Vivre ou survivre

This article is about the Daniel Balavoine song. For the Nâdiya song, see Vivre ou survivre (Nâdiya song).
"Vivre ou survivre"
Single by Daniel Balavoine
from the album Vendeurs de larmes
ReleasedApril 1982
Recorded1982 in Ibiza
GenrePop rock
Length3:34
LabelBarclay Records
Songwriter(s)Daniel Balavoine
Producer(s)Léo Missir
Daniel Balavoine singles chronology
"La vie ne m'apprend rien"
(1981) 		"Vivre ou survivre"
(1982) 		"Vendeurs de larmes"
(1982)
Music video
"Vivre ou survivre" on YouTube

"Vivre ou survivre" is a famous French language song written, composed and sung by the French singer Daniel Balavoine. It appears on his 1982 album Vendeurs de larmes. It was the start of a big career for Balavoine and an example of new wave revival of rock music in France.

Track listings

Album version
  1. "Vivre ou survivre" – 3:34

Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals – Daniel Balavoine
  • Producers – Léo Missir
  • Music – Daniel Balavoine
  • Lyrics – Daniel Balavoine
  • Label: Barclay Records

Other versions

Natasha St-Pier sang it with the 500 Choristes. It also appears, as "Vivre ou survivre (Version chorale)", on her album Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès

Christophe Maé has performed the song live. Sébastien Agius, the winner of the first series of X Factor in France, sang the song during the show.

Matthew Raymond-Barker version

"Vivre ou survivre"
Single by Matthew Raymond-Barker
Released2 July 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop rock
Length2:59
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Daniel Balavoine

"Vivre ou survivre" is the first single by the English singer Matthew Raymond-Barker, winner of the second series of X Factor in France, where it was released as a download on 2 July 2011. He performed the song live in the final.[1]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Vivre ou survivre" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] 23
France (SNEP)[3] 94

Release history

Region Date Format Label
France 2 July 2011[4] Digital download Sony Music Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Raymond Barker – Vivre ou survivre". YouTube. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Matthew Raymond-Barker – Vivre ou survivre" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Matthew Raymond-Barker – Vivre ou survivre" (in French). Les classement single.
  4. ^ Vivre ou survivre – Single de Matthew Raymond-Barker iTunes