Released November 1986 Genre R&B, Dance-pop | Format 12" Maxi single Length 4:29 | |
A-side "Cest la Vie (Extended Version)"
"C'est la Vie (Single Version)" B-side "Cest la Vie (Dub Version)"
"Time Waits for No One" | ||
"C'est la Vie" is a popular song by American singer-songwriter Robbie Nevil, from his self-titled debut album in 1986. The song was first recorded by gospel singer Beau Williams for his album Bodacious! (1985).
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Written by Nevil, with Duncan Pain and Mark Holding, Nevil recorded the song for his eponymous debut album, and it was released as the first single. Nevil's single spent two weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 U.S. singles chart in January 1987 and remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks, becoming his highest-charting U.S. hit. (It was kept from #1 by two songs, "Shake You Down" by Gregory Abbott and "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters). Additionally, the song went to #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play American dance chart for one week in February 1987. Internationally, the song reached #3 on the UK singles charts. The song went to #1 almost exactly 20 years after Frank Sinatra's song, "That's Life" (which is the English translation of the song title), did the same.
Nevil performed the song on the May 30, 1987 broadcast of Soul Train.
A-Side
- "C'est la Vie (Extended Version)" 7:04
- "C'est la Vie (Single Version)" 3:28
B-Side
- "C'est la Vie (Dub Version)" 7:07
- "Time Waits for No One" 5:22