C'est la Vie (Martin Solveig album)

C'est la Vie
C'est la Vie
Studio album by Martin Solveig
Released	2 June 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	House
Length	46:05
Label	Universal Licensing Music; Mixture Stereophonic;
Producer	Martin Solveig; Michael Tordjman;
Martin Solveig chronology
Singles from C'est la Vie
	"C'est la Vie"; Released: 21 January 2008; "I Want You"; Released: 15 September 2008; "One 2.3 Four"; Released: 22 December 2008; "Boys & Girls"; Released: 28 September 2009;

C'est la Vie is the third studio album by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. It was released on 2 June 2008 by Universal Licensing Music and Mixture Stereophonic. It spawned the singles "C'est la Vie", "I Want You" and "One 2.3 Four". A special edition of the album, titled the Definitive Edition, was released on 28 September 2009,^[5] containing the single "Boys & Girls" and a bonus disc of remixes.

Track listing[]

All songs written, composed and produced by Martin Solveig, except "Beauty False" and "Some Other Time" written and produced by Solveig and Michael Tordjman.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"C'est la Vie" (featuring Jay Sebag)	3:23
2.	"I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:25
3.	"Butterfly" (featuring Stephy Haïk)	5:04
4.	"Beauty False" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:10
5.	"Poptimistic" (words by Gail Cochrane)	1:19
6.	"One 2.3 Four" (featuring Chakib Chambi)	4:00
7.	"Touch Me" (featuring Stephy Haik)	5:23
8.	"Bottom Line" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:05
9.	"Give It to Me" (performed by Martin Solveig)	5:12
10.	"Superficial" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:00
11.	"Some Other Time" (featuring Jay Sebag)	5:04
Total length:		46:05

Definitive Edition[]

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boys & Girls" (featuring Dragonette)	3:44
2.	"C'est la Vie" (featuring Jay Sebag)	3:23
3.	"I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:25
4.	"Butterfly" (featuring Stephy Haïk)	5:04
5.	"Beauty False" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:10
6.	"Poptimistic" (words by Gail Cochrane)	1:19
7.	"One 2.3 Four" (featuring Chakib Chambi)	4:00
8.	"Touch Me" (featuring Stephy Haik)	5:23
9.	"Bottom Line" (performed by Martin Solveig)	4:05
10.	"Give It to Me" (performed by Martin Solveig)	5:12
11.	"Superficial" (featuring Lee Fields)	4:00
12.	"Some Other Time" (featuring Jay Sebag)	5:04

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"One 2.3 Four" (Deepside Deejays remix)
3.	"One 2.3 Four" (Popof remix)
4.	"Boys & Girls" (Les Petits Pilous remix)
5.	"C'est la Vie" (Fedde vs. Martin club mix)
6.	"C'est la Vie" (The Bloody Beetroots remix)
7.	"I Want You" (Mowgli & Tepr remix)
8.	"I Want You" (Laidback Luke instrumental)
9.	"Boys & Girls" (Bart B More "Dans Tes Rave" remix)
10.	"Poptimistic" (Bingo Players vox)
11.	"Give It to Me" (Kolombo & Compuphonic mix – MS edit)
12.	"Give It to Me" (Tiger Stripes remix)
13.	"One 2.3 Four" (Mason's dark disco mix)
14.	"Touch Me" (John Paradox running dub)
15.	"Touch Me" (Mark Mendes remix)
16.	"One 2.3 four" (Felix Da Housecat's ATL Sia rude retro mix)

Personnel[]

Martin Solveig – lead vocals, backing vocals, instruments, mixing, production, programming
Cyril Atef – drums
Chakib Chambi – lead vocals, backing vocals
Gail Cochrane – spoken words
Tom Coyne – mastering
Sophie Delila – guitar
Lee Fields – lead vocals
Pascal Garnon – engineer
Jean-Baptiste Gaudray – guitar
Quentin Ghomari – trumpet

Stephy Haïk – lead vocals, backing vocals
Armelle Kergall – front and back cover photography
Antoine Le Grand – booklet back photography
Léo & Mona – artwork
Laurent Meyer – saxophone
Guy N'Sangué – bass guitar
Jay Sebag – lead vocals, backing vocals
Loïc Seron – trombone
David Shama – inside photography
Michael Tordjman – instruments, production, programming
Philippe Weiss – mixing

Mixed at Studio Davout, Paris
- "C'est la vie" and "Poptimistic" mixed at Mixture Studio, France
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	23
French Albums (SNEP)^[8]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	59

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2008)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	182

References[]

^ "C'Est La Vie: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "I Want You: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "One 2.3 Four-Single Version: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Boys & Girls: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "C'est la vie – Definitive edition – Martin Solveig – CD album" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
^ "Ultratop.be – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
^ "Lescharts.com – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[1] "C'Est La Vie: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[2] "I Want You: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[3] "One 2.3 Four-Single Version: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[4] "Boys & Girls: Martin Solveig: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[5] "C'est la vie – Definitive edition – Martin Solveig – CD album" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[ac_Flanders_Martin_Solveig-6] "Ultratop.be – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[ac_Wallonia_Martin_Solveig-7] "Ultratop.be – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[ac_France_Martin_Solveig-8] "Lescharts.com – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[ac_Switzerland_Martin_Solveig-9] "Swisscharts.com – Martin Solveig – C'est la vie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[10] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Hedonist (2005) C'est la Vie (2008) Smash (2011)
Singles	"Madan" "Rocking Music" "I'm a Good Man" "Everybody" "Jealousy" "Rejection" "C'est la Vie" "I Want You" "One 2.3 Four" "Boys & Girls" "Hello" "Ready 2 Go" "Big in Japan" "The Night Out" "Hey Now" "Blow" "Intoxicated" "+1" "Do It Right" "Places" "All Stars" "All Day and Night" "Thing for You" "Juliet & Romeo" "Tequila"
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