"Marie" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Hallyday | ||||
from the album À la vie, à la mort ! | ||||
B-side | "Dis-le moi" | |||
Released | October 2002 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | France, 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Mercury Universal Music |
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Writer(s) | Gérald De Palmas | |||
Producer | Gérald De Palmas | |||
Certification | Diamond France, 2002 Platinum Belgium, 2002 |
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Johnny Hallyday singles chronology | ||||
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"Marie" is a 2002 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the first single from his album À la vie, à la mort !, and was released in October 2002. Written and produced by Gérald De Palmas, it achieved a huge success in France, topping the singles chart and becoming Hallyday's second number-one hit in France.
The song was performed during Hallyday's 2003 and 2006 tours and was included on his albums Stars France 2003 and Flashback Tour - Palais des Sports 2006.
In France, the single went straight ot #2 on 26 October 2002, being blocked for three weeks at this place by Las Ketchup's hit "Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)". It managed to top the chart for three weeks, alterning with Las Ketchup, and totaled 14 weeks in the top ten, 21 weeks in the top 50, and 28 weeks in the top 100.[1] Certified Diamond disc by the SNEP,[2] "Marie" is to date the 79th best-selling single of all time.[3]
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Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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Belgium[4] | Platinum | 28 December 2002 | 40,000 | |
France[2] | Diamond | 31 December 2002 | 750,000 | 1,045,000[5] |
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
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Preceded by "Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)" by Las Ketchup |
French SNEP number-one single (first run) 16 November 2002 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)" by Las Ketchup |
French SNEP number-one single (second run) 14 December 2002 – 21 December 2002 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Paris Latino" by Star Academy 2 |
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