"Je te donne" is a bilingual pop song, recorded in English and French. It was performed by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones and was released as a single in late 1985. It reached number-one for eight weeks on the French Singles Chart, becoming one of the best-selling singles of the 1980s in France. The song has been covered by Worlds Apart in 1996 and Ivyrise in 2013 and achieved success in many countries where it charted.
Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones version
Track listings 7" single "Je te donne" — 4:25 "Confidentiel" by Jean-Jacques Goldman — 2:36
Charts Chart (1985–1986)PeakpositionEurochart Hot 100 20French SNEP Singles Chart"Je te donne", by JJ Goldman and Michael Jones, in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 12, 2008)1Quebec (ADISQ)4
Worlds Apart version In 1996, the multi-national boy band World Apart released a successful cover reaching number 3 in France. It was also a charting hit in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.
Track listings CD single "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47
CD maxi "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47 "Je te donne" (solid noise Montreal mix) — 8:05 "Je te donne" (organic technology Belgium mix) — 5:00
Charts Chart (1996)PeakpositionAustrian Singles Chart"Je te donne", by World Apart, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)16Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart35Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart3Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)15French SNEP Singles Chart3German Singles ChartGerman Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)22Swedish Singles Chart16Swiss Singles Chart16
End of year charts End of year chart (1996)PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)62
Leslie and Ivyrise version
French Leslie and British Ivyrise collaborated on a new joint version on the 2012 tribute album Génération Goldman album. The track was produced by Trak Invaders and was released on My Major Company label.
Ben Falinski, the vocalist from Ivyrise who performed mainly on the track says in the promotional video teaser that the song was his most favourite from Jean-Jacques Goldman and was so happy to have the chance to do it.
Charts Chart (2012)PeakpositionFrench SNEP Singles Chart38
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