"La folie" is a 1981 song by The Stranglers. The title track from La folie, it was released as the follow-up to "Golden Brown" in April 1982, and peaked at number 47 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Sung in French by bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, it was Burnel who convinced his bandmates of the song's potential as a single, despite Hugh Cornwell feeling that "Tramp" was the better choice.[2] The song makes allusions to Japanese necrophiliac murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa.[3]
| "La folie" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Stranglers | ||||
| from the album La folie | ||||
| B-side | "Waltzinblack" | |||
| Released | 20 April 1982 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Art pop | |||
| Length | 6:11 | |||
| Label | Liberty Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black, | |||
| Producer(s) | The Stranglers, Steve Churchyard | |||
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The music video was filmed on the Montmartre.
References
edit- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song By Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (31 August 2021). "'We were called heretics and ostracised': the Stranglers on fights, drugs and finally growing up". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2021.