Ne partez pas sans moi

"Ne partez pas sans moi"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album The Best Of and Incognito
Released	May 6, 1988 (1988-05-06)
Format	7"
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	Carrere, Mega, CBS
Writer(s)	Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
Producer	Atilla Şereftuğ, A. P. Keller
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Comme un cœur froid" (1988) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (1988) "Délivre-moi" (1988)
"Ne partez pas sans moi" Eurovision Song Contest 1988 entry Country Switzerland Artist(s) Céline Dion Language French Composer(s) Atilla Şereftuğ Lyricist(s) Nella Martinetti Finals performance Final result 1st Final points 137 Appearance chronology ◄ Moitié, moitié (1987)    Viver senza tei (1989) ►

"Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't Leave Without Me") is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 6, 1988.^[1] Dion performed "Ne partez pas sans moi" for 600 million viewers worldwide on the awards telecast.^[2]

The song composed by Turkish songwriter named Atilla Şereftuğ and Swiss composer Nella Martinetti won with 137 points, beating the United Kingdom entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald by just one point in one of the closest finishes in Eurovision history. The single sold 200,000 copies in Europe in two days^[3] and over 300,000 copies in total.^[4] It is considered to be one of the most popular Eurovision entries, mainly because Dion used the song's sucess to launch her international career.

"Ne partez pas sans moi" was also included on Dion's 1988 album The Best Of released in Europe (June 1988). The song appeared in Canada as B-side to "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?." It also appeared on the French version of Dion's Incognito album.

A music video was released in 1988.

Céline Dion recorded also a German version of "Ne partez pas sans moi," called "Hand in Hand".

Formats and track listings

European 7" single

1. "Ne partez pas sans moi" – 3:07
2. "Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental) – 3:07

German 7" single

1. "Hand in Hand" – 3:07
2. "Hand in Hand" (instrumental) – 3:07

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart[5]	11
Dutch Singles Chart[6]	42
French Singles Chart[7]	36
Swiss Singles Chart[8]	11

References

1. ^ Incognito. Retrieved January 31, 1996.
2. ^ Biography
3. ^ Dion, Céline
4. ^ Germain, Georges-Herbert (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. translated by David Homel and Fred Reed. Dundurn Press. pp. p. 220. ISBN 1-55002-318-7. 
5. ^ Belgian Singles Chart
6. ^ Dutch Singles Chart
7. ^ French Singles Chart
8. ^ Swiss Singles Chart

Preceded by Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan

Eurovision Song Contest winners 1988

Succeeded by Rock Me by Riva