To France

{{Short description|1984 single by Mike Oldfield}} {{Infobox song | name = To France | cover = To France (Mike Oldfield).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Mike Oldfield | album = Discovery | B-side = {{ubl|"In the Pool"|"Bones"}} | released = {{start date|1984|6|18|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Mike+Oldfield+%26+Maggie+Reilly&titel=To+France&cat=s|title=Oldfield singles}}</ref> | recorded = "In the Swiss Alps at 2,000 metres within sight of Lake Geneva on sunny days"<ref name="tubnetdiscog">{{cite web |url=http://tubular.net/discography/Discovery |title=Mike Oldfield Discography - ''Discovery'' |publisher=Tubular.net |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> | studio = | venue = | genre = Progressive pop, rock | length = {{duration|m=4|s=33}} | label = Virgin | writer = Mike Oldfield | producer = Mike Oldfield<br />Simon Phillips | prev_title = Crime of Passion | prev_year = 1984 | next_title = Tricks of the Light | next_year = 1984 }}

"'''To France'''" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album ''Discovery'' and features Maggie Reilly on vocals.

The musical theme used in "To France" was also used on the first track on side two of the ''Discovery'' album, "Talk About Your Life". The B-sides for the single are the non-album tracks "In the Pool" and "Bones".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amadian.net/singles1.htm#To_France |title=Singles |publisher=Amadian |access-date=8 June 2010}}</ref> The B-sides later re-appeared on the re-issue of the "Moonlight Shadow" single in 1993.

The music video that appears on the ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' video for "To France" is a mock-live performance of the song. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video.

== Track listing == ; 7" Single # "To France" (4.33) # "In the Pool" (3.40) ; 12" Single # "To France" (extended version) (5:32) # "In the Pool" (3:40) # "Bones" (3:19)

== Charts == The song reached the top 10 in a number of countries in 1984. {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1984) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Austria|9|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- |Canada (RPM AC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6846.pdf| title=RPM Top AC - September 1, 1984}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|19 |- {{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- {{single chart|France|23|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=1984|week=31|access-date=14 December 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Mike Oldfield|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|48|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=8 April 2013}} |- {{single chart|West Germany|6|artist=Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly|song=To France|songid=1127|access-date=8 April 2013}} |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1984) !align="center"|Position |- |Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1984|title=Jaaroverzichten 1984|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|32 |- |Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1984|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|37 |- |Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1984&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|52 |- |West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1984|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|37 |} {{col-end}}

== Maggie Reilly version == {{Infobox song | name = To France | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Maggie Reilly | album = Elena | released = January 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=M.+R.&titel=To+France&cat=s|title=M Reilly singles}}</ref> | recorded = 1996 | studio = | venue = | genre = Folk pop | length = 5:09 | label = EMI | writer = Mike Oldfield | producer = Nick Patrick | prev_title = Walk on By (The Mixes) | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Listen to Your Heart (The Mixes) | next_year = 1997 }}

In 1996, Maggie Reilly re-recorded "To France" on her solo album ''Elena'', and in 2009 she recorded another version of the song for her album ''Looking Back Moving Forward''. Compared to the original, this version is significantly Pop-heavy.

=== Track listing ===

; Maxi-CD # "To France" (JPO & Beam Video Mix) 3:46 # "To France" (Intro) 1:08 # "To France" (JPO & Beam Spanish Dream Mix) 5:50 # "To France" (JPO & Beam Club Mix) 8:03 # ""To France" (Espirito Remix) 6:40 # "Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly - "To France" (Radio Edit) 3:34

; Part II - CD-Maxi # "To France" (DJ Beam's Radio Mix) 3:54 # "To France" (De Donatis Remix) 6:16 # "To France" (DJ Beam's Club Mix) 6:29

=== Charts ===

{| class="wikitable" !Chart (1997) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Austria|17|artist=M. R.|song=To France|access-date=12 January 2021}} |- {{single chart|Germany|19|artist=M.R.|song=To France|songid=3399|access-date=12 January 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|30|artist=Maggie Reilly|song=To France|access-date=12 January 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|53|artist=M. R.|song=To France|access-date=12 January 2021}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|22|artist=M. R.|song=To France|access-date=12 January 2021}} |- |}

== Kim Wilde version == {{Infobox song | name = To France | cover = Kim Wilde - To France.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Kim Wilde | album = Snapshots | released = 2 December 2011 | recorded = 2011 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock | length = {{duration|m=3|s=59}} | label = Columbia SevenOne | writer = Mike Oldfield | producer = Andrew Murray<br/>Ricky Wilde | prev_title = It's Alright | prev_title2 = Sleeping Satellite | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Ever Fallen in Love | next_year = 2012 }} "To France" is the second single to be released from Kim Wilde's twelfth studio album ''Snapshots''. It was released digitally on 2 December 2011. Included on the single is a Christmas remix of the song as well as an exclusive remix of "It's Alright" by German Euro-dance band Groove Coverage.

=== Track listing === # "To France" (Christmas edit) – 3:56 # "To France" – 3:59 # "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix edit) – 2:55 # "It's Alright" (Groove Coverage remix) – 4:26

== Other cover versions == * In 1996, Blind Guardian released a cover of "To France" in their compilation album The Forgotten Tales. * In 1997, Marina Kapuro recorded a Russian version, called "Маленький остров" ("Little island").<ref>{{youTube|id=piAsYp2_nL0|title=Marina Kapuro - "Маленький остров"}}</ref> * In 2001, Natalya Myrna recorded a Ukrainian version, called "Не вертатись в Ісландію" ("Don't go back to Iceland").<ref>{{youTube|id=chvAOwi12XU|time=692|title=Nikita - Хамелєон (2001), "Не вертатись в Ісландію"}}</ref> * In 2002, Novaspace released a cover of "To France" as a single.<ref>https://musicbrainz.org/release/1b0ed2f7-5885-41bf-897a-070972821580</ref> * In 2011, Leaves' Eyes released a cover of "To France" on their album ''Meredead''.<ref>https://www.leaveseyes.de/discography/</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

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