Ça plane pour moi 4 in Ireland, and No. 2 in Netherlands (behind Boney M.'s "Rivers of Babylon"). It also topped the Swiss Charts for one week and the French charts for 2 consecutive weeks. In Oceania, the song peaked at No. 7 in New Zealand, and No. 2 in Australia in early January 1979. On the other side of the Atlantic, "Ça plane pour moi" entered the "Billboard" Hot 100, a feat for a French-language song because only "Dominique" by the Belgian singer The Singing Nun and "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by French and English singers Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, respectively
Sing Up Sing Up was championed by the composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall in his role as National Singing Ambassador. In 2010 Sing Up won the RPS Award and in 2013 the programme was praised in the National Plan for Music Education. A research study conducted in 2013 by the Institute of Education concluded that singers engaged with Sing Up are 18 months to 2 years further advanced in their singing competency than those in non- Sing Up music. Research has also shown that singing has a benefit in language development, learning retention, motor skills and Music development. Since 2009 Sing Up