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Prends ma vie

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"Prends ma vie"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime
LanguageFrench
English titleTake my life
B-side"Trop belle trop jolie"
Released18 March 1974 (1974-03-18)[1]
Recorded1973
GenreRock, chanson
Length3:03
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Michel Mallory, Jean Renard
Producer(s)Jean Renard
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Noël interdit"
(1973)
"Prends ma vie"
(1974)
"Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime"
(1974)
Music video
"Prends ma vie" (French TV, 1974) on YouTube

"Prends ma vie" ("Take my life") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. In March 1974 it was released as the lead single off of Hallyday's 1974 studio album Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime.

Composition and writing

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The song was written by Michel Mallory and Jean Renard. The recording was produced by Jean Renard.[2] The single is backed by "Trop belle trop jolie" ("Too beautiful, too pretty").

Commercial performance

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In France the single spent three weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (in March–April 1974).[3]

Track listing

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7" single Philips 6009 478 (1974, France)

Side 1. "Prends ma vie" (3:03)
Side 2. "Trop belle trop jolie" (3:33)[4]

Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
France (Singles Sales)[3] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Discographie 1974 (in French)".
  2. ^ "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - Prends ma vie". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ a b "Prends ma vie - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - Prends Ma Vie at Discogs". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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