Released 2 July 2012 Producer(s) RedOne | Length 3:50 | |
Genre Raï, Arabic pop music, Dance Label Universal Music Division AZ Writer(s) Khaled, RedOne, Alex Papaconstantinou, Bilal Hajji, Björn Djupström | ||
"C'est la vie" is a song by Algerian raï singer Khaled. It was produced by Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne and released on Universal Music Division AZ becoming a summer hit for Khaled in France in 2012.
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Content
The song is bilingual, with the main verses in Algerian Arabic and the chorus in French. The chorus repeats the phrase (translation in parenthesis and italics)
On va s'aimer (We shall love)
On va danser (We shall dance)
Oui c'est la vie (Yes, this is life)
Lala, lalala..
Charts
The song is considered to be a comeback for Khaled in France after a three-year absence in the charts. Released in July 2012, the song entered the official French Singles Chart at number 30 and later peaked at number 4. In addition to its success in France, it became very popular throughout Belgium and Slovakia, where it reached the top 10. In 2013, the single was certified platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association. The song also charted in the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland and received radio airplay in French-speaking Canada, specifically Quebec. "C’est La Vie" sold over one million copies in the European market after only two months. It sold 2.2 million copies in the Middle East and North Africa, and 200,000 in the USA, for an estimated 4.6 million copies worldwide. The album reached number 5 on Billboard's Top France Songs.
Marc Anthony version
In 2013, American singer Marc Anthony covered the Khaled song as a salsa tune titled "Vivir Mi Vida" ("Live My Life") for his studio album 3.0. This version was produced by Sergio George and recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida. Anthony performed it live at the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards. The music video, directed by Carlos Perez of Elastic People, was released on September 10, 2013. "Vivir Mi Vida" won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the Billboard Latin Songs, with 51 weeks.