Marie (song)

For the song by Irving Berlin, see Irving Berlin.
"Marie"
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
Writer(s) Gérald De Palmas
Producer(s) Gérald De Palmas
Certification Diamond France, 2002
Platinum Belgium, 2002
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Tous ensemble"
(2002)		 "Marie"
(2002)		 "Ne reviens pas"
(2003)

"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 to #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" became the ninth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 729,000 units sold.[3]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Marie" — 3:58
  2. "Dis-le moi" — 4:28

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[4] Platinum 28 December 2002 40,000
France[2] Diamond 31 December 2002 750,000 1,045,000[5]

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 2
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] 16
French Singles Chart[9] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 87
Chart (2003) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 71
French Singles Chart[12] 51

Chart successions

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marie", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  3. ↑ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, le top 10 final!". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. ↑ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  5. ↑ Johnny Hallyday's certifications and sales See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "HALLYDAY Johnny" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  6. ↑ "Marie", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  7. ↑ "Marie", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  8. ↑ 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  9. ↑ 2002 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  10. ↑ 2002 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  11. ↑ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 1 September 2008)
  12. ↑ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 1 September 2008)