C'est la Vie (Stereophonics song)

"C'est la Vie" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It is the opening track on their 2015 album Keep the Village Alive and was released as the album's lead single on 12 May 2015 as a digital download. The record was produced by lead-singer Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe while the singer wrote the song. It received a positive response though it is one of the band's lowest charters in the UK.

"C'est la Vie"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Keep the Village Alive
Released12 May 2015 (2015-05-12) (UK)
GenreRock
Length3:40
LabelStylus Records
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Jones
  • Jim Lowe
Stereophonics singles chronology
"We Share the Same Sun"
(2013)		 "C'est la Vie"
(2015)		 "I Wanna Get Lost With You"
(2015)
Music video
"C'est la Vie" on YouTube

Writing and recording

"C'est la Vie" was written in the studio in around 45 minutes and was recorded that same day late at night but the band left it for half a year before listening to it again.[1]

Release and promotion

For the 2015 Teenage Cancer Trust concert, Stereophonics were slated to play the opening night and during this they unveiled three new songs for their then-unnamed ninth album, including "C'est la Vie".[2] "C'est la Vie" was first broadcast on 11 May 2015 Chris Evans Breakfast Show and was released the following day.[3][4] A music video was released the same day on the band's Vevo channel, it was directed by Kelly Jones with cinematography by John Conroy and stars Antonia Thomas, Aneurin Barnard and Mathew Aubrey.[5][6] XFM announced it was their "Record of the Week" two days after release.[7]

Despite several of Jones' lyrics in the past containing strong language or sexual references,[8] this is the first song to receive an "Explicit" rating on iTunes.[9]

Music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5cg0KNKH0

Track listings

All tracks are written by Kelly Jones.

Digital download[10]
No.TitleLength
1."C'est la Vie"3:40

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 73
UK Indie (OCC)[12] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Stereophonics perform C'est La Vie live – exclusive". The Telegraph. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. Griffin, Matt (24 March 2015). "Stereophonics open the Teenage Cancer Trust season with some very special guests". Royal Albert Hall. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. Williams, Kathryn (11 May 2015). "Listen to Stereophonics' new song C'est La Vie". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. "C'est la Vie - New single (available May 12th)". The Stereophonics Ltd. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. Davidson, Amy (11 May 2015). "Stereophonics are back with new album Keep the Village Alive". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. Kelly Jones (Director, cast), John Conroy (Cinematography), Richard Jones (Cast), Adam Zindani (Cast), Jamie Morrison (Cast), Antonia Thomas (Cast), Aneurin Barnard (Cast), Mathew Aubrey (Cast) (2015). Stereophonics - C'est La Vie (Music Video). Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. "The 5 Best New Songs of the Week (11 May 2015)". XFM. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. Lyrics with explicit content:
  9. Stereophonics. "iTunes - Stereophonics". Apple. Retrieved 2 June 2015. Note: Stereophonics albums or songs can be searched for manually.
  10. Stereophonics. "Keep the Village Alive (Deluxe)". Apple. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  12. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  13. "British single certifications – Stereophonics – C'est la Vie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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