Santiano

"Santiano" is a 1961 song, inspired by the sea shanty "Santianna", which uses the same tune. The song tells of a ship from Saint Malo bound to San Francisco, which is described as a place of great wealth. The French-language version was popularized first in the 1960s by Hugues Aufray.

This article is about the song by French singer Hugues Aufray. For the German band, see Santiano (band).
"Santiano"
Single by Hugues Aufray
Released1961
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Jacques Plante, Dave Fisher

Original version

In the early 1960s, the song was recorded in French by artist Hugues Aufray. It is by far the most well-known shanty in France and was released in 1961. The song's French lyrics were composed by the French writer Jacques Plante. The song was included on Aufray's 2007 compilation Les 50 plus belles chansons.

Star Academy France
"Santiano"
Single by Star Academy 5
from the album Les Meilleurs Moments
B-side"Instrumental"
ReleasedNovember 11, 2005
RecordedFrance, 2005
GenrePop
Length2:39
LabelMercury, Universal Music
Songwriter(s)Hugues Aufray
Jacques Plante
Dave Fisher
Star Academy 5 singles chronology
"Je ne suis pas un héros"
(2005)		 "Santiano"
(2005)		 "À bicyclette"
(2005)

In 2005, the song was covered by Star Academy 5 on the album Les Meilleurs Moments on which it features as the first track. Released on November 11, 2005 as the second single from the album, it achieved great success in France, where it topped the chart, as well as in Belgium (Wallonia). As of July 2014, it is the 87th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 325,000 units sold.[1]

Track listings
CD single
  1. "Santiano" — 2:39
  2. "Santiano" (instrumental) — 2:39
Digital download
  1. "Santiano" — 2:39

Certifications and sales
Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France — — — 323,695 (272,067 in 2005[2] + 51,628 in 2006[3])

Charts
Chart (2005-2006) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 2
Eurochart Hot 100 4
French SNEP Singles Chart[5] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 18
End of year chart (2005) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 30
French Singles Chart[8] 15
End of year chart (2006) Position
French Singles Chart[9] 94

Other versions

1958: The Kingston Trio as "Santy Anno". 1961: The Highwaymen. "Santiano" was also covered by Laurent Voulzy in 2006. It features as 17th track on his studio album La Septième Vague. The "Oktoberklub", a folk-band from the GDR covered the song with new lyrics under the title "Da sind wir aber immer noch" - a fight-song. Another cover of the song using the same tune and nautical theme, but entirely new lyrics in German, was released under the title "Santiano" by the German band Santiano.

References
  1. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 2 (90-81)". Chartsinfrance. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. 2005 best-selling singles in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 1, 2008)
  3. 2006 best-selling singles in 2006 Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 1, 2008)
  4. "Santiano", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  5. "Santiano", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  6. "Santiano", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  7. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  8. 2005 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
  9. 2006 French Singles Chart Ifop.com Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 30, 2008)
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