Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi

#anniversary 32 years ago today Kylie Minogue entered the UK singles chart at #11 with Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi. The song would peak at #2 and spend 14 weeks on the chart. The song, with its French inspired theme and accompanying video, was released as the fourth single in October 1988 from the debut studio album Kylie. It was again written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The title of the song varied in different parts of the world. In Australia and New Zealand it was retitled "I Still Love You" followed by the original French title in brackets. In some parts of Europe, there was a further variation, "Je Ne Sais pas Pourquoi (I Still Love You)" but although the 7" single had different titles depending on the territory of release, the song itself is the same. "Made in Heaven" was included as the single's B-side and was also written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman. It was a new song which was not included on the album Kylie. In the UK, "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" was originally planned to be released as a double A-side with "Made in Heaven". The original plan was to heavily promote "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" during the singles' early chart run, and once the song had peaked, the single would be officially 'flipped' and promotional emphasis shifted to "Made in Heaven" which would become the listed A-side. This marketing tactic had been used similarly with Rick Astley's single "When I Fall In Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You" with the latter song becoming the singles' 'official' A-side after Christmas 1987. However, after reaching number 2 for 3 consecutive weeks, "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", although included on the widely available Kylie album, performed so well on its own that the plans to release it as a double A-side single were changed. The single was most successful in the United Kingdom where it debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart of 22/10/1988. It rose to number 2 the following week staying there for three consecutive weeks (only behind Enya's "Orinoco Flow") and becoming Kylie's fourth consecutive Top 2 hit in less than a year. The song stayed in the charts for fourteen weeks and went on to sell 325,000 copies Elsewhere the song hit number 1 in Finland and Top 10 in Europe, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway. It was also a Top 20 hit in Australia, Denmark, France and Germany. Track Listing 7" PWL PWL 21 7" PWL PWLP 21 (POSTER SLEEVE) Je Ne Sais Pourquoi (7") Made In Heaven* (7") 12" PWL PWLT 21 Je Ne Sais Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus Mix) Made In Heaven* (Maid In England Mix) 12" PWL PWLT 21 R (REMIX) Je Ne Sais Pourquoi (Revolutionary Mix) Made In Heaven* (Maid In England Mix) CD5 PWL PWCD 21 Je Ne Sais Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus Mix) Made In Heaven* (Maid In England Mix) The Loco-motion+ (Sankie Mix) Digital Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi / Kylie Minogue Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (7") Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus Mix) Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus 7" Mix) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus Instrumental) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Moi Non Plus Backing Track) * Made In Heaven* Made In Heaven* (Maid In England Mix) Made In Heaven* (Instrumental) * Made In Heaven* (Backing Track) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Remix) / Kylie Minogue Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (The Revolutionary Mix) Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (The Revolutionary Instrumental) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (The Revolutionary Backing Track) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (7" Instrumental) * Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (7" Backing Track) * Made In Heaven* (Original 12" Mix) * Made In Heaven* (Heaven Scent Mix) Made In Heaven* (Heaven Scent 12" Mix)


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Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi


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