To France


"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". 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
  1. "To France"
  2. "In the Pool"
; 12" Single
  1. "To France"
  2. "In the Pool"
  3. "Bones"

    Charts

The song reached the top 10 in a number of countries in 1984.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Maggie Reilly version

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
  1. "To France" 3:46
  2. "To France" 1:08
  3. "To France" 5:50
  4. "To France" 8:03
  5. ""To France" 6:40
  6. "Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly - "To France" 3:34
; Part II - CD-Maxi
  1. "To France" 3:54
  2. "To France" 6:16
  3. "To France" 6:29

    Charts

Chart Peak
position

Kim Wilde version

"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

  1. "To France" – 3:56
  2. "To France" – 3:59
  3. "It's Alright" – 2:55
  4. "It's Alright" – 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".
  • In 2001, Natalya Myrna recorded a Ukrainian version, called "Не вертатись в Ісландію".
  • In 2002, Novaspace released a cover of "To France" as a single.
  • In 2011, Leaves' Eyes released a cover of "To France" on their album "Meredead".