Essayez

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"Essayez"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Vie
LanguageFrench
English titleTry
B-side"C'est écrit sur les murs"
Released1970
Studio
Length4:24
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lee Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Deux amis pour un amour"
(1970)
"Essayez"
(1970)
"Oh! Ma jolie Sarah"
(1971)
Music video
"Essayez" (official live, 1971) on YouTube

"Essayez" ("Try") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on his 1970 studio album Vie as the album's third and final single in 1970.

Composition and writing[edit]

The song was written by Philippe Labro, Micky Jones, and Tommy Brown. The recording was produced by Lee Hallyday.[1] The single was backed by "C'est écrit sur les murs" ("It's written on the walls").

Commercial performance[edit]

In France the single spent two weeks at number 1 on the singles sales chart (in December 1970).[2]

Track listing[edit]

7-inch single Philips 6009 122 (1970, France etc.)

A. "Essayez" (4:24)
B. "C'est écrit sur les murs" (3:40)[1]<

Charts[edit]

Chart (1970–1971) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 14
France (Singles Sales)[2] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Johnny Hallyday – Essayez" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "Essayez - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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