Je te donne (song)

"Je te donne"
Single by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones
from the album Non homologué
B-side	"Confidentiel"
Released	1985
Format	7" single
Recorded	France
Genre	Pop Progressive rock
Length	4:25
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Jean-Jacques Goldman Michael Jones
Producer(s)	Jean-Jacques Goldman Michael Jones
Certification	Gold France, 1986
Jean-Jacques Goldman singles chronology
"Je marche seul" (1985) "Je te donne" (1985) "Les Restos du cœur" (1986)

"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 was charted.

Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones version

Track listings

7" single

1. "Je te donne" — 4:25
2. "Confidentiel" by Jean-Jacques Goldman — 2:36

Charts

Chart (1985-1986)	Peak position
Eurochart Hot 100	20
French SNEP Singles Chart[1]	1

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.

"Je te donne"
Single by Worlds Apart
from the album Everybody
B-side	"Let the Sun Shine Down on You"
Released	1996
Format	CD single CD maxi
Genre	Electronic
Length	3:43
Label	Power Brothers
Writer(s)	Jean-Jacques Goldman Michael Jones
Producer(s)	Tee Green Andy Reynolds
Certification	Gold France, 1996
Worlds Apart singles chronology
"Everybody" (1996) "Je te donne" (1996) Just Say I Said Hello (1996)

Track listings

CD single

1. "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43
2. "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47

CD maxi

1. "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43
2. "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47
3. "Je te donne" (solid noise Montreal mix) — 8:05
4. "Je te donne" (organic technology Belgium mix) — 5:00

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[2]	16
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[2]	35
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[2]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3]	15
French SNEP Singles Chart[2]	3
German Singles Chart[4]	22
Swedish Singles Chart[2]	16
Swiss Singles Chart[2]	16

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3]	62

Leslie and Ivyrise version

"Je te donne"
Single by Leslie & Ivyrise
from the album Génération Goldman
Released	2012
Format	CD single, Download
Length	3:19
Label	My Major Company / M6 Music label
Writer(s)	Jean-Jacques Goldman Michael Jones
Producer(s)	Trak Invaders

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)	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart[5]	38

References

1. "Je te donne", by JJ Goldman and Michael Jones, in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 12, 2008)
2. "Je te donne", by World Apart, in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
3. url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=wQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
4. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
5. Les Charts.com: Leslie & Ivyrise - "Je te donne" page