Song · Stereolab
“French Disco” by Stereolab
From the EP Jenny Ondioline (1993)
“French Disco” by Stereolab appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1993 and 2025. It was first released in 1993 on the EP Jenny Ondioline. Its best result is #5 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #83 alternative song of 1993 and #6,097 alternative song of all time.
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"French Disco" rode in on Stereolab's 1993 Jenny Ondioline EP, the lead single for Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements, and it promptly upstaged the title track. British radio played it far more than anyone expected, enough that some UK copies went out with a sticker telling buyers it was inside, and it shared billing with "Jenny Ondioline" when the EP became the band's first UK chart entry.
Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier wrote it, and Phil Wright produced and engineered, co-mixing with the band. A re-recorded version, spelled "French Disko", came in at number 5 in John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1993 and at 36 on his all-time list broadcast in January 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) | 50 |
| 2022 | 582 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2025 | 446 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
Also listed as: French Disko.
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