Je ne veux qu'elle
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"Je ne veux qu'elle" is a 2002 pop
song recorded by French
singer Marc Lavoine
as a duet with actress Claire Keim
. It was the fourth and last single
off his eighth studio album Marc Lavoine
and was released in November 2002. It was a top ten single in France and was also a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland.
's brother and Marc Lavoine and composed by J. Kapler, and helped launch the career of Claire Keim, who was mostly unknown before this duet. Both singers performed the song during Lavoine's 2003 tour and their live version is available on the album Olympia Deuxmilletrois
. The song is also included on Lavoine's best of Les Duos de Marc
and La collection de Marc, both released in 2007.
The song was covered by Gérard Darmon
and Julie Zenatti
for Les Enfoirés
' 2006 album Le Village des Enfoirés
and included in a medley named "Medley Séduction".
In France, the single went straight to a peak of #9 on 9 November 2002, thus becoming Lavoine's third top ten hit in the SNEP chart. It then dropped and remained for 17 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100. In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was ranked for 16 weeks on the Ultratop 40
and reached #14 in its second week, on 23 November 2002. In Switzerland, the song peaked at #34 on 12 January 2003 and stayed in the top 100 for 15 weeks.
In 2002, "Je ne veux qu'elle" was the 63rd most aired song on radio in France, and the music video was the 127th most broadcast on television.
Digital download (since 2005)
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song recorded by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer Marc Lavoine
Marc Lavoine
Marc Lucien Lavoine is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" allowed him to reach the top of the French chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career....
as a duet with actress Claire Keim
Claire Keim
-Biography:Keim was born in Senlis, Oise to an architect and a dentist.She had a relationship with an actor Frédéric Diefenthal. She is in a relationship with French footballer Bixente Lizarazu and lives between Saint Jean de Luz and Paris...
. It was the fourth and last single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
off his eighth studio album Marc Lavoine
Marc Lavoine (album)
Marc Lavoine is a 2001 album recorded by French singer-songwriter and actor Marc Lavoine. It was released on November 27, 2001, and even if it failed to reach the top ten, it achieved success in France and Belgium , where it remained charted respectively for two and one years.-Background:This album...
and was released in November 2002. It was a top ten single in France and was also a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland.
Song information
The song was co-written by J. Kapler, Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
's brother and Marc Lavoine and composed by J. Kapler, and helped launch the career of Claire Keim, who was mostly unknown before this duet. Both singers performed the song during Lavoine's 2003 tour and their live version is available on the album Olympia Deuxmilletrois
Olympia Deuxmilletrois
Olympia Deuxmilletrois is a 2003 album by French singer Marc Lavoine. This live album, recorded on January 24 and 25, 2003, at the Olympia during the singer's concerts series, was his eleventh album overall and was released on May 27, 2003. The album reached the top 15 in France and Belgium...
. The song is also included on Lavoine's best of Les Duos de Marc
Les Duos de Marc
Les Duos de Marc is a 2007 compilation recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. This album is a best of containing all the singer's duets recorded throughout his career, since 1985...
and La collection de Marc, both released in 2007.
The song was covered by Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
and Julie Zenatti
Julie Zenatti
Julie Zenatti, born 5 February 1981, is a French singer celebrity. She first played the role of Fleur-de-Lys and later Esmeralda on stage for the musical Notre-Dame de Paris. Zenatti was involved with Notre-Dame de Paris co-star Patrick Fiori from 2002–2006 and the pair were engaged for 2 years...
for Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...
' 2006 album Le Village des Enfoirés
Le village des Enfoirés
Le village des Enfoirés is an album performed by Les Enfoirés, released in 2006. It was recorded during the show at La Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, on 27 February 2006. It was broadcast on TF1 on 7 April 2006...
and included in a medley named "Medley Séduction".
In France, the single went straight to a peak of #9 on 9 November 2002, thus becoming Lavoine's third top ten hit in the SNEP chart. It then dropped and remained for 17 weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks in the top 100. In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was ranked for 16 weeks on the Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
and reached #14 in its second week, on 23 November 2002. In Switzerland, the song peaked at #34 on 12 January 2003 and stayed in the top 100 for 15 weeks.
In 2002, "Je ne veux qu'elle" was the 63rd most aired song on radio in France, and the music video was the 127th most broadcast on television.
Track listings
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Credits
- Arrangements and direction of strings : Jean-François Berger
- Artistic direction : Egidio Alves Martins
- Acoustic guitar : Hugh Burns
- Bass : Laurent Vernerey
- Dobro : Jean-Pierre Bucolo
- Electric guitar : Philippe RussoPhilippe RussoPhilippe Russo is a French singer-songwriter . He had a hit in 1987 in France with his single "Magie noire", devoted to the discothèques, which peaked at #10 on the SNEP Singles Chart. Then he published several singles until 1991, but they were unsuccessful and failed to reach the chart. Therefore,...
- First violin : Perry Montague-Mason
- Strings : Isabel Griffiths
- Assistant : Thomas Sandoval
- Programmations : Mathew Vaughan
- Recorded by François Delabrière
- Mixed by François Delabrière at Mega studio
- Mastering @ Metropolis by Ian Cooper
- Produced by François Delabrière, Jean-François Berger and Marc Lavoine
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 14 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 34 |
| End of year chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart | 92 |
External links
- "Je ne veux qu'elle, official music video on Claire Keim's site (See: "Chansons" => "Je ne veux qu'elle" => "Pour visionner le clip, cliquer ici. Format Real Player - Durée 4 minutes - 2,9 Mo")