"Un garçon pas comme les autres" (meaning "a boy like no other") is a song written and produced by

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and Luc Plamondon for the 1978 musical, '' Starmania''. It was originally performed by Fabienne Thibeault and released on the '' Starmania'' album in 1978. The English-language version of the song with lyrics by

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, titled "Ziggy", was recorded by Canadian singer

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and released on the ''

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'' album in 1992. Dion also recorded a French-language version of the song for her tenth studio album, '' Dion chante Plamondon'' (1991). She released both versions on a two-track single in France in 1993, reaching number two on the chart.

Celine Dion version

In 1991,

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the 1978 '' Starmania'' track "Un garçon pas comme les autres" for her tenth studio album, '' Dion chante Plamondon''. It was produced by Jannick Top and Serge Perathoner, and titled "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)". In 1992, she also recorded an English-language version of the song with lyrics by

, titled simply "Ziggy", for the ''

'' album. Dion released both versions on a two-track single in France on 5 July 1993. The song is telling a story of a woman's impassioned love for a

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man. Dion often performed the song during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, ''

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''.

Commercial performance

"Ziggy" peaked at number two in France and was certified Gold. It spent almost a year on the chart, including seven weeks at the second position and 18 weeks in the top 10. It became Dion's biggest hit in France at the time. As a result, "Ziggy" also reached number 55 on the European Hot 100 Singles.

Music video

There were two similar music videos filmed for the French and English version on 27 April 1993, both directed by

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. They feature Dion sitting in the bleachers of a stadium and longing for a football player who is preoccupied with teammates. At the end of the video, he is walking up to what appears to be a guy in a pullover with a hood over his head. When the hood is removed as they kiss, it is revealed to be Dion. The model in the video is Rodney Weber. In 2005, the video was included on Dion's greatest hits DVD collection, ''

''.

Track listing and formats

* French CD and cassette single # "Ziggy" – 2:56 # "Un garçon pas comme les autres" – 2:56

Charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcon pas comme les autres (Ziggy), Un 1978 songs 1993 singles Celine Dion songs French-language songs LGBT-related songs Pop ballads Songs with lyrics by Luc Plamondon Songs written by Michel Berger