Paris sera toujours Paris

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"Paris sera toujours Paris"
Song by Maurice Chevalier
Released1939
Songwriter(s) Albert Willemetz, Casimir Oberfeld

"Paris sera toujours Paris" (English: Paris will always be Paris) is a song by Maurice Chevalier released in 1939. [1]

Contents

Development and composition

The song was written by Albert Willemetz. and was released in 1939.

Zaz version

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [2] 27
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [3] 21
France (SNEP) [4] 48

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