C'est La Vie
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"C'est La Vie" is a 1986 pop-funk hit single by American singer Robbie Nevil that became his signature song and a major international chart success.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C'est La Vie canonical | 2 |
| C'est La Vie (album) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Robbie Nevil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrelandSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwedenSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerlandSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
pop ⓘ pop-funk ⓘ |
| hasBside | Time Waits For No One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | C'est La Vie (Robbie Nevil music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
C'est La Vie (dub mix)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C'est La Vie (extended version) NERFINISHED ⓘ C'est La Vie (single edit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium-upbeat ⓘ |
| hasTheme | resilience in the face of setbacks ⓘ |
| influencedByGenre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ |
| isMajorInternationalHit | true ⓘ |
| label |
EMI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:29 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | David Fincher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy chorus
ⓘ
pop-funk production ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Robbie Nevil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Robbie Nevil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Sadkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Thornalley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Robbie Nevil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Duncan Pain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Holding NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Nevil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
C'est La Vie (album)