"Marie" is a 2002 song recorded by
French singer
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 ...
. It was the first
single
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from his album ''
À la vie, à la mort !'', and was released in October 2002. Written and produced by
Gérald De Palmas
Gérald Gardrinier (; born 14 October 1967 in Saint-Denis, Réunion), better known by his stage name Gérald de Palmas, is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
Early life
Gérald de Palmas was born in France. His father was a land surveyor ...
, it achieved a huge success in France, topping the singles chart and thus becoming Hallyday's second number-one hit on the modern French
SNEP Singles Chart since its establishment in 1984.
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.
["Marie", in French Singles Char]
Lescharts.com
(Retrieved 1 September 2008) Certified Diamond disc by the
SNEP,
[French certification]
Disqueenfrance.com
(Retrieved 1 September 2008) "Marie" became the ninth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 729,000 units sold.
Track listings
; CD single
# "Marie" — 3:58
# "Dis-le moi" — 4:28
Certifications
Charts
Peak positions
Year-end charts
References
{{Johnny Hallyday
2002 singles
Johnny Hallyday songs
Pop ballads
SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Songs written by Gérald de Palmas
Mercury Records singles
Universal Music Group singles