"La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a

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song recorded in

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by the

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singer Garou and the

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artist

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. It was released in November 2004 as the third single from Garou's second studio album, ''

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'', on which it features as 17th track, and the first single from Sardou's album, ''Du Plaisir'' (fourth track). The song was a number one hit in

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(Wallonia) and also achieved success in

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. It was the fourth #1 hit in France for Garou, allowing him to be the artist who totals the most weeks at #1 in this country. As of August 2014, it is the 38th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 462,500 units sold. It features on many French compilations, such as ''Duos'' and the charity album ''Solidarité Asie'',''Solidarité Asie'', track listing and chart
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(Retrieved May 31, 2008) featuring on it as the first track. The song was written by the famous composer and songwriter

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, who also wrote composed several hits for various artists such as

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Track listings

;CD single #"La Rivière de notre enfance" — 3:24 #"L'Aveu" (live) by Garou — 4:43 #"La Rivière de notre enfance" (instrumental version) — 3:24 ;Digital download #"La Rivière de notre enfance" — 3:24

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"La Rivière de notre enfance", lyrics + music video
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