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
The Flying Nun flying possible. She was unable to take off only when heavy rains or storms caused her starched cornette to lose its shape, when she had to wear something that would keep her grounded at all times, or, on one occasion,when an inner ear infection caused her to lose her balance. (See the episode titled "The Flying Dodo.") After the cancellation of ABC's "Gidget," in which Sally Field starred in the title role, producers sought a way to keep Field on the air. As a result, "The Flying Nun" was developed. Field found the concept of the show silly and refused