À tout casser (song)

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"À tout casser"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Jeune homme
Released1968 (1968)
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Johnny Hallyday, Georges Aber, Tommy Brown
Producer(s)Micky Jones, Tommy Brown, Lee Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"L'histoire de Bonnie and Clyde"
(1968)
"À tout casser"
(1968)
"Cours plus vite Charlie"
(1968)

"À tout casser" is a song by French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday. It was used in the opening title sequence of the 1968 film of the same name. Hallyday also released it as a single and on his 1968 studio album Jeune homme. The B-side "Cheval d'acier" also appears in the film, where Hallyday performs it on stage.

Composition and writing[edit]

The song was written by Johnny Hallyday, Georges Aber, and Tommy Brown. The recording was produced by Micky Jones, Tommy Brown, and Lee Hallyday.[1]

Commercial performance[edit]

In France the single spent two weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart.[2]

Track listing[edit]

7" single Philips B 370.639 F (1968, France etc.)

A. "À tout casser" (2:48)
B. "Cheval d'acier" (2:29)[1][3]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1968) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 11
France (Singles Sales)[2] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - À tout casser". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ a b "A tout casser - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Hit-Parade.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ "Johnny Hallyday - A Tout Casser at Discogs". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. ^ "Johnny Hallyday – À tout casser" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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