"Tous Ensemble" is a song recorded in 2002 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 Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...

. The song was released on April 23, 2002, as a single. It was the official anthem of the French football team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

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. French singer and songwriter Catherine Lara

Catherine Lara

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 participated in the writing of the lyrics and produced the song. Michel Sanchez, who was member of the band Deep Forest

Deep Forest

Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats...

, co-wrote the lyrics. The song became the second football anthem to reach the top of the singles chart in France, four years after Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

's hit "La Copa de la Vida

La Copa de la Vida

"The Cup of Life" is a song recorded by Ricky Martin. It was released on March 3, 1998, as the second single from Vuelve. "The Cup of Life" became the official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup and topped the charts in many countries around the world....

". "Tous Ensemble" became Hallyday's first number-one hit on the French SNEP Singles Chart in his 42 year career.

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Platinum	June 10, 2002	500,000	461,000

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	11
French SNEP Singles Chart	1

End of year chart (2002)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	74
French Singles Chart	14