Manolo Manolete

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"Manolo Manolete"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
Language French
B-side "You You"
ReleasedJanuary 1988
Genre Pop
Label Polydor
Composer(s) Franck Langolff
Lyricist(s) Étienne Roda-Gil
Producer(s) Franck Langolff
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Joe le taxi"
(1987)
"Manolo Manolete"
(1988)
"Marilyn & John"
(1988)
Music video
"Manolo Manolete" on YouTube

"Manolo Manolete" is a song by French singer Vanessa Paradis. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was released as a single in January 1988.

Contents

Writing and composition

The song was written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. [7] It reflects on the life of famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete. [8] [9] [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Étienne Roda-Gil; all music is composed by Franck Langolff.

7-inch single – 887 265-7 (January 1988)
No.TitleLength
1."Manolo Manolete"3:58
2."You You"4:00

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [7] 10
Quebec (ADISQ) [11] 36

References

  1. "L'Express international". 1988.
  2. Brissette, Yvan; Deville, Nicolas (January 1988). Rock'n clip: La première encyclopédie mondiale du vidéo-clip. FeniXX. ISBN   978-2-232-14462-2.
  3. "L'Express". 1988.
  4. "Cinéma". 1988.
  5. "Paris-match". 1989.
  6. "Cambio 16". 1988.
  7. 1 2 "Vanessa Paradis – Manolo Manolete" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  8. https://popmusicdeluxe.fr/2019/11/28/vanessa-paradis-manolo-manolete/
  9. https://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/21709.html
  10. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Vanessa-Paradis/Manolo-Manolete
  11. Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 600. Retrieved 9 July 2025.