| L'Amour à la plage | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Niagara |
| Album: | Encore un dernier baiser |
| Length: | 3:22 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Prev Title: | Tchiki boum |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Je dois m'en aller |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Language: | French |
"L'Amour à la plage" is a song by the French band Niagara, written by band's member Muriel Laporte. Originally issued as a single, it was included on their debut album Encore un dernier baiser, released in the autumn of the same year 1986. By the time the single came out, the band became a duo, as guitarist José Tamarin left the trio after the release of their debut single "Tchiki boum".[1]
According to Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe and his book Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop, the song "L'Amour à la plage" "was emblematic of the country's desire to escape the grim reality of the economic crisis of the mid-1980s".[2]
In France, "L'Amour à la plage" debuted at number 39 on the chart edition of 21 June 1986, reached a peak of number five nine weeks later, which remained Niagara's highest position on the French Singles Chart, and spent a total of 19 weeks in the top 50, eight of them in the top ten. It was certified Silver disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. On the Music & Medias pan-Eurochart Hot 100 chart, it started at number 83 on 19 July 1986, attained a peak of number 30 twice, and fell off the chart after 16 weeks of presence. It also spent 13 weeks on the Eurochart Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number 23 twice.
"L'Amour à la plage" was covered, among others, by Lorie, Virginie Ledoyen, Suarez, Alice et Moi & Alice on the Roof, and by Collectif Métissé.[3] There is also a cover in Vietnamese by Ngọc Lan with the name Tình Yêu Biển Xanh.
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (European Hot 100)[4] | 30 |
| Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[5] | 23 |
| Quebec (Francophone chart)[6] | 22 |