"L'Envie" is a song written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and originally recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday on his 1987 album Gang.

"L'Envie"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Johnny à Bercy
B-side"Equipe de Nuit"
ReleasedJanuary 1988 (1988-01)[1]
RecordedSeptember–October 1987
StudioPalais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris
GenreRock
Length4:18
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer(s)Michel Berger, Jean-Pierre Janiaud
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Laura"
(1987)
"L'Envie"
(1988)
"Que je t'aime"
(1988)
Music video
"L'Envie" (Live at Bercy, 1987) on YouTube

In 1988 a live version of the song recorded at Palais de Bercy in 1987 was released as a single from Hallyday's 1988 live album Johnny à Bercy.

Composition and writing

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The song was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Charts

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"L'Envie" (en concert à Bercy)

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[2] 15

"L'Envie"

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles)[3] 2
Chart (2012–2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[4] 116
Chart (2017) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[5] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Discographie 1988 (in French)".
  2. ^ "Johnny Hallyday – L'envie (en concert à Bercy)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - L'envie+accessdate=2017-11-18".
  4. ^ "Johnny Hallyday – L'envie" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Johnny Hallyday – L'envie" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 November 2017.