Ne partez pas sans moi

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“Ne partez pas sans moi”
“Ne partez pas sans moi” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album The Best Of and Incognito
Released May 14, 1988
Format 7"
Genre Pop
Length 3:07
Label Carrere, Mega, CBS
Writer(s) Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
Producer Atilla Şereftuğ, A. P. Keller
Céline Dion singles chronology
"La religieuse"
(1988)
"Ne partez pas sans moi"
(1988)
"Délivre-moi"
(1988)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover

"Ne partez pas sans moi" (meaning "Don't Leave Without Me") is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 14, 1988.

Dion in the "Ne partez pas sans moi" music video (1988).
Dion in the "Ne partez pas sans moi" music video (1988).

The song composed by Turkish composer named Atilla Şereftuğ and Swiss Composer Nella Martinetti won with 137 points, beating the United Kingdom entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald by just one point in the closest finish in Eurovision history. The single sold 200,000 copies in Europe in two days and over 300,000 copies in total.

"Ne partez pas sans moi" was also a single promoting Céline Dion's 1988 album The Best Of released in Europe (June 1988). It was issued in Canada as the B-side to "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" single. The song appeared also on the French version of the Incognito album.

A music video was released in 1988.

Céline Dion recorded also a German version of "Ne partez pas sans moi" called "Hand in Hand," which was released as a single in that country.

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track 7" single - (EU)

  1. "Ne partez pas sans moi" – 3:07
  2. "Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental) – 3:07

2-track 7" single - (DE)

  1. "Hand in Hand" – 3:07
  2. "Hand in Hand" (instrumental) – 3:07

[edit] Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart 42
Belgian Humo Chart 11
Belgian Het Chart 12
Belgian VTM/Joepie Chart 12
Belgian BRT Singles Chart 13
French Singles Chart 36
Swiss Singles Chart 11

[edit] References

Preceded by
Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan
Eurovision Song Contest winners
1988
Succeeded by
Rock Me by Riva
Languages