Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps

Infobox Single
Name = Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps


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Artist = David Hallyday
Album = Un Paradis / Un Enfer
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B-side = "Un Petit Peu de toi"
Released = June 2, 1999
Format = CD single
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Genre = Pop ballad
Length = 4:23
Label = Mercury, Universal Music
Writer = Lionel Florence David Hallyday
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Last single = "Hold On Blue Eyes" (1992)
This single = "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" (1999)
Next single = "Pour toi" (1999)
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"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" is a 1999 song recorded by French artist David Hallyday. It was the lead single from his album "Un Paradis / Un Enfer", released about two weeks after the single, in June 1999. Very moving, it was a smash hit in France (a number-one single) and Belgium (Wallonia) and remains to date David Hallyday's most successful single.

ong information

The music was composed by the singer himself, while the lyrics were written by Lionel Florence, a famous composer who had previously worked with many artists such as Alain Chamfort, Faudel, Florent Pagny, Jane Birkin, Pascal Obispo and Patricia Kaas (later, it has also composed for Nolwenn Leroy, Natasha St-Pier and many others). The song is dedicated to Hallyday's grandfather and he adresses directly to him in the lyrics.

The song brings emotion "on a spontaneous mode which uses its most forceful sentences from the universe of the children : constructions inspired by the spoken language which break the semantic rules, idealistic oaths as much as solemn". The music seems to express both nostalgy and regrets, created by the guitar in the introduction and the violins in the refrains. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 464,465 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

"Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" is also available on many French compilations, such as "Hit Connection - Best Of 1999", "Hit Express 8", "La Discothèque du XXè siècle", "Lionel Florence: des rencontres et des mots" (2002) and "Hits de diamant" (2007).

The song was awarded the Price Vincent Scotto by the SACEM. [Prix Vincent Scotto : "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" David HALLYDAY [http://www.sacem.fr/portailSacem/jsp/ep/contentViewRelatedItem.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&contentId=536882817 Sacem.fr] (Retrieved October 10, 2008)]

In 2006, the song was covered by Chimène Badi, Liane Foly, Maurane and Yannick Noah. Thier version was included as tenth track of the first CD on Les Enfoirés' album "Le Village des Enfoirés". ["Le Village des Enfoirés", track listings and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=32922&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved October 9, 2008)]

Chart performances

In France, the song went straight to #8 on the SNEP singles chart, on June 5, 1999, three days after its release. It stayed for twenty consecutive weeks in the top ten, including a peak atop in its sixth week. Thereafter, the song almost kept on dropping, first slowly, then quickly and remained in the top 50 for 29 weeks and in the top 100 for 30 weeks."Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=121636&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved October 9, 2008)] To date, the song is the 181st best-selling single of all time in France. [Best-selling single of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=150 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved October 9, 2008)]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single was ranked on the Ultratop 40 for 26 weeks. It debuted at #26 on June 19, 1999, climbed rather quickly and eventually peaked at #2 on August 7. The song managed to stayed for 16 weeks in the seven firsts, then dropped regularly."Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?key=121636&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved October 9, 2008)]

Track listings

; CD single
# "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" — 4:23
# "Un Petit Peu de toi" — 3:59

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