"Le vent nous portera" is a song by French band Noir Désir

Noir Désir

Noir Désir was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec...

 from their 2001 album des Visages des Figures

Des Visages des Figures

des Visages des Figures is an album by French rock band Noir Désir. It was released in France and other European countries on 11 September 2001. Manu Chao plays the guitar in "Le vent nous portera", among numerous musicians participating in the album. All music was composed by Noir Désir, where not...

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It was released as the first single from the album and reached number one for four weeks in a row in the Italian Singles Charts

Federation of the Italian Music Industry

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, as well as number three in the French charts

Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...

 and number seven in the Belgian Record Charts

Ultratop

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. French artist Manu Chao

Manu Chao

Manu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...

 collaborated on the song and played guitar.

Music video

The music video was directed by Alexandre and Jacques Veneruso Courtes and featured Rebecca Hampton as the main character. It won Music Video of the Year in 2001.

Covers

The song was covered by Swiss singer Sophie Hunger

Sophie Hunger

Sophie Hunger is a folk-pop-blues singer from Zurich.- Early life :Sophie Hunger grew up in Bern , London , Bonn and Zurich with two older siblings...

 on her album 1983 in 2010 as well as by the German Band Element of Crime

Element of Crime

Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson-, pop- and rockmusic with guitar, bass, drums and voice/trumpet.- Band-History :...

on their album 'Fremde Federn' (2010).