"Je te donne" is a bilingual pop song, recorded in

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and

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. It was performed by

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and Michael Jones and was released as a single in late 1985. It reached number-one for eight weeks on the French Singles Chart, becoming one of the best-selling singles of the 1980s in France. The song has been covered by Worlds Apart in 1996 and

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in 2013 and achieved success in many countries where it charted.

Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones version

Track listings

; 7" single # "Je te donne" — 4:25 # "Confidentiel" by Jean-Jacques Goldman — 2:36

Charts

Worlds Apart version

In 1996, the multi-national boy band World Apart released a successful cover reaching number 3 in France. It was also a charting hit in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.

Track listings

; CD single # "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 # "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47 ; CD maxi # "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 # "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47 # "Je te donne" (solid noise Montreal mix) — 8:05 # "Je te donne" (organic technology Belgium mix) — 5:00

Charts

End of year charts

Leslie and Ivyrise version

French

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and British

collaborated on a new joint version on the 2012 tribute album ''

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'' album. The track was produced by Trak Invaders and was released on My Major Company label. Ben Falinski, the vocalist from Ivyrise who performed mainly on the track says in the promotional video teaser that the song was his most favourite from

and was so happy to have the chance to do i

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Je Te Donne 1985 singles 1986 singles 1996 singles Jean-Jacques Goldman songs Michael Jones (Welsh-French musician) songs Franglais songs SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Male vocal duets Worlds Apart (band) songs Songs written by Jean-Jacques Goldman 1985 songs