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{{Short description|1951 song by Édith Piaf}}
{{for|the Kylie Minogue song|Padam Padam (song)}}
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"'''Padam, padam...'''" is a song originally released in 1951 by [[Édith Piaf]]. It was written for her by [[:fr:Henri Contet|Henri Contet]] (lyrics) and [[Norbert Glanzberg]] (music).<ref name="Burke2012">{{cite book|author=Carolyn Burke|title=No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGR_EJTRapEC&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+Padam+Edith+Piaf&pg=PA153|date=April 2012|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-61374-395-9|pages=153–}}<br />{{cite book|author=Carolyn Burke|title=Piaf - Uma Vida|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRJ_vNX9SsYC&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+Padam+Edith+Piaf&pg=PT189|date=27 February 2012|publisher=Leya|isbn=978-85-8044-468-1|pages=189–}}</ref><ref name="Robertson2015">{{cite book|author=Willie Robertson|title=Michael Ball - The Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TboRBwAAQBAJ&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+padam+Edith+Piaf&pg=PT103|date=5 March 2015|publisher=John Blake Publishing|isbn=978-1-78418-366-0|pages=103–}}</ref><ref name="Droznes2017">{{cite book|author=Lázaro Droznes|title=No, no regrets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WUqDwAAQBAJ&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+Padam+Edith+Piaf&pg=PT36|date=28 June 2017|publisher=UNITEXTO. Digital Publishing|isbn=978-1-5475-0607-1|pages=36–}}</ref>

== Composition ==
It is a [[waltz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/edith-piafs-greatest-songs-3552805|title=Edith Piaf's 10 Best Songs|publisher=Thought Co.|author=Megan Romer|date=2017-05-04|accessdate=2017-11-07}}</ref> The song has been described as "maddeningly catchy".<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CsIAQAAMAAJ&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+Padam+Edith+Piaf|year=2007|publisher=Orpheus Pub.}}</ref>

The person singing the song experiences a [[music-related memory]]. She describes how a certain melody evokes in her memories of a former lover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muziekaanbed.nl/padampadam/|title=Padam, Padam by Edith Piaf|publisher=MUSIC TO BED (MUZIEK AAN BEN)|date=2017-06-21|accessdate=2017-11-07}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Track listings ==
'''7-inch EP EMI Columbia ESRF 1023''' (1954, France)
# "Padam padam..." (3:17)
# "Jézébel" (3:07)
# "Mariage" (4:16)
# "Les amants de Venise" (3:10)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Edith-Piaf-Padam-Padam-/master/753576|title=Edith Piaf - Padam Padam ... at Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=2017-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/258a0/Edith-Piaf-Padam...-padam|title=ultratop.be - Edith Piaf - Padam... padam|website=[[Ultratop]] |accessdate=2017-11-07}}</ref>

== Cover versions ==
The song was covered, among others, by [[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/1106020|title=Tony Martin (3) - Padam ... Padam ... at Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=2017-11-07}}</ref><ref name="Billboard 6 Dec 1952">{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Padam%E2%80%A6+Padam+Edith+Piaf&pg=PA18|date=6 December 1952|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=18–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> [[Mireille Mathieu]], [[Michael Heltau]], [[Chimène Badi]], [[Patricia Kaas]]  and [[Ann Christy (singer)|Ann Christy]]. Another cover in 1988 was sung together by members of Italian bands Litfiba, Violet Eves, and Moda.
In 2023, Yeong Taek SEO(Ténor), a member of Forténa(the Korean crossover group), covered this song.

== References ==
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* {{cite web|url=https://listverse.com/2008/07/23/10-of-the-greatest-edith-piaf-songs/|title=10 of the Greatest Edith Piaf Songs|date=24 July 2008 |publisher=Listverse|accessdate=2017-11-07}}
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[[Category:1951 songs]]
[[Category:French songs]]
[[Category:Édith Piaf songs]]
[[Category:Patricia Kaas songs]]
[[Category:Mireille Mathieu songs]]