J'irai où tu iras

"J'irai où tu iras"
Song by Celine Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman
from the album D'eux
LanguageFrench
Released30 March 1995 (1995-03-30)
RecordedNovember–December 1994
StudioMéga (Paris)
GenrePop
Length3:27
Label
SongwriterJean-Jacques Goldman
Producers
Audio video
"J'irai où tu iras" on YouTube

"J'irai où tu iras" (transl. "I'll go where you go") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion and French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman from Dion's thirteenth studio album, D'eux (1995). Goldman wrote the song, and produced it with Erick Benzi. Despite not being released as a single, "J'irai où tu iras" became popular on the radio in Quebec. It entered the chart in May 1996 and peaked at number 14. In France, "J'irai où tu iras" debuted on the singles chart in 2017 and eventually peaked at number 39.

Background and release

Dion recorded D'eux in November and December 1994 in the Méga Studio in Paris, France.[1] Most songs were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, while the production was handled by Goldman and Erick Benzi.[2] "J'irai où tu iras" was recorded as a duet with Goldman. The song became popular on the radio in Quebec in mid-1996, despite not being released as a single. Dion also often performed it during her concerts between 1995 and 2013. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas.[3]

Commercial performance

"J'irai où tu iras" entered the ADISQ radio chart in Quebec on 11 May 1996 and peaked at number 14.[4] It stayed on the chart for 14 weeks.[5] In July 2017, during Dion's 2017 tour, "J'irai où tu iras" entered the singles chart in France for the very first time, thanks to the digital sales of the song.[6][7] "J'irai où tu iras" re-entered it many times over the following years, eventually peaking at number 39 in October 2019.[8][9] After streaming was added to the singles chart, "J'irai où tu iras" continued its presence there re-peaking at number 39 in January 2024.[10][11]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–2024) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[12] 39
Quebec Radio (ADISQ)[13] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2022) Position
France (SNEP)[14] 199
Chart (2023) Position
France (SNEP)[15] 140
Chart (2024) Position
France (SNEP)[16] 145

References

  1. ^ "Histoire de culte: comment l'album D'eux de Céline Dion est devenu le disque francophone le plus vendu de tous les temps". Elle (in French). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "D'eux by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "On ne change pas by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Palmarès reconstitués de la chanson au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Classement officiel des ventes de singles & titres en France du 30 juin 2017 au 06 juillet 2017" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Céline Dion avec Jean-Jacques Goldman - J'irai où tu iras (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Céline Dion - J'irai où tu iras" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Classement officiel des ventes de singles & titres en France du 11 octobre 2019 au 17 octobre 2019" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Tops de la semaine - Top Singles - Semaine du 3 janvier 2020" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Tops de la semaine - Top Singles - Semaine du 5 janvier 2024" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Céline Dion avec Jean-Jacques Goldman – J'irai où tu iras" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion" (in French). Québec Info Musique. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Tops de l'année - Top Singles 2022". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Tops de l'année - Top Singles 2023". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Top de l'année – Top Singles – 2024" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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