"Tous mes copains" (''All My Friends'') is a song by

Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian; hy, Սիլվի Ժորժ Վարդանյան. on 15 August 1944) is an Armenian-Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. ...

from her 1962 album '' Sylvie''. It was also released on an EP and as a

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 ...

that year.

Background and writing

The song was written by

Jean-Jacques Debout Jean-Jacques Debout (born 9 March 1940, in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter. In addition to his albums, he has written for a number of renowned artists like Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 Janua ...

Commercial performance

The song entered the top 10 in France (according to the charts published by the U.S. magazine ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' in its "Hits of the World" section) and reached no. 12 in Wallonia (French Belgium).

Track listings

7" single "M'amuser / Tous mes copains" RCA Victor 45.259 (1962) : A. "M'amuser" : B. "Tous mes copains" 7" EP "Moi je pense encore à toi / Dansons / M'amuser / Tous mes copains" RCA Victor 76.602 S, 86602 (1963, France etc.) : A1. "Moi je pense encore à toi" ("

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature ...

") (2:05) : A2. "Dansons" (" Let's Dance") (1:55) : B1. "M'amuser" (2:33) : B2. "Tous mes copains" (2:30) 7" single RCA Victor 45N-1338 (1963, Italy) : A. "Tous mes copains" (2:30) : B. "Quand le film est triste" (3:05)

Charts

Different language versions and covers

The song was covered in Italian by Franca Alinti (under the title "Tutti i ragazzi (Tous mes copains)").

References

* {{Sylvie Vartan 1962 songs 1962 singles 1962 EPs French songs Songs about friendship Sylvie Vartan songs RCA Victor singles Songs written by Jean-Jacques Debout