Manolo Manolete

"Manolo Manolete"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
LanguageFrench
B-side"You You"
ReleasedJanuary 1988
GenrePop
LabelPolydor
ComposerFranck Langolff
LyricistÉtienne Roda-Gil
ProducerFranck 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. It was released as a single in January 1988.

Writing and composition

The song was written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. It reflects on the life of famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete.

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)10
Quebec (ADISQ) 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.