Tu' mir nicht weh is the eighth German single recorded by U. S. entertainer Connie Francis. Background The single's A-side is a German cover version of Francis' U.S. # 1 hit Don't Break the Heart That Loves You, which Francis also recorded in
Italian (as Un desiderio folle) Japanese Neapolitan (as Un desiderio folle) Spanish (as Mi corazón te adora) Overview The single's B-Side was Paradiso, a song written especially in German for Francis.
"Tu' mir nicht weh" peaked at No. 2 of the German charts and No. 5 on Austrian charts. while "Paradiso" peaked at No. 1, marking this record as Francis first double-sided single in Germany of which the B-side scored better on the charts than the A-side.Richard Weize: Connie Francis, companion book to 8-LP-Boxed Boxed Set Connie Francis in Deutschland, Bear Family Records BFX 15 305, Hambergen/Vollersode (Germany) 1988 It also did better in Austria, reaching No. 2 there. Both of the songs were later included in her 1964 Connie Francis Sings German Favorites album.
Subsequently, "Paradiso" became one of the biggest hits of the year 1962 with cover versions in Dutch (recorded by Anneke Grönloh) Finnish (recorded by Laila Kinnunen) French (recorded by Connie Francis) Malayan (recorded by Anneke Grönloh) Charts YearTitleAUTGER1962"Tu' mir nicht weh"52"Paradiso"21 References