"Retiens la nuit" is a song 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 ...

from his 1961 studio album '' Salut les copains''. It was also released as an EP (in late 1961 or early 1962) and as a

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Composition and writing

The song was written by

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

and composed by

Georges Garvarentz Georges Diran Garvarentz ( hy, Ժորժ Տիրան Կառվարենց, 1 April 1932 - 19 March 1993) was an Armenian- French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs. Biography Georges Garvarentz was born in Athens, G ...

Commercial performance

In France the single spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the singles sales chart (in March–May 1962).

Track listing

7-inch single Philips 372 946 PF (1961, France etc.) : A. "Retiens la nuit" : B. "Sam'di soir" 7-inch EP Philips 432.739 BE (1962, France etc.) : A1. "Retiens la nuit" (2:54) : A2. "Sam'di soir" (3:00) : B1. "Ya ya twist" (2:27) : B2. "La faute au twist" (1:50)

Cover versions

The song has been covered by

References

External links

Johnny Hallyday – "Retiens la nuit" (single)
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Johnny Hallyday – ''Retiens la nuit'' (EP)
at Discogs {{Authority control Songs about nights 1961 songs 1961 singles 1962 EPs Johnny Hallyday songs Philips Records singles Songs written by Charles Aznavour Songs with music by Georges Garvarentz Number-one singles in France Song recordings produced by Lee Hallyday