"Il faut du temps" (also known under the full title "Il faut du temps (Je me battrai pour ça)"; ; "It takes time (I will fight for that)") was the entry in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following the country's victory at the with the song Everybody (Tanel Padar and Dave Benton song), "Everybody" by Tanel Pada ...

, performed in French by

Sandrine François Sandrine François (born December 1980 in Paris) is a French singer who represented France at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song com ...

. The song was co-written by French singer Patrick Bruel, and produced by

Erick Benzi Erick Benzi (born 1 March 1959) is a French musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer from Marseille. He was previously part of the duo Die Form, with Gildas Arzel, and the group Canada (with Arzel, Jacques Veneruso, and Gwenn Arzel) ...

. The song was also released in English under the title "After the rain".

Composition

The song is an upbeat ballad in which Sandrine François explains that everything good in life takes time, and that she is prepared to fight to achieve her goals. The composition has been compared to the likes of ballads performed by

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, pointing to the fact that Erick Benzi, the song's producer, is responsible for producing many of Dion's songs and hits.

At the Eurovision Song Contest

The full song is nearly four minutes long, but was shortened to abide by Eurovision rules. The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following 's

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with "

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" and preceding 's Corinna May with "

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". At the close of voting, it had received 104 points, placing 5th in a field of 24. In 2015

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's Rachael Pells placed the song among a list of 10 songs that should've won the contest, but didn't. It was succeeded as French representative at the 2003 contest by Louisa Baïleche with " Monts et merveilles".

Track listing

All songs were produced by

Charts

References

External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 2002

Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Il faut du temps".
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