Song · Magazine 60
“Don Quichotte” by Magazine 60
Released 1987
“Don Quichotte” by Magazine 60 appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1986 and 2003. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #92 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #180 alternative song of 1986 and #5,935 alternative song of all time.
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"Don Quichotte (No Están Aquí)", usually shortened to "Don Quichotte", finds the French synth-pop trio Magazine 60 riding off after Cervantes: the song takes its cue from Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, with the lyrics sung in Spanish and a spoken dialogue in English. Jean-Luc Drion and Dominique Régiacorte wrote and produced it, CBS put it out, and it sits on the band's second album, Costa del Sol. It reached number 10 in France and 25 in Austria, and even got to 56 in the United States.
The video, directed by Jacques Samyn, put Olivier in a maid's outfit while the other two performed; a second clip had the band playing out in the streets. The song kept resurfacing afterward, on Northern Exposure and as a sample in will.i.am's "I Got It from My Mama".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 92 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1446 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1921 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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