Star Academy France Version
| "Gimme ! Gimme ! Gimme ! (A Man After Midnight)" | ||||
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| Single by Star Academy 1 | ||||
| from the album L'Album | ||||
| B-side | "Brigite Bardot" (remix) | |||
| Released | 4 February 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | France, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Island, Universal Music | |||
| Writer(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | |||
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In 2001, the song was successfully covered by the first edition of the French TV reality show Star Academy 1. The song was credited to Olivia Ruiz, Jenifer Bartoli and Carine Haddadou, three of the contestants. This version went straight to number-one in France, disloging Star Academy's previous hit, "La Musique (Angelica)", and stayed atop for two weeks.
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