Manolo Manolete

"Manolo Manolete"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
Language	French
B-side	"You You"
Released	January 1988
Genre	Pop
Label	Polydor
Composer	Franck Langolff
Lyricist	Étienne Roda-Gil
Producer	Franck Langolff
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Joe le taxi" (1987) "Manolo Manolete" (1988) "Marilyn & John" (1988)
Music video
"Manolo Manolete" on YouTube

"Manolo Manolete" is a song by French singer Vanessa Paradis.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} It was released as a single in January 1988.

Writing and composition

The song was written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil.^[7] It reflects on the life of famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Étienne Roda-Gil; all music is composed by Franck Langolff.

7-inch single – 887 265-7 (January 1988)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Manolo Manolete"	3:58
2.	"You You"	4:00

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[7]	10
Quebec (ADISQ)[11]	36

References

1. "L'Express international". 1988.
2. Brissette, Yvan; Deville, Nicolas (January 1988). Rock'n clip: La première encyclopédie mondiale du vidéo-clip. FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-232-14462-2.
3. "L'Express". 1988.
4. "Cinéma". 1988.
5. "Paris-match". 1989.
6. "Cambio 16". 1988.
7. "Vanessa Paradis – Manolo Manolete" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
8. https://popmusicdeluxe.fr/2019/11/28/vanessa-paradis-manolo-manolete/
9. https://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/21709.html
10. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Vanessa-Paradis/Manolo-Manolete
11. Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 600. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

External links

• "Manolo Manolete" at Discogs (list of releases)