"Mourir demain" is a 2003 song recorded by the Canadian artist Natasha St-Pier. She performed the song as a duet with the French singer Pascal Obispo. It was released on 18 June 2004, as the second single from St-Pier's fourth studio album, L'Instant d'après, on which it features as third track. This song, which has rock sonorities, achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), reaching the top ten.

"Mourir demain"
Single by Natasha St-Pier and Pascal Obispo
from the album L'Instant d'après
B-side"Fan version"
Released18 June 2004
Recorded2003
GenrePop
Length3:37 (album version)
4:08 (fan version)
LabelSony Music France/Columbia
Guy Cloutier Communications
Songwriter(s)Lionel Florence, Asdorve
Producer(s)Pascal Obispo,
Pierre Jaconelli, Volodia
Natasha St-Pier singles chronology
"Tant que c'est toi"
(2003)
"Mourir demain"
(2004)
"Un Ange frappe à ma porte"
(2006)

Song information edit

The text was written by Lionel Florence. The music has been composed by ASDORVE. It was available on Obispo's 2004 albums Fan and Studio fan in a longer version. It was also included on many French compilations such as NRJ Music Awards 2005.

The song was covered in 2007 by Yannick Noah, Patricia Kaas, Jenifer Bartoli and Jean-Baptiste Maunier. This version is available on Les Enfoirés' album La Caravane des Enfoirés, as third track.[1]

Chart performances edit

In France, the single charted for 20 on the singles chart, from 20 June to 31 October 2004. It peaked at number seven in the first and the third weeks and stayed in the top ten for nine weeks.[2] It was certified Gold[3] and was the 31st best-selling single of the year.[4]

Charted for 19 weeks on the Ultratop 40 (the Belgian chart), the song went to number 30 on 26 June, then jumped to number nine and reached number four in the seventh and eighth weeks. It stayed for nine weeks in the top ten and dropped slowly.[5] It was 20th on the Annual Chart.[6]

"Mourir demain" was St-Pier's most successful single in Switzerland in terms of peak position and chart trajectory. The single started at a peak of number 18 on 4 July, then dropped rather slowly on the chart, and totaled 13 weeks in the top 13, 17 weeks in the top 50 and 25 weeks on the chart.[7]

Track listings edit

  • CD single
  1. "Mourir demain" (album version) — 3:37
  2. "Mourir demain" (fan version) — 4:08
  • Digital download
  1. "Mourir demain" (album version) — 3:37
  2. "Mourir demain" (fan version) — 4:08

Charts and sales edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[3] Gold 250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ 2007: La Caravane des Enfoirés, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  2. ^ a b French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "French single certifications – Natasha St Pier – Mourir demain" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
  5. ^ a b Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  6. ^ a b 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  7. ^ a b Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  8. ^ a b 2004 French Airplay, TV Music Videos and Dance Chart Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 24, 2008)
  9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2020.