T'en va pas

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“T'en va pas”
“T'en va pas” cover
Single by Elsa Lunghini
B-side Instrumental
Released October 12, 1986
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Genre Pop
Length 3:50 (single version)
5:32 (album version)
Label Carrere
Writer(s) Romano Musumarra
Regis Wargnier
Catherine Cohen
Producer Romano Musumarra
Certification Gold France, 1986
Elsa Lunghini singles chronology
"T'en va pas"
(1986)		 "Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
(1988)

"T'en va pas" is a 1986 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini. Relased as a single on October 12, 1986, this song, her debut single, was the soundtrack of the 1986 movie "La Femme de ma vie". It was a smash hit in France.

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[edit] Background

In the movie, Elsa portrayed Jane Birkin's daughter and played the piano in a short scene. Finally, a whole song has been composed by Romano Musumarra who decided to release it as a single.[1] Musumarra has already worked and helped producing hits for 80's famous French artists Jeanne Mas ("En Rouge et Noir") and Princess Stephanie of Monaco ("Ouragan").

"T'en va pas" was a huge hit in France, and managed to export itself across Europe with an English recording : "Papa, Please Don't Go". This is also well-known in Japan because it was used for Jeans TV commercial. The song was available in French-language and in English-language on the best of Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993.

The music video shows images from the movie alterning with Elsa performing the song.

[edit] Chart performances

The single had a huge success in France. It debuted at #26 on French Singles Chart on December 6, 1986 and reached the top ten the week after. In its fifth week, it topped the chart and there stayed for eight consecutive weeks. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP for a minimum of 500,000 copies sold,[2] the single remained for 18 weeks in the top ten and for 25 weeks on the chart.[3]

At the time, Elsa was the youngest to reach number 1 on the French Singles Chart (Top 50), in France, and therefore appeared on the Guiness Book of Records. She was 13-year-old when she topped the chart (this record was beaten in 1993 by Jordy).

About 1,3 million singles were sold.[4]

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "T'en va pas" (3:50)
  2. "T'en va pas" (instrumental) (4:45)
12" maxi
  1. "T'en va pas" (remix) (5:32)
  2. "T'en va pas" (instrumentale) (5:32)

[edit] Chart and certification

Chart (1986-1987) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[3] 1
Country Certification Sales
France Gold[2] 500,000+
Preceded by
"The Final Countdown" by Europe		 French (SNEP) number one single
January 3 - February 21, 1987		 Succeeded by
"On se retrouvera" by Francis Lalanne

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 92 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ a b Elsa's certifications, by the SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "T'en va pas", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  4. ^ Elsa, chronology, on her official website Elsa-lesite (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
v • d • e
Elsa Lunghini
Studio albums
Elsa (1988) · Rien que pour ça (1990) · Douce Violence (1992) · Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993 (1997) · De Lave et de Sève (2004)
Live albums
Connexions Live (2006)
Hit singles
"T'en va pas" (1986) · "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (1987) · "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)" (1988) · "Jour de neige" (1988)
Associated artists