Derrière l'amour

"Derrière l'amour"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Derrière l'amour
LanguageFrench
English titleBehind love
B-side"Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi"
ReleasedMay 1976 (1976 -05)[1]
Recorded1976
StudioStudio 92, Boulogne-Billancourt
GenreChanson, Pop rock
Length4:40
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini, Pierre Delanoë
Producer(s)Jacques Revaux
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Requiem pour un fou"
(1976)
"Derrière l'amour" / "Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi"
(1976)
"Gabrielle"
(1976)
"Dietro l'amore"
Single by Toto Cutugno
LanguageItalian
B-side"Come ieri, come oggi, come sempre"
ReleasedJune 1976 (1976 -06)
Recorded1976
GenrePop
Length4:15
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini
Toto Cutugno singles chronology
"Dietro l'amore"
(1976)
"Fly"
(1976)

"Derrière l'amour" ("Behind love") is a song by Johnny Hallyday, It was released as the spohomore single off of Hallyday's studio album of the same name and spent six consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 3 to 16 June 1976 and from 22 July to 18 August 1976).[2]

Background and composition

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The song was written by French lyricist Pierre Delanoë over a composition by Toto Cutugno.

Toto Cutugno himself recorded an Italian version with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini, titled "Dietro l'amore". The Italian version was released by him as a single in Italy.

Track listing

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Johnny Hallyday version ("Derrière l'amour")

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7" single Philips 6042 16 (France, etc.)

  1. "Derrière l'amour (4:40)"
  2. "Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi" ("Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me") (3:33)[3]

Toto Cutugno version ("Dietro l'amore")

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7" single CBS 4465 (Italy)

  1. "Dietro l'amore"
  2. "Come ieri, come oggi, come sempre"[4]

Charts

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Johnny Hallyday version ("Derrière l'amour")
Chart (1976) Peak
position
France (singles sales)[2] 1
Chart (2014) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[3] 129

References

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  1. ^ "Derrière l'amour - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net".
  2. ^ a b "Derrière l'amour - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. ^ a b "Johnny Hallyday – Derrière l'amour" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  4. ^ "lescharts.com - Toto Cutugno - Dietro l'amore". Retrieved 2017-11-17.