Marilyn & John

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"Marilyn & John"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
from the album M&J
Language French
B-side "Soldat"
ReleasedJuly 1988
Genre Pop
Label Polydor
Composer(s) Franck Langolff
Lyricist(s) Étienne Roda-Gil
Producer(s)
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Manolo Manolete"
(1988)		"Marilyn & John"
(1988)		"Maxou"
(1988)
Music video
"Marilyn & John" on YouTube

"Marilyn & John" is a song by French singer Vanessa Paradis from her debut album M&J . It was issued as a single soon after the album's release, in July 1988.

Contents

Content

The song talks about Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy.

There is also an English version with different lyrics. In the album's liner notes, it is commented upon as follows: "It's only broken English, but we like it." [1]

Writing and composition

The song was written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. [2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Étienne Roda-Gil; all music is composed by Franck Langolff.

7" single – Polydor 887 640-7 (July 1988)
No.TitleLength
1."Marilyn & John"4:20
2."Soldat"5:35

 

12" maxi single – Polydor 887 640-1 (July 1988)
No.TitleLength
1."Marilyn & John" (Long Version)5:54
2."Soldat"5:35
3."Marilyn & John"4:20

 

7" single – Polydor 887 651-7 (1988)
No.TitleLength
1."Marilyn & John"4:42
2."Marilyn & John" (English Version)4:42

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 14
France (SNEP) [2] 5
Germany (GfK) [4] 35
Quebec (ADISQ) [5] 1

Certifications

Certifications for "Marilyn & John"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [6] Silver200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ The album's liner notes (with lyrics).
  2. 1 2 "Vanessa Paradis – Marilyn & John" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 38. 17 September 1988. p. 18-19. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 9 July 2025– via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "Vanessa Paradis – Marilyn & John" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ↑ Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 600. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "French single certifications – Vanessa Paradis – Marilyn & John" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 July 2025.Select VANESSA PARADIS and click OK. 
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