel What Hetty Did.
Françoise Hardy also recorded the song in English, Italian, and German
Jimmy Page participated in the recording session as a session musician.

EP track list

SP track listing

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many artists in many languages, including:

"Tous les garçons et les filles"

-All These Sleepless Nights-