"(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" () is a song by the English rock musician Bill Wyman, released in July 1981 by A&M Records as the lead single from his eponymous third solo studio album.
While most of the song is in English, the chorus is in Franglais: "Je suis un rock star / Je avais un residence / Je habiter là / à la south of France / Voulez-vous / partir with me? / And come and rester là / with me in France."
Wyman originally wrote the song for Ian Dury of the Blockheads. However, finding himself unable to interest Dury or any other artist in it, he reluctantly recorded the song himself, using an accent he later described as "Cockney French".The Rolling Stones – Off the Record by Mark Paytress, Omnibus Press, 2005, page 302.
The song's highest chart position on UK singles chart was at No. 14, and it spent nine weeks in total in the top 40.
Track listing All songs written by Bill Wyman. A-side 1. "(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" – 3:22
B-side 2. "Rio de Janeiro" – 3:50
Personnel Bill Wyman – lead vocals, bass guitar, all other instruments, design Terry Taylor – guitar, backing vocals Bruce Rowland – drums on "(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" Jim Phantom – drums on "Rio De Janeiro" Stuart Epps – engineer Mike Ross – design Graham Hughes – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1981) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 5 Belgium (Ultratop) 20 Netherlands 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 14
Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) 70
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