Ne partez pas sans moi

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“Ne partez pas sans moi”
Single by Céline Dion from the album The Best Of and Incognito
Released	May 14, 1988 (1988-05-14)
Format	7"
Genre	Pop
Length	3:07
Label	Carrere, Mega, CBS
Writer(s)	Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
Producer	Atilla Şereftuğ, A. P. Keller
Céline Dion singles chronology
"La religieuse" (1988) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (1988) "Délivre-moi" (1988)
Alternate covers
German single
Portuguese single
"Ne partez pas sans moi"
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist(s)	Céline Dion
Language	French
Composer(s)	Atilla Şereftuğ
Lyricist(s)	Nella Martinetti
Conductor	Atilla Şereftuğ
Finals performance
Final result	1st
Final points	137
Appearance chronology
◄ Moitié, moitié (1987)
Viver senza tei (1989) ►

"Ne partez pas sans moi" ("Don't leave without me") is the Swiss winning entry in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 14, 1988.^[1]

Dion in the "Ne partez pas sans moi" music video (1988).

The song composed by Turkish songwriter named Atilla Şereftuğ and Swiss composer Nella Martinetti won with 137 points, beating the United Kingdom entry "Go" performed by Scott Fitzgerald by just one point in one of the closest finishes in Eurovision history. The single sold 200,000 copies in Europe in two days and over 300,000 copies in total.

"Ne partez pas sans moi" was also a single promoting Dion's 1988 album The Best Of released in Europe (June 1988). The song appeared in Canada as B-side to "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour?." It also appeared on the French version of Incognito album.

A music video was released in 1988.

Céline Dion recorded also German version of "Ne partez pas sans moi" called "Hand in Hand", which was released as a single in that country.

[edit] Formats and track listings

European 7" single

1. "Ne partez pas sans moi" – 3:07
2. "Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental) – 3:07

German 7" single

1. "Hand in Hand" – 3:07
2. "Hand in Hand" (instrumental) – 3:07

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