C'est la Vie (Martin Solveig album)

"C'est la Vie"
C'est la Vie
Studio album by Martin Solveig
Released	2 June 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	House
Length	46:05
Label	Universal Licensing Music ; Mixture Stereophonic;
Producer	Martin Solveig; Michael Tordjman;
Martin Solveig chronology
Singles from C'est la Vie
	"C'est la Vie"; Released: 21 January 2008 [1] ; "I Want You"; Released: 15 September 2008 [2] ; "One 2.3 Four"; Released: 22 December 2008 [3] ; "Boys & Girls"; Released: 28 September 2009 [4] ;

Last updated April 22, 2019

C'est la Vie is the third studio album by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. It was released on 2 June 2008 by Universal Licensing Music and Mixture Stereophonic. It spawned the singles "C'est la Vie", "I Want You" and "One 2.3 Four". A special edition of the album, titled the Definitive Edition, was released on 28 September 2009,^[5] containing the single "Boys & Girls" and a bonus disc of remixes.

Martin Solveig French electro-house DJ and producer

Martin Picandet, better known by his stage name Martin Solveig, is a French DJ, singer-songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C'est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland.

Universal Music Group American music corporation

Universal Music Group is an American global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. It is considered one of the "Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Since 2004, the corporation is no longer related to the film studio Universal Studios.

Cest la Vie (Martin Solveig song) 2008 single by Martin Solveig

"C'est la Vie" is a song by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. The song was released in the France as a digital download on 21 January 2008. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album C'est la Vie (2008). The song was written and produced by Martin Solveig. The song has charted in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland.

Track listing

All songs written, composed and produced by Martin Solveig, except "Beauty False" and "Some Other Time" written and produced by Solveig and Michael Tordjman.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"C'est la Vie" (featuring Jay Sebag)	3:23
2.	"I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:25
3.	"Butterfly" (featuring Stephy Haïk)	5:04
4.	"Beauty False" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:10
5.	"Poptimistic" (words by Gail Cochrane)	1:19
6.	"One 2.3 Four" (featuring Chakib Chambi)	4:00
7.	"Touch Me" (featuring Stephy Haik)	5:23
8.	"Bottom Line" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:05
9.	"Give It to Me" (performed by Martin Solveig)	5:12
10.	"Superficial" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:00
11.	"Some Other Time" (featuring Jay Sebag)	5:04
Total length:		46:05

Definitive Edition

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boys & Girls" (featuring Dragonette)	3:44
2.	"C'est la Vie" (featuring Jay Sebag)	3:23
3.	"I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:25
4.	"Butterfly" (featuring Stephy Haïk)	5:04
5.	"Beauty False" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:10
6.	"Poptimistic" (words by Gail Cochrane)	1:19
7.	"One 2.3 Four" (featuring Chakib Chambi)	4:00
8.	"Touch Me" (featuring Stephy Haik)	5:23
9.	"Bottom Line" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:05
10.	"Give It to Me" (performed by Martin Solveig)	5:12
11.	"Superficial" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:00
12.	"Some Other Time" (featuring Jay Sebag)	5:04

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"One 2.3 Four" (Deepside Deejays remix)
3.	"One 2.3 Four" (Popof remix)
4.	"Boys & Girls" (Les Petits Pilous remix)
5.	"C'est la Vie" (Fedde vs. Martin club mix)
6.	"C'est la Vie" (The Bloody Beetroots remix)
7.	"I Want You" (Mowgli & Tepr remix)
8.	"I Want You" (Laidback Luke instrumental)
9.	"Boys & Girls" (Bart B More "Dans Tes Rave" remix)
10.	"Poptimistic" (Bingo Players vox)
11.	"Give It to Me" (Kolombo & Compuphonic mix – MS edit)
12.	"Give It to Me" (Tiger Stripes remix)
13.	"One 2.3 Four" (Mason's dark disco mix)
14.	"Touch Me" (John Paradox running dub)
15.	"Touch Me" (Mark Mendes remix)
16.	"One 2.3 four" (Felix Da Housecat's ATL Sia rude retro mix)

Personnel

Martin Solveig – lead vocals, backing vocals, instruments, mixing, production, programming
Cyril Atef – drums
Chakib Chambi – lead vocals, backing vocals
Gail Cochrane – spoken words
Tom Coyne – mastering
Sophie Delila – guitar
Lee Fields – lead vocals
Pascal Garnon – engineer
Jean-Baptiste Gaudray – guitar
Quentin Ghomari – trumpet

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Stephy Haïk – lead vocals, backing vocals
Armelle Kergall – front and back cover photography
Antoine Le Grand – booklet back photography
Léo & Mona – artwork
Laurent Meyer – saxophone
Guy N'Sangué – bass guitar
Jay Sebag – lead vocals, backing vocals
Loïc Seron – trombone
David Shama – inside photography
Michael Tordjman – instruments, production, programming
Philippe Weiss – mixing

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Mixed at Studio Davout, Paris
- "C'est la vie" and "Poptimistic" mixed at Mixture Studio, France
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

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Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	23
French Albums (SNEP)^[8]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	59

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v t e Martin Solveig
Discography
Studio albums	Hedonist (2005) C'est la Vie (2008) Smash (2011)
Singles	"Madan" "Rocking Music" "I'm a Good Man" "Everybody" "Jealousy" "Rejection" "C'est la Vie" "I Want You" "One 2.3 Four" "Boys & Girls" "Hello" "Ready 2 Go" "Big in Japan" "The Night Out" "Hey Now" "Blow" "Intoxicated" "+1" "Do It Right" "Places" "All Stars" "My Love" "All Day and Night"
Associated acts	Salif Keita Lee Fields Dragonette Kele Okereke Idoling The Cataracs Laidback Luke Jax Jones