"Il faut laisser le temps au temps" is a 1990 song recorded as a

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

by the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

singers

Didier Barbelivien Didier René Henri Barbelivien (born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Daniel G ...

and Félix Gray. Written by Barbelivien, while the music was composed by Gray, this

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

was released in November 1990 and became the second

single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...

from their 1991 album ''Les Amours cassées''. It hit number one on the single chart in France, and was also a success in the French-speaking part of Belgium.

Charts performance

In France, "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" debuted at number 18 on the chart edition of 1 December 1990, which was the highest debut that week. It entered the top ten two weeks later and managed to dislodge

François Feldman François Feldman (; born 23 May 1958) is a French singer. He had a great success in the 1980s and the 1990s in France. Biography The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening to soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevi ...

's "

Petit Frank "Petit Frank" is a 1989 song recorded by the French singer and songwriter François Feldman. It was the fourth single from his 1989 album, '' Une Présence'', and was released on 6 October 1990. As for the previous three singles from the album, ...

" at number one in its eighth week, jumping from number five to number one, which allowed Gray and Barbelivien to become the first duo to obtain two number one singles in France. It stayed atop for two weeks, being replaced at this position by Enigma's worldwide hit "

Sadeness (Part I) "Sadeness (Part I)" is a song by German musical project Enigma, released in 1990 as the debut single from their first album, '' MCMXC a.D.'' (1990). It became an international hit, reaching number one in 14 countries. In the United States, the son ...

", remained for three weeks at number two, then started to drop on the chart, and eventually totalled 15 weeks in the top ten and 21 weeks in the top 50. "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" reached a peak of number four on the Belgian (Wallonia) chart, on 22 December 1990, thus failed to match the massive success of " À toutes les filles...", the duo's previous single, which was number one. It was only number 37 on the Belgian (Flanders) chart, on which it charted for a sole week. On the

Eurochart Hot 100 The European Hot 100 Singles was compiled by '' Billboard'' and ''Music & Media'' magazine from March 1984 until December 2010. The chart was based on national singles sales charts in 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium (two charts separately ...

, "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" debuted at number 39 on 15 December 1990, peaked at number eight six weeks later, and cumulated seven weeks in the top 20 and 19 weeks in the top 100.

Track listings

* 7" single, 7" single (Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien – "Il faut laisser le temps au temps") (accessdate: 5 September 2021). # "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" — 3:56 # "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" (instrumental) — 3:57 * CD single, CD single (Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien – "Il faut laisser le temps au temps") (accessdate: 5 September 2021). # "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" — 3:56 # "Il faut laisser le temps au temps" (instrumental) — 3:57

Personnel

* Lyrics - Didier Barbelivien * Music - Félix Gray * Guitarist - José Souc * Design cover - FKGB * Photography - Alain Marouani * Recording company - Zone Music * Arrangements - Bernard Estardy * Artistic direction - Jean Albertini

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Il faut laisser le temps au temps 1990 singles Didier Barbelivien songs Félix Gray songs SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Pop ballads Male vocal duets Songs written by Didier Barbelivien 1990 songs