Sanssouci (song)

"Sanssouci"
Song by Rufus Wainwright
from the album Release the Stars
ReleasedMay 15, 2007
GenrePop
Length5:16
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Rufus Wainwright
Producer(s)Rufus Wainwright
The South or Garden façade and corps de logis of Sanssouci

"Sanssouci" is a song written by Rufus Wainwright; appearing as a track on his fifth studio album, Release the Stars (2007).[1] The name is a reference to the Sanssouci palace built by Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Germany.

The studio recording of the song used in Release the Stars includes both Wainwright's sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, and his long-term friend singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson, on backing vocals.

Originally a French term, the expression "sans souci" translated into English means roughly "without worry", "without cares", or "carefree".

  1. ^ "Discography – Release the Stars". RufusWainwright.com. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008.