À la vie, à la mort !

À la vie, à la mort !
Studio album by Johnny Hallyday
Released 4 November 2002
Recorded France, January 2002
Genre Pop, Rock
Label Mercury, Universal Music
Johnny Hallyday chronology

Olympia 2000
(2002)
À la vie, à la mort
(2002)
Parc des Princes 2003
(2003)
Singles from À la vie, à la mort
  1. "Marie"
    Released: October 2002
  2. "Ne reviens pas"
    Released: January 2003
  3. "L'Instinct"
    Released: June 2003
  4. "Je n'ai jamais pleuré"
    Released: October 2003

À la vie, à la mort ! is a 2002 double album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on November 4, 2002 and achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the charts, and in Switzerland. It provided four top ten singles in France : "Marie" (#1), "Ne reviens pas" (#8), "L'Instinct" (#9) and "Je n'ai jamais pleuré" (#4). Many famous artists, such as Gérald De Palmas, Catherine Lara, Maxime Le Forestier, Patrick Bruel, Hugues Aufray, Stephan Eicher, Axel Bauer and Marc Lavoine, participated in the composition of the album.

Track listing

Disc One
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Entre nous"  Fossey, Nault, Tabrha 4:08
2. "Dis-le moi"  Blondin 4:28
3. "Marie"  Gérald De Palmas 3:56
4. "Ne reviens pas"  Djian, Stephan Eicher 4:58
5. "J'ai rêvé de nous"  Axel Bauer, Kadid 5:00
6. "Pense à moi"  Allison, Golemanas 4:20
7. "Laisse-moi tomber"  Eliez, Catherine Lara, Sanchez 4:16
8. "Face au monde"  Campanile, Dupont, Manet 3:47
9. "Personne d'autre"  De Palmas 4:17
10. "Une Femme"  Mallory 4:33
11. "Ceux qui parlent aux étoiles"  Chemouny, Hallyday 3:32
12. "Si c'était à refaire"  Hugues Aufray, Delvaux, Gohier 4:48
Disc Two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "L'Instinct"  De Palmas 3:36
2. "Je n'ai jamais pleuré"  Berger, Esposito, Marc Lavoine 4:07
3. "M'arrêter là"  Golmanas, Seff 3:27
4. "Trouve-moi des mots"  Allison, Patrick Bruel 4:10
5. "Un homme libre"  De Palmas 4:05
6. "Je me souviens"  Assous 3:39
7. "Des Hommes"  Allison, Golmanas 5:16
8. "Chanter n'est pas jouer"  Nimier, Rouaud, Workman 4:26
9. "Elle veut ma vie"  De Palmas, Maxime Le Forestier 3:25
10. "Arrête le temps"  Hallyday, Mallory 4:01
11. "Au bord des routes"  Daran, Kiberlain 4:17

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Releases

Date Label Country Format Catalog
November 2002 Universal Music Belgium, France, Switzerland Double CD 63406
Mercury / Universal 063406
2006 Universal 0770292

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[2] 1
French SNEP Albums Chart[3] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 2

End of year charts

End of year chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 9
French Albums Chart[6] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 48
End of year chart (2003) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 60
French Albums Chart[9] 32

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[10] Platinum March 8, 2003 50,000
France[11] Diamond December 30, 2002 1,000,000 1,460,000[12]
Switzerland[13] Platinum 2002 40,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
Chante Michael Berger by Star Academy 2
French SNEP number-one album (first run)
9–30 November 2002
Succeeded by
Fait sa boum by Star Academy 2
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album
23–30 November 2002
Succeeded by
Chante Michael Berger
by Star Academy 2
Preceded by
Fait sa boum by Star Academy 2
French SNEP number-one album (second run)
14 December 2002 (1 week)
Succeeded by
Fait sa boum by Star Academy 2

References

  1. À la vie, à la mort, track listing Allmusic.com (November 23, 2008)
  2. À la vie, à la mort, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  3. À la vie, à la mort, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  4. À la vie, à la mort, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  5. 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  6. 2002 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  7. 2002 Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  8. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  9. 2003 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  10. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  11. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  12. Chart trajectories and sales of various albums in French Albums Chart Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  13. Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)