Ma guitare

"Ma guitare"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album D'où viens-tu Johnny? (soundtrack)
LanguageFrench
English titleMy guitar
B-side"À plein coeur"
"Quitte-moi doucement"
Released31 October 1963
Length1:50
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, Eddie Vartan
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Da dou ron ron"
(1963) 		"Ma guitare"
(1963) 		"Pour moi la vie va commencer"
(1963)

"Ma guitare" ("My guitar") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday from the 1963 film D'où viens-tu Johnny? It was also released on a double A-side single (with the song "À plein coeur" from the same movie on the other side).

Composition and writing

The song was written by Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, and Eddie Vartan (Hallyday's future brother-in-law).[1]

Commercial performance

In France the single (listed as "Ma guitare") spent four weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (in October–November 1963).[2]

In Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium) the single charted as a double A-side and also reached number one.[1][3]

Track listing

7" single "Ma guitare / À plein coeur" B 373.205 F (1963, France)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)
AA. "À plein coeur" (2:15)[4]

7" single "Ma guitare / Quitte-moi doucement" Philips JF 328 009 (1963, Netherlands)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)
AA. "Quitte-moi doucement" (2:15)[5]

Charts

"Ma guitare"

Chart (1963–1964) Peak
position
France (Singles Sales)[2] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 1

"À plein coeur"

Chart (1963–1964) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ a b c "Johnny Hallyday – Ma guitare" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "Ma guitare - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ a b "Johnny Hallyday – À plein coeur" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - A Plein Coeur / Ma Guitare (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  5. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - Ma Guitare / Quitte-Moi Doucement (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  6. ^ "Johnny Hallyday – Ma guitare" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.