Ne partez pas sans moi
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| Single by Céline Dion from the album The Best Of and Incognito |
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| Released | May 14, 1988 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:07 | ||||
| Label | Carrere, Mega, CBS | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ | ||||
| Producer | Atilla Şereftuğ, A. P. Keller | ||||
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"Ne partez pas sans moi" (meaning "Don't Leave Without Me") is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 14, 1988.
The song composed by Turkish composer named Atilla Şereftuğ and Swiss Composer Nella Martinetti won with 137 points, beating the United Kingdom entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald by just one point in the closest finish in Eurovision history. The single sold 200,000 copies in Europe in two days and over 300,000 copies in total.
"Ne partez pas sans moi" was also a single promoting Céline Dion's 1988 album The Best Of released in Europe (June 1988). It was issued in Canada as the B-side to "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?" single. The song appeared also on the French version of the Incognito album.
A music video was released in 1988.
Céline Dion recorded also a German version of "Ne partez pas sans moi" called "Hand in Hand," which was released as a single in that country.
[edit] Formats and track listings
2-track 7" single - (EU)
- "Ne partez pas sans moi" – 3:07
- "Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental) – 3:07
2-track 7" single - (DE)
- "Hand in Hand" – 3:07
- "Hand in Hand" (instrumental) – 3:07
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Singles Chart | 42 |
| Belgian Humo Chart | 11 |
| Belgian Het Chart | 12 |
| Belgian VTM/Joepie Chart | 12 |
| Belgian BRT Singles Chart | 13 |
| French Singles Chart | 36 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
[edit] References
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| Preceded by Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 1988 |
Succeeded by Rock Me by Riva |
