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| artist = [[Vanessa Paradis]]
| artist = [[Vanessa Paradis]]
| album = [[M&J]]
| album = [[M&J]]
| B-side = {{ubl|"Varvara Pavlovna"|"Joe el taxi" (Spain)}}
| B-side = Varvara Pavlovna
| released = {{start date|1987|04|10|df=y}}
| released = {{start date|1987|04|10|df=y}}
| recorded =
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| studio = Local ([[Rueil-Malmaison]])
| studio = Local ([[Rueil-Malmaison]])
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[smooth jazz]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 3:54
| length = 3:54
| label = {{hlist|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[PolyGram]]}}
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| composer = [[Franck Langolff]]
| composer = [[Franck Langolff]]
| lyricist = [[Étienne Roda-Gil]]
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"'''Joe le taxi'''" ([[English language|English]]: "Joe the Taxi Driver") is a song written for [[French people|French]] singer [[Vanessa Paradis]] by [[Franck Langolff]] and [[Étienne Roda-Gil]]. The song topped the [[French Singles Chart|SNEP Singles Chart]] for 11 weeks, and, uncommonly for a [[French language|French]]-language song at that time, was released in the UK and Ireland the following year, peaking at numbers three and two, respectively. The music video for the song was produced by Lili Balian, Jake Hertz, and Addie Calcagnini. The song was later included on her debut album, ''[[M&J]]'' (short for "Marilyn & John"), which, although peaking at number thirteen in France, drew limited interest in the United Kingdom when it was issued in August 1988.
"'''Joe le taxi'''" ([[English language|English]]: "Joe the Taxi Driver") is a song written for French singer-actress [[Vanessa Paradis]] by [[Franck Langolff]] and [[Étienne Roda-Gil]]. The song topped the [[French Singles Chart|SNEP Singles Chart]] for 11 weeks, and, uncommonly for a [[French language|French]]-language song at that time, was released in the UK and Ireland the following year, peaking at numbers three and two, respectively. The music video for the song was produced by Lili Balian, Jake Hertz, and Addie Calcagnini. The song was later included on her debut album, ''[[M&J]]'' (short for "Marilyn & John").


==Background and release==
==Song information==
"Joe le taxi" is a song about a [[taxicab|taxi]] driver, Joe, who works in [[Paris]]. Joe is a pseudonym of Maria José Leão dos Santos (1955–2019), a Portuguese taxi driver and Parisian nightlife figure who fled the [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]] authoritarian regime to France in the 1970s due to her homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/la-femme-qui-a-inspire-joe-le-taxi-chante-par-vanessa-paradis-est-decedee-06-03-2019-8026317.php|title=Maria-José, la femme qui a inspiré "Joe le taxi" de Vanessa Paradis, est décédée|last=Haus|first=Hélène|date=6 March 2019|website=Le Parisien|language=fr-FR|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
"Joe le taxi" is a French song about a [[taxicab|taxi]] driver, Joe, who works in [[Paris]]. Joe is a pseudonym of Maria José Leão dos Santos (1955–2019), a Portuguese taxi driver and Parisian nightlife figure who fled the [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]] authoritarian regime to France in the 1970s due to her homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/la-femme-qui-a-inspire-joe-le-taxi-chante-par-vanessa-paradis-est-decedee-06-03-2019-8026317.php|title=Maria-José, la femme qui a inspiré "Joe le taxi" de Vanessa Paradis, est décédée|last=Haus|first=Hélène|date=6 March 2019|website=Le Parisien|language=fr-FR|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>


The song emphasizes the notion that Joe seems to know all there is to know about the French capital including the whereabouts of all the little bars, all of the Parisian streets, the [[Seine]], and bridges. The song's lyrics suggest that Joe enjoys drinking [[rum]], has a passion for [[Latin American music|Latin music]] and her [[saxophone]] ("saxo jaune", or "yellow saxophone"). Spanish-Cuban bandleader [[Xavier Cugat]] and Peruvian [[exotica]] singer [[Yma Súmac]] are also referenced in the lyrics.
The song emphasizes the notion that Joe seems to know all there is to know about the French capital including the whereabouts of all the little bars, all of the Parisian streets, the [[Seine]], and bridges. The song's lyrics suggest that Joe enjoys drinking [[rum]], has a passion for [[Latin American music|Latin music]] and her [[car]] ("saxo jaune"). Spanish-Cuban bandleader [[Xavier Cugat]] and Peruvian [[exotica]] singer [[Yma Súmac]] are also referenced in the lyrics.


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
"Joe le taxi" debuted at number twenty-one on the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]], reaching number one in its fourth week and remaining there for eleven weeks. It also reached the top five in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway and the top ten in Germany and Sweden. The single has reached a gold status in Belgium for 75,000 copies sold<ref name="belcert">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-15.pdf|title=Gift to the world|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=101|issue=28|page=F-8|date=5 July 1989|via=World Radio History|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> and has sold 2 million copies worldwide.<ref name="worldsales">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-15.pdf|title=New revolution|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=101|issue=28|page=F-14|date=5 July 1989|via=World Radio History|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
"Joe le taxi" debuted at number 21 on the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]], reaching number one in its fourth week and remaining there for 11 weeks. It also reached the top five in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway and the top 10 in West Germany and Sweden. The single reached gold status in Belgium for 75,000 copies sold<ref name="belcert">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-15.pdf|title=Gift to the world|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=101|issue=28|page=F-8|date=5 July 1989|via=World Radio History|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> and has sold two million copies worldwide.<ref name="worldsales">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-07-15.pdf|title=New revolution|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=101|issue=28|page=F-14|date=5 July 1989|via=World Radio History|access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Jerry Smith from ''[[Music Week]]'' wrote, "Out of the blue appears this intriguing Euro number that, with its breathy vocal and atmospheric backing, could capture the imagination given enough exposure."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jerry|last=Smith|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1988/MW-1988-01-30.pdf|title=Singles|work=[[Music Week]]|date=30 January 1988|page=37|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> Johnny Dee from ''[[Record Mirror]]'' named "Joe le taxi" Single of the Week, adding, "There hasn't be all that many hits sung in French — [[Jane Birkin]]'s "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus|Je T'Aime]]" springs to mind. This purrs irresistibly in the same way, pre-pubescent vocals and a [[Cha-cha-cha (music)|cha-cha]] beat that can't possibly fail to melt your heart. Sweet, sensuous, baby powder that will probably be giving me a headache by mid-March, but at the moment all is heavenly and I can't bare to be without it." [sic]<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Johnny|last=Dee|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51737997129/in/album-72157720223358459/|title=Singles|work=[[Record Mirror]]|date=20 February 1988|page=12|access-date=}}</ref> William Shaw from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' commented, "Blow me down. A French record that's not crap. As a nation France has always been pathetically unsuccessful at pop. [...] But young Vanessa will change all that. She's just spent 11 weeks at the top of the French charts with this slow, wispy tune sung in French to an accompaniment of gratefully parping saxophones. It's really not bad at all."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=William|last=Shaw|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/29043367705/in/album-72157671402592900/|title=Singles|work=[[Smash Hits]]|date=27 January 1988|page=41|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The 1987 music video, directed by Jean-Sébastien Deligny, begins by glimpsing the side of Joe's taxi (a [[Chevrolet Nova]]), which is a [[New York taxi]] (dollar denominated taxi rates can be seen in black ink). The silhouettes of two men playing the [[saxophone]] in unison appear. Joe, who is black, is then seen in his taxi. Paradis, wearing an oversized peach sweater with the words "Cross Stage" and the number twenty-six emblazoned across the front and loose grey trousers, dances and sings the song, next to a big yellow taxi similar to Joe's.
The 1987 music video for "Joe le taxi", directed by Jean-Sébastien Deligny, begins by glimpsing the side of Joe's taxi (a [[Chevrolet Nova]]), which is a [[New York taxi]] (dollar denominated taxi rates can be seen in black ink). The silhouettes of two men playing the [[saxophone]] in unison appear. Joe, who is black, is then seen in his taxi. Paradis, wearing an oversized peach sweater with the words "Cross Stage" and the number 26 emblazoned across the front and loose grey trousers, dances and sings the song, next to a big yellow taxi similar to Joe's.


Joe seems to be driving around town, either looking out for customers or simply enjoying a scenic journey across a bright and beautiful Paris. The camera switches between Joe, Vanessa, and the two silhouettes playing their saxophones in perfect unison (in colour when focused on Paradis, in black-and-white when on Joe). The video ends with a front view of Joe's taxi.
Joe seems to be driving around town, either looking out for customers or simply enjoying a scenic journey across a bright and beautiful Paris. The camera switches between Joe, Vanessa, and the two silhouettes playing their saxophones in perfect unison (in colour when focused on Paradis, in black-and-white when on Joe). The video ends with a front view of Joe's taxi.
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#"Joe le taxi" - 3:54

'''CD single – [[United States]] (Promo)'''<ref name="tl"/>
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[[Hong Kong]] [[Cantopop]] singer [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]] (陳慧嫻) released a [[Cantonese]] cover version in her album "Autumn Colours" ([[:zh:秋色|秋色]]) in 1988.
[[Hong Kong]] [[Cantopop]] singer [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]] (陳慧嫻) released a [[Cantonese]] cover version in her album "Autumn Colours" ([[:zh:秋色|秋色]]) in 1988.


"Joe le taxi" has been [[remix]]ed and [[cover version|covered]] several times, most notably by [[Stereo Total]] in 1999 and by [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/51995|title=Original versions of Joe le taxi written by Franck Langolff,Étienne Roda-Gil - SecondHandSongs|publisher=}}</ref> and by somewhat notable artists including Japanese singer [[Hanayo]], Japanese singer [[Jun Togawa]], Hong Kong [[Cantopop]] singer [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]], and Brazilian singer-actress and television personality [[Angélica Ksyvickis|Angélica]] (whose version, "Vou de Táxi"—[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "I'm Going by Taxi"—, became a radio hit in Brazil, as well as her [[signature song]]). The same year, Mexican singer-actress [[Angélica Vale]] made her version "Voy en Taxi. It was also [[remix]]ed by Sharlene Boodram of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] featuring Mista Vybe. Several different versions of the song are available on popular video-sharing website, [[YouTube]]. "Joe le taxi" has also been covered in its original language by the Japanese [[electropop]] singer [[Immi]] on her 2009 EP, ''Wonder''. In 2010, Catalina Caraus, a singer from Republic of Moldova, registered a cover version of "Joe le taxi" with a music video, which was rated in top charts in Republic of Moldova and Russia.
"Joe le taxi" has been [[remix]]ed and [[cover version|covered]] several times, most notably by [[Stereo Total]] in 1999 and by [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/51995|title=Original versions of Joe le taxi written by Franck Langolff,Étienne Roda-Gil - SecondHandSongs|publisher=}}</ref> and by somewhat notable artists including Japanese singer [[Hanayo]], Japanese singer [[Jun Togawa]], Hong Kong [[Cantopop]] singer [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]], and Brazilian singer-actress and television personality [[Angélica Ksyvickis|Angélica]] (whose version, "Vou de Táxi"—[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "I'm Going by Taxi"—, became a radio hit in Brazil, as well as her [[signature song]]). The same year, Mexican singer-actress [[Angélica Vale]] made her version "Voy en Taxi". It was also [[remix]]ed by Sharlene Boodram of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] featuring Mista Vybe. Several different versions of the song are available on popular video-sharing website, [[YouTube]]. "Joe le taxi" has also been covered in its original language by the Japanese [[electropop]] singer [[Immi]] on her 2009 EP, ''Wonder''. In 2010, Catalina Caraus, a singer from Republic of Moldova, registered a cover version of "Joe le taxi" with a music video, which was rated in top charts in Republic of Moldova and Russia.

[[Juli Chan]], a Polish singer-songwriter, recorded a new version of Joe Le Taxi in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juli Chan unveils a cover for French legendary song ‘Joe Le Taxi’ – THE FURTHER |url=https://the-further.com/juli-chan-unveils-a-cover-for-french-legendary-song-joe-le-taxi |access-date=2023-03-24 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Juli Chan - Joe Le Taxi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQMTUflyf4 |access-date=2023-03-24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=Opowiedziała mu swoją smutną historię w taksówce. On... napisał o tym wielki przebój |url=https://plejada.pl/newsy/joe-le-taxi-smutna-historia-wielkiego-hitu-vanessy-paradise-o-czym-spiewala/ctyleqz |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=plejadapl |language=pl}}</ref> which she performed live in march 2023 on Poland's largest commercial TV station, [[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juli Chan i jej wyjątkowa interpretacja utworu "Joe Le Taxi". "To kwintesencja popu z lat 80. XX wieku" |url=https://dziendobry.tvn.pl/gwiazdy/juli-chan-i-jej-wyjatkowa-interpretacja-utworu-joe-le-taxi-6791365 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Dzień Dobry TVN |language=pl}}</ref> [[Juli Chan's]] version of Joe Le Taxi peaked at number three on French radio station [[RTS FM]]'s charts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francuzi pokochali Juli Chan z Polski – Polskie Radio Polski.FM – WCPY 92.7 FM – Chicago |url=https://polski.fm/francuzi-pokochali-juli-chan-z-polski/ |access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref> and was broadcast on more than 30 French radio stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mag |first=M. |date=2021-10-15 |title=Francuzi pokochali Juli Chan z Polski |url=https://m-mag.pl/2021/10/15/francuzi-pokochali-juli-chan-z-polski/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=M MAG |language=pl-PL}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 9 November 2024

"Joe le taxi"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
from the album M&J
B-side"Varvara Pavlovna"
Released10 April 1987 (1987-04-10)
StudioLocal (Rueil-Malmaison)
GenrePop
Length3:54
LabelPolydor
Composer(s)Franck Langolff
Lyricist(s)Étienne Roda-Gil
Producer(s)Franck Langolff
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"La magie des surprises parties"
(1985) 		"Joe le taxi"
(1987) 		"Manolo Manolete"
(1988)
Music video
"Joe Le Taxi" on YouTube

"Joe le taxi" (English: "Joe the Taxi Driver") is a song written for French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. The song topped the SNEP Singles Chart for 11 weeks, and, uncommonly for a French-language song at that time, was released in the UK and Ireland the following year, peaking at numbers three and two, respectively. The music video for the song was produced by Lili Balian, Jake Hertz, and Addie Calcagnini. The song was later included on her debut album, M&J (short for "Marilyn & John").

Background and release

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"Joe le taxi" is a French song about a taxi driver, Joe, who works in Paris. Joe is a pseudonym of Maria José Leão dos Santos (1955–2019), a Portuguese taxi driver and Parisian nightlife figure who fled the Estado Novo authoritarian regime to France in the 1970s due to her homosexuality.[1]

The song emphasizes the notion that Joe seems to know all there is to know about the French capital including the whereabouts of all the little bars, all of the Parisian streets, the Seine, and bridges. The song's lyrics suggest that Joe enjoys drinking rum, has a passion for Latin music and her car ("saxo jaune"). Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat and Peruvian exotica singer Yma Súmac are also referenced in the lyrics.

Chart performance

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"Joe le taxi" debuted at number 21 on the French Singles Chart, reaching number one in its fourth week and remaining there for 11 weeks. It also reached the top five in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Norway and the top 10 in West Germany and Sweden. The single reached gold status in Belgium for 75,000 copies sold[2] and has sold two million copies worldwide.[3]

Critical reception

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Jerry Smith from Music Week wrote, "Out of the blue appears this intriguing Euro number that, with its breathy vocal and atmospheric backing, could capture the imagination given enough exposure."[4] Johnny Dee from Record Mirror named "Joe le taxi" Single of the Week, adding, "There hasn't be all that many hits sung in French — Jane Birkin's "Je T'Aime" springs to mind. This purrs irresistibly in the same way, pre-pubescent vocals and a cha-cha beat that can't possibly fail to melt your heart. Sweet, sensuous, baby powder that will probably be giving me a headache by mid-March, but at the moment all is heavenly and I can't bare to be without it." [sic][5] William Shaw from Smash Hits commented, "Blow me down. A French record that's not crap. As a nation France has always been pathetically unsuccessful at pop. [...] But young Vanessa will change all that. She's just spent 11 weeks at the top of the French charts with this slow, wispy tune sung in French to an accompaniment of gratefully parping saxophones. It's really not bad at all."[6]

Music video

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The 1987 music video for "Joe le taxi", directed by Jean-Sébastien Deligny, begins by glimpsing the side of Joe's taxi (a Chevrolet Nova), which is a New York taxi (dollar denominated taxi rates can be seen in black ink). The silhouettes of two men playing the saxophone in unison appear. Joe, who is black, is then seen in his taxi. Paradis, wearing an oversized peach sweater with the words "Cross Stage" and the number 26 emblazoned across the front and loose grey trousers, dances and sings the song, next to a big yellow taxi similar to Joe's.

Joe seems to be driving around town, either looking out for customers or simply enjoying a scenic journey across a bright and beautiful Paris. The camera switches between Joe, Vanessa, and the two silhouettes playing their saxophones in perfect unison (in colour when focused on Paradis, in black-and-white when on Joe). The video ends with a front view of Joe's taxi.

Another music video for the song features Vanessa riding with Joe, in a blue Jeep, around Martinique, while singing the song.[citation needed]

Track listings

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Credits

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Personnel

Production

Design

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Joe le taxi"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[2] Gold 75,000[2]
France (SNEP)[24] Platinum 1,000,000*
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,000,000[3]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Remixes and cover versions

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"Joe le taxi", in its French version, exists in a 'single version' 3:54 and a 'long version' 5:30.

When it was issued in South America and in Spain in April 1988, Vanessa recorded a Spanish version: "Joe el taxi".

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan (陳慧嫻) released a Cantonese cover version in her album "Autumn Colours" (秋色) in 1988.

"Joe le taxi" has been remixed and covered several times, most notably by Stereo Total in 1999 and by The Divine Comedy in 2010,[25] and by somewhat notable artists including Japanese singer Hanayo, Japanese singer Jun Togawa, Hong Kong Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan, and Brazilian singer-actress and television personality Angélica (whose version, "Vou de Táxi"—Portuguese for "I'm Going by Taxi"—, became a radio hit in Brazil, as well as her signature song). The same year, Mexican singer-actress Angélica Vale made her version "Voy en Taxi". It was also remixed by Sharlene Boodram of Trinidad and Tobago featuring Mista Vybe. Several different versions of the song are available on popular video-sharing website, YouTube. "Joe le taxi" has also been covered in its original language by the Japanese electropop singer Immi on her 2009 EP, Wonder. In 2010, Catalina Caraus, a singer from Republic of Moldova, registered a cover version of "Joe le taxi" with a music video, which was rated in top charts in Republic of Moldova and Russia.

Juli Chan, a Polish singer-songwriter, recorded a new version of Joe Le Taxi in 2021,[26][27][28] which she performed live in march 2023 on Poland's largest commercial TV station, TVN.[29] Juli Chan's version of Joe Le Taxi peaked at number three on French radio station RTS FM's charts[30] and was broadcast on more than 30 French radio stations.[31]

References

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  1. ^ Haus, Hélène (6 March 2019). "Maria-José, la femme qui a inspiré "Joe le taxi" de Vanessa Paradis, est décédée". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Gift to the world" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 28. 5 July 1989. p. F-8. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ a b "New revolution" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 28. 5 July 1989. p. F-14. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Smith, Jerry (30 January 1988). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 37. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Dee, Johnny (20 February 1988). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 12.
  6. ^ Shaw, William (27 January 1988). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 41. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Le Sanctuaire de Vanessa Paradis – Collection Vinyl, CD, DVD et autres Collector's".
  8. ^ "Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 13. 26 March 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Joe le taxi". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Vanessa Paradis".
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1987" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Top Sellers 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 11. 12 March 1988. p. 25. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  21. ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987 – Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 12.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  24. ^ "French single certifications – Vanessa Paradis – Joe le taxi" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 July 2022. Select VANESSA PARADIS and click OK. 
  25. ^ "Original versions of Joe le taxi written by Franck Langolff,Étienne Roda-Gil - SecondHandSongs".
  26. ^ "Juli Chan unveils a cover for French legendary song 'Joe Le Taxi' – THE FURTHER" (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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