Deux amis pour un amour

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"Deux amis pour un amour"
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Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Vie
LanguageFrench
English titleTwo friends for one love
B-side "Rendez-moi le soleil"
Released1970
Length3:33
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Roger Dumas, Jean-Jacques Debout
Producer(s) Lee Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Jésus Christ"
(1970)
"Deux amis pour un amour"
(1970)
"Essayez"
(1970)
Music video
"Deux amis pour un amour" (French TV, 1970) on YouTube

"Deux amis pour un amour" ("Two friends for one love") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released as the second single off of his 1970 studio album Vie .

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Composition and writing

The song was written by Roger Dumas and Jean-Jacques Debout. The recording was produced by Lee Hallyday. [1] The single was backed by "Rendez-moi le soleil" ("Give me the sun").

Commercial performance

In France the single spent three weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (in October–November 1970). [2]

Track listing

7-inch single Philips 6009 089 (1970, France etc.)

A. "Deux amis pour un amour" (3:33)
B. "Rendez-moi le soleil" (3:10) [1]

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
France (Singles Sales) [2] 1

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References

  1. 1 2 "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - Deux amis pour un amour". Ultratop . Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. 1 2 "Deux amis pour un amour - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.