album · February 9, 1962
Retiens la nuit
Universal Music Division Mercury RecordsSee this day
rockclassic rock
This 1962 single captured Hallyday at the height of his early yé-yé rock period, performing a French-language adaptation of a well-known American hit.
- "Retiens la nuit" is a French-language cover of "Hush, Don't Cry Over Me," a 1961 song by the American duo The Shirelles.
- The song was a significant commercial success in France, reaching number one on the charts.
- The single was released on the Mercury Records label, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
Johnny Hallyday was a French rock and roll singer, often called the "French Elvis." He was a major figure in French popular music for over five decades.
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