J'irai où tu iras

"J'irai où tu iras" (meaning "I'll go where you go") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her thirteenth studio album, D'eux (1995). "J'irai où tu iras" is a duet with French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman, who also wrote the song, and produced it with Erick Benzi. Despite not being released as a single, "J'irai où tu iras" became popular on the radio in Quebec. It entered the chart in May 1996 and peaked at number 14. In July 2017, the song debuted on the chart in France and based on digital sales alone, it peaked at number 39 in October 2019.

"J'irai où tu iras"
Song by Celine Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman
from the album D'eux
ReleasedMay 1996 (1996-05)
RecordedNovember–December 1994
StudioMéga (Paris)
GenrePop
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer(s)

Background and release

Dion recorded D'eux in November and December 1994 in the Méga Studio in Paris, France.[1] Most songs were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, while the production was handled by Goldman and Erick Benzi.[2] "J'irai où tu iras" was recorded as a duet with Goldman. The song became popular on the radio in Quebec in mid-1996, despite not being released as a single. Dion also often performed it during her concerts. In 2005, it was included on her greatest hits album, On ne change pas.[3]

Commercial performance

"J'irai où tu iras" entered the airplay chart in Quebec on 11 May 1996 and peaked at number 14.[4] It stayed inside top 50 for fourteen weeks.[5] In July 2017, during Dion's 2017 tour, the song entered the chart in France at number 184, based on digital sales alone.[6][7] "J'irai où tu iras" re-entered it many times, eventually peaking at number 39 in October 2019.[8]

Charts
Chart performance for "J'irai où tu iras"
Chart (1996–2019) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[8] 39
Quebec (ADISQ)[9] 14

References
  1. "Histoire de culte: comment l'album D'eux de Céline Dion est devenu le disque francophone le plus vendu de tous les temps". Elle (in French). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. "D'eux by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. "On ne change pas by Céline Dion". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "Palmarès reconstitués de la chanson au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. "Les classement single" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. "Céline Dion avec Jean-Jacques Goldman - J'irai où tu iras (chanson)" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. "Céline Dion - J'irai où tu iras" (in French). PureMédias. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion". Québec Info Musique. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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