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{{short description|Song written and composed by Kate Bush}}
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| type = single
| type = single
| artist = Kate Bush
| artist = [[Kate Bush]]
| album =
| album =
| B-side = Un Baiser D'enfant
| B-side = Un baiser d'enfant
| released = July 1983
| released = July 1983
| recorded = 16 October 1982<ref name="Graeme">{{Cite book |last=Thompson |first=Graeme |title=Under the Ivy: The Life & music of Kate Bush |publisher=Omnibus |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-78305-747-4 |edition=Revised |pages=223}}</ref>
| format = [[Single (music)|7" single]]
| studio = Bush's home ([[Eltham]])<ref name="Graeme" />
| recorded = 1982
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| genre = [[Art rock]]
| genre = [[Art pop]]
| length = 2:30
| length = 2:30
| label = [[EMI]]
| label = [[EMI Records|EMI]]
| writer = Kate Bush<br />Patrick Jeaneau, Vivienne Chandler ([[French language|French]] lyrics)
| writer =
* Kate Bush
* Patrick Jeaneau, Vivienne Chandler ([[French language|French]] lyrics)
| producer = Kate Bush
| producer = Kate Bush
| prev_title = [[Suspended in Gaffa]]
| prev_title = [[Suspended in Gaffa]]
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| next_title = [[Night of the Swallow]]
| next_title = [[Night of the Swallow]]
| next_year = 1983
| next_year = 1983
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"'''Ne t'enfuis pas'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Kate Bush]]. It was released in July 1983 in [[France]] and [[Canada]].<ref>[http://gaffa.org/discog/singles/ntepubde.html Gaffaweb - Release information]</ref> The song was originally released as the B-side of the singles "[[There Goes a Tenner]]" (in the [[UK]] & [[Ireland]]), and "[[Suspended in Gaffa]]" in ([[Continental Europe]]), The title was misspelled as "Ne T'en Fui Pas".
"'''Ne t'enfuis pas'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Kate Bush]]. An entirely [[French language|French]]-language track, it was released in July 1983 in [[France]] and [[Canada]].<ref>[http://gaffa.org/discog/singles/ntepubde.html Gaffaweb – Release information]</ref> The song was originally released as the B-side of the singles "[[There Goes a Tenner]]" in the UK and Ireland, and "[[Suspended in Gaffa]]" in [[continental Europe]]. On those singles, the title was misspelled as "Ne T'en Fui Pas".


"Ne t'enfuis pas" tells the story of a woman, worried that her lover is about to leave, wrestling with her conscience over her plans to make him stay.
"Ne t'enfuis pas" tells the story of a woman, worried that her lover is about to leave, wrestling with her conscience over her plans to make him stay. {{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}


The B-side, "Un baiser d'enfant", is a French-language version of "The Infant Kiss", from Bush's album ''[[Never for Ever]]''. Based on the movie ''[[The Innocents (1961 film)|The Innocents]]'', it is the story of a governess who is frightened by the adult feelings she has for her young male charge (who is possessed by the spirit of a grown man).
The B-side, "Un baiser d'enfant", is a French-language version of "The Infant Kiss", from Bush's album ''[[Never for Ever]]''. Based on the movie ''[[The Innocents (1961 film)|The Innocents]]'', it is the story of a governess who is frightened by the adult feelings she has for her young male charge (who is possessed by the spirit of a grown man).


The A-side is a [[remix]]. The vocals are cleaner and more forward than on the version that was released in late 1982. Additionally, the spelling was corrected. This version was eventually included on the [[This Woman's Work (box set)|''This Woman's Work'' box set]] in 1990.
The A-side is a [[remix]]. The vocals are cleaner and more forward than on the version that was released in late 1982. Additionally, the spelling was corrected. This version was eventually included on the ''[[This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990]]'' box set in 1990.


In French "Ne t'enfuis pas" literally translates to "Don't run away", though it can also mean "Don't flee". Translations in official Kate Bush lyric books have rendered the title as "Don't Fly Away", with the lyrics mentioning wings and falling from the sky.
In French "Ne t'enfuis pas" means "Don't run away".


The single was re-released in the UK on 8 November 2019, exclusively on 12″ vinyl. The artwork used the same photo of Bush from 1983, but now with a white border and the titles in mock-typeface font, similar to that used in the remastered album boxed sets in 2018.
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==Charts==


== Critical reception ==
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Paul Wiffen of ''Electronics & Music Maker'' said the song's breathy singing reminds of "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus]]" by [[Serge Gainsbourg]] and [[Jane Birkin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiffen |first=Paul |date=September 1983 |title=Record Reviews |pages=40 |work=Electronics & Music Maker |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Elecctronics-Music-Maker/Electronics-&-Music-Maker-1983-09-S-OCR.pdf |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> Denis Argent of ''[[Hi-Fi News & Record Review]]'' described it "represent[s] the acceptable face of pop".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Argent |first=Denis |date=August 1983 |title=Popular |magazine=[[Hi-Fi News & Record Review]] |page=127}}</ref>
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==Personnel==
*Kate Bush – [[Fairlight CMI|Fairlight]], vocals
*[[Del Palmer]] – [[Linn LM-1|Linn programming]], [[fretless bass]]
*[[Paul Hardiman]] – engineer

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!scope="row"|UK Physical Singles<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Official Charts - Ne T'enfuis Pas |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kate-bush-ne-ten-fui-pas }}</ref>
|align="left"|French Singles Chart{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 25 September 2024

"Ne t'enfuis pas"
Single by Kate Bush
B-side"Un baiser d'enfant"
ReleasedJuly 1983
Recorded16 October 1982[1]
StudioBush's home (Eltham)[1]
GenreArt pop
Length2:30
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Kate Bush
  • Patrick Jeaneau, Vivienne Chandler (French lyrics)
Producer(s)Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"Suspended in Gaffa"
(1982) 		"Ne t'enfuis pas"
(1983) 		"Night of the Swallow"
(1983)

"Ne t'enfuis pas" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush. An entirely French-language track, it was released in July 1983 in France and Canada.[2] The song was originally released as the B-side of the singles "There Goes a Tenner" in the UK and Ireland, and "Suspended in Gaffa" in continental Europe. On those singles, the title was misspelled as "Ne T'en Fui Pas".

"Ne t'enfuis pas" tells the story of a woman, worried that her lover is about to leave, wrestling with her conscience over her plans to make him stay. [citation needed]

The B-side, "Un baiser d'enfant", is a French-language version of "The Infant Kiss", from Bush's album Never for Ever. Based on the movie The Innocents, it is the story of a governess who is frightened by the adult feelings she has for her young male charge (who is possessed by the spirit of a grown man).

The A-side is a remix. The vocals are cleaner and more forward than on the version that was released in late 1982. Additionally, the spelling was corrected. This version was eventually included on the This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 box set in 1990.

In French "Ne t'enfuis pas" literally translates to "Don't run away", though it can also mean "Don't flee". Translations in official Kate Bush lyric books have rendered the title as "Don't Fly Away", with the lyrics mentioning wings and falling from the sky.

The single was re-released in the UK on 8 November 2019, exclusively on 12″ vinyl. The artwork used the same photo of Bush from 1983, but now with a white border and the titles in mock-typeface font, similar to that used in the remastered album boxed sets in 2018.

Critical reception

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Paul Wiffen of Electronics & Music Maker said the song's breathy singing reminds of "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.[3] Denis Argent of Hi-Fi News & Record Review described it "represent[s] the acceptable face of pop".[4]

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles[5] 1
UK Vinyl Singles[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Thompson, Graeme (2014). Under the Ivy: The Life & music of Kate Bush (Revised ed.). Omnibus. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-78305-747-4.
  2. ^ Gaffaweb – Release information
  3. ^ Wiffen, Paul (September 1983). "Record Reviews" (PDF). Electronics & Music Maker. p. 40. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ Argent, Denis (August 1983). "Popular". Hi-Fi News & Record Review. p. 127.
  5. ^ a b "Official Charts - Ne T'enfuis Pas". Official Charts.
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