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Released on Philips, also Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Iron Man (Black Sabbath) and Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
Written by Serge Gainsbourg, also Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg), Douze Belles dans la peau (Serge Gainsbourg) and Initials B.B. (Serge Gainsbourg)
Part of Lost Song, also Quoi, Le Couteau dans le play and Lost Song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Serge Gainsbourg wrote 10 of Jane Birkin’s top 10 songs
Serge Gainsbourg wrote 423 songs on fono
Serge Gainsbourg’s most frequent co-writer is Jean-Claude Vannier (22 songs together)
Serge Gainsbourg first appears on fono in 1958, 29 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Performed by
- Jane Birkin
- Part of
- Lost Song
- Released on
- Philips
- Written by
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Performed by
- Jane Birkin
- Part of
- Lost Song
- Released on
- Philips
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Serge Gainsbourg
Same label: Philips
Same release: Lost Song
Same writer: Serge Gainsbourg
Same label: Philips
Same release: Lost Song
Same writer: Serge Gainsbourg
Same label: Philips
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Être ou ne pas naître was performed by Jane Birkin
Être ou ne pas naître was performed by Jane Birkin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Être ou ne pas naître was written by Serge Gainsbourg
Être ou ne pas naître was written by Serge Gainsbourg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Être ou ne pas naître is part of the release Lost Song
Être ou ne pas naître is part of the release Lost Song
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Philips is the label of the song Être ou ne pas naître
Philips is the label of the song Être ou ne pas naître
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Être ou ne pas naître was released on 1987
Être ou ne pas naître was released on 1987
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026