Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison

Infobox Single
Name = Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison


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Artist = Licence IV
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B-side = Instrumental
Released = March, 1987
Format = 7" single
Recorded = France
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:27
Label = Charles Talar
Writer = Olivier Guillot
Jean-Jacques Lafon
Francis Vacher
Producer = Alain Mouyseet
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Certification = Platinum France, 1987
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This single = "Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" (1987)
Next single = -
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"Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" is a 1987 song recorded by the French band Licence IV. Realesed as a single in March 1987, the song achieved a huge success in France, becoming the best-selling single of the 1980s in France.

Music and lyrics

The song was composed notably by Jean-Jacques Lafont under the pseudonym of J.Falon. This French singer has had a smash hit in 1986 with "Le Géant de papier". Very popular, the song deals with the tasting of the wine and the sausage, in company with some friends, in a festive atmosphere.

Licence IV was a male duet composed of Olivier Guillot and Francis Vacher, who were respectively the secretary and the artistic director of Patrick Sébastien. Gillou - Pierre Perret's accordionist -, who is mentioned in the lyrics, also participated in the composition of the song. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 100 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

Chart performance

The single was charted for 32 weeks on the French Singles Chart, from March 7 to October 10, 1987. It debuted at #27, reached the top top two weeks later and became #1 in its sixth week. It stayed there for 13 consecutive weeks, which was at the time the record of the most weeks at the top for a single (this record was also carried out the previous year by the band Images with their hit "Les Démons de minuit"). The single totaled 23 weeks in the top ten"Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=266489&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 6, 2008)] and was certified Platinum disc by the SNEP.French certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-727.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved May 6, 2008)] According to Infodisc website, this song is the 38th best-selling single of all time in France with 1,220,000 sales. [Best-selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved May 6, 2008)]

The band didn't released another song, nor any album.

Track listing

; 7" single
# "Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" — 3:27
# "Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" (instrumental) — 4:12

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