Il y avait

6 cited facts

1988
3:11
132 BPM · F major

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Released on EMI, also Karma Police (Radiohead), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) and Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
Written by Charles Aznavour, also She (Elvis Costello), Breathe (rap version) (Blu Cantrell) and Retiens la nuit (Johnny Hallyday)
Part of 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963, also Notre‐Dame de Paris, Marie‐trottoir and Sérénade du pavé
Written by Pierre Roche, also Il pleut, J’aime Paris au mois de mai (Charles Aznavour) and Un homme comme les autres

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Charles Aznavour wrote 355 songs on fono
Charles Aznavour’s most frequent co-writer is Georges Garvarentz (51 songs together)
Pierre Roche wrote 17 songs on fono
Pierre Roche’s most frequent co-writer is Charles Aznavour (16 songs together)

Credits

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Written by: Charles Aznavour and Pierre Roche
Performed by: Édith Piaf
Part of: 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
Released on: EMI

Written by: Charles Aznavour and Pierre Roche
Performed by: Édith Piaf
Part of: 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
Released on: EMI

Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.

Same writer: Charles Aznavour
She
Elvis Costello
1999
Same writer: Pierre Roche
Il pleut
Édith Piaf
1949
Same label: EMI
Karma Police
Radiohead
1997
Same release: 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
Notre‐Dame de Paris
Édith Piaf
1988
Same writer: Charles Aznavour
Breathe (rap version)
Blu Cantrell, Sean Paul
2002
Same writer: Pierre Roche
J’aime Paris au mois de mai
Charles Aznavour
1956
Same label: EMI
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
1975
Same release: 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
Marie‐trottoir
Édith Piaf
1988

Elsewhere

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1MusicBrainz Il y avait was performed by Édith Piaf
Il y avait was performed by Édith Piaf
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2MusicBrainz Il y avait was written by Charles Aznavour
Il y avait was written by Charles Aznavour
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3MusicBrainz Il y avait was written by Pierre Roche
Il y avait was written by Pierre Roche
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4MusicBrainz Il y avait is part of the release 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
Il y avait is part of the release 30e anniversaire: L’Intégrale 1946–1963
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5MusicBrainz EMI is the label of the song Il y avait
EMI is the label of the song Il y avait
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6MusicBrainz Il y avait was released on 1988
Il y avait was released on 1988
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