Puisque tu pars
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| Single by Jean-Jacques Goldman from the album Entre gris clair et gris foncé |
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| B-side | "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" | ||||
| Released | July, 1988 | ||||
| Format | CD single 7" single 12" maxi |
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| Recorded | France | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:50 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jean-Jacques Goldman | ||||
| Producer | Jean-Jacques Goldman Marc Lumbroso |
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| Certification | Silver France, 1988 | ||||
| Jean-Jacques Goldman singles chronology | |||||
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"Puisque tu pars" is a 1987 song recorded by the French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was released in July 1988 as the fourth single from his album Entre gris clair et gris foncé, on which it features as the sixth track in an extended version. The song was a number three hit in France.
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[edit] Background, lyrics and music
Goldman explained that the song deals with "the departure, the separation and all that it implies". He said : "The idea of the theme came to me at the end of my concerts, when people sang: 'this is just a goodbye ...' [...] So I thought I was going to make a song about the departure, but to show that the departure is not necessarily sad, but there were also positive sides in the fact of leaving, of separating."[1] [2]
The song, which shows a "certain maturity" in the writing, has an "emotional expressiveness which depicts the dilemma of love which don't want to be possessive".[3]
The song is included on several of Goldman's albums, such as Traces, Intégrale and Singulier (best of), Du New Morning au Zénith and Un tour ensemble (in live versions). The live performance by Goldman and Les Fous Chantants features on the DVD Solidarités Inondations.
[edit] Cover versions
"Puisque tu pars" was covered by Jean-Félix Lalanne in 1990, by Michael Lecler in 1996 (instrumental version), by Les Fous Chantants in 2000 (features on the album 1 000 choristes rendent hommage à Jean-Jacques Goldman, by Le Collège de l'Estérel in 2002, and by Les 500 Choristes in 2006 (for the compilation of the same name, eighth track).[4]
The song was also covered in English-language by Céline Dion, under the title "Let's Talk About Love", available on the album of the same name.[5] This version was also performed in 1999 by Bryan Adams on his CD maxi "Cloud #9".[6] Tony Carreira made a cover version in Portuguese-language under the title "Jà que te vais".
[edit] Chart performance
The single was charted in France for 24 weeks, on the official chart established by the SNEP. It went straight to #23 on July 16, 1988 and reached the top ten two weeks later. It climbed quickly but remained behind the two summer hits "Nuit de folie" and "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", peaking for three not consecutive weeks at #3. It totaled 15 weeks in the top ten and kept on dropping when it fell off it.[7] It achieved Silver status.[8]
According to Infodisc website, 562,000 copies of the single were sold, making the hit the 446th best-selling single of all time in France.[9]
The song was also released in Canada and Japan, but failed to reach the singles chart in these countries.
[edit] Track listings
- CD single
- "Puisque tu pars" — 7:24
- "Entre gris clair et gris foncé"
- "Tout petit monde"
- 7" single
- "Puisque tu pars" — 4:50
- "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 3:57
- 12" maxi
- "Puisque tu pars" (extended version) — 7:24
- "Puisque tu pars" (edit) — 4:50
- "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 3:57
[edit] Chart and certification
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[edit] External links
- "Puisque tu pars", story, lyrics and anecdotes ("Chansons" => "En un clic" => "Puisque tu pars")
[edit] References
- ^ Interview of JJ Goldman, Europe 2, February 28, 1997
- ^ Interview of JJ Goldman, Radio Maguelonne, April 26, 1998
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 136 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ Les 500 Choristes, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 9, 2008)
- ^ Let's Talk About Love, Céline Dion, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 9, 2008)
- ^ "Cloud #9", Bryan Adams, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 9, 2008)
- ^ a b "Puisque tu pars", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 8, 2008)
- ^ a b French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved May 8, 2008)
- ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved May 9, 2008)
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