I Like Chopin

"I Like Chopin" was an internationally successful single sung by Gazebo and produced in Italy in 1983 by Pierluigi Giombini. It is generally regarded as one of the most significant Italo disco tracks of the mid-1980s. It peaked at number one in several European national charts. The music was composed by Giombini (contrary to popular belief without themes from Chopin), the lyrics were written by Gazebo.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	3
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)	4
France (IFOP)	2
Germany (Official German Charts)	1
Italy (FIMI)	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	7
Spain (AFYVE)	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	41
France (IFOP)	28
Italy (FIMI)	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	3

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
France		614,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	250,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

• Asami Kobayashi – 雨音はショパンの調べ(Ama oto ha Shopan no shirabe), a Japanese language cover of the song, reaching no. 1 in the Japan charts in July 1984. It reached no. 12 at the year-end charts of the same year.
• Alan Tam – 我愛雀斑 (Ngo Ngoi Jeuk Ban) in 1984, a Cantonese-language cover of the song, He also covered Japanese-language version.
• Grasshopper – 再見Rainy Days in 1992, another Cantonese-language cover of the song.
• Faye Wong – 我愛雀斑 in 1999, a re-cover of Alan Tam's version.
• Atsushi Sakurai – 雨音はショパンの調べ -I like Chopin- (Ameon wa Chopin no Shirabe -I like Chopin-) in 2004, Japanese singer cover the song in his single Taiji/Smell and sings it in his live concert "Explosion- Ai no Wakusei Live 2004".
• Ryuichi Kawamura – The Voice in 2011, Japanese-language cover.
• Ámokfutók – Meghalok egy csókodért, from the album "Van valami" (1997) in Hungarian.
• Clémentine – "Chopin et Toi" (Made in France-2005): a French version of "I Like Chopin".
  • Nathalie - J'aime Chopin: Another French version.
• Kra – 雨音はショパンの調べ(Ama oto ha Shopan no shirabe), a Japanese-language rock cover of the song in 2008.
• Jerzy Różycki – W cieniu wierzb – Polish language cover from late 1980s, later recorded by disco polo group Beat Magic in 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

Preceded by "Sunshine Reggae" by Laid Back	Austrian number-one single 1 November 1983 – 1 December 1983 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Shadow on the Wall" by Mike Oldfield
	German number-one single 24 October 1983 – 7 November 1983 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Come Back and Stay" by Paul Young
Preceded by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara	Spanish number-one single 28 November 1983 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
Preceded by "Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield	Swiss number-one single 18 September 1983 – 9 October 1983 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John