T'en va pas

Infobox Single
Name = T'en va pas


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Artist = Elsa Lunghini
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B-side = Instrumental
Released = October 12, 1986
Format = 7" single
12" maxi
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Genre = Pop
Length = 3:50 (single version)
5:32 (album version)
Label = Carrere
Writer = Romano Musumarra
Regis Wargnier
Catherine Cohen
Producer = Romano Musumarra
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Certification = Gold France, 1986
Chronology = Elsa Lunghini singles
Last single =
This single = "T'en va pas"
(1986)
Next single = "Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
(1988)
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"T'en va pas" (Eng. "Don't Go Away") is a 1986 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini. Relased as a single on October 12, 1986, this song, her debut single, was the soundtrack of the 1986 movie "La Femme de ma vie". It was a smash hit in France.

Background

In the movie, Elsa portrayed Jane Birkin's daughter and played the piano in a short scene. Finally, a whole song has been composed by Romano Musumarra who decided to release it as a single. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 92 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] Musumarra has already worked and helped producing hits for 80's famous French artists Jeanne Mas ("En Rouge et Noir") and Princess Stephanie of Monaco ("Ouragan").

"T'en va pas" was a huge hit in France, and managed to export itself across Europe with an English recording : "Papa, Please Don't Go". This is also well-known in Japan because it was used for Jeans TV commercial. Also in Japan, Tite Kubo used the song as the theme song for the character Orihime Inoue from "Bleach". In 2008 the song has been used in television commercials for Impulse brand deodorant in Australia. The song was available in French-language and in English-language on the best of "Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993".

The music video shows images from the movie alterning with Elsa performing the song.

Chart performances

The single had a huge success in France. It debuted at #26 on French Singles Chart on December 6, 1986 and reached the top ten the week after. In its fifth week, it topped the chart and there stayed for eight consecutive weeks. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP for a minimum of 500,000 copies sold,Elsa's certifications, by the SNEP [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-837.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved April 6, 2008)] the single remained for 18 weeks in the top ten and for 25 weeks on the chart."T'en va pas", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=44365&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved April 6, 2008)]

At the time, Elsa was the youngest to reach number 1 on the French Singles Chart (Top 50), and therefore appeared on the Guiness Book of Records: she was 13 years old. Her record was beaten in 1993 by Jordy).

In France, "T'en va pas" is the 133rd best-selling single of all time. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=100 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved September 19, 2008)] Worldwide, about 1,3 million singles were sold. [Elsa, chronology, on her official website [http://elsa-lesite.artistes.universalmusic.fr/ Elsa-lesite] (Retrieved April 6, 2008)]

Track listings

; 7" single
# "T'en va pas" (3:50)
# "T'en va pas" (instrumental) — 4:45

; 12" maxi
# "T'en va pas" (remix) — 5:32
# "T'en va pas" (instrumentale) — 5:32

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