Je voulais te dire que je t'attends

"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" is a ballad song originally recorded in 1976 by the French singer Michel Jonasz. It was covered by The Manhattan Transfer in 1978 on the album Pastiche (fourth track),^[1] and released as a double A-sided single with a cover of Where Did Our Love Go reaching No 40 in the UK singles chart. Also by Isabelle Boulay, Diane Dufresne Maurane and Patrick Bruel in 2001 for Les Enfoirés' album L'Odysée des Enfoirés,^[2] and by Hoda, Lucie and Sofiane, three contestants of the French version of Star Academy 4 whose cover is available on the 2004 album Les Meilleurs Moments.^[3]

The most famous cover version was that of Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada in 2003, the only one that was released as a single, which achieved a great success in Belgium (Wallonia), France and Switzerland. The song was the debut single for the singer from his album Siempre 23, on which it features as fourth track.^[4]

Track listings

CD single

"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" — 4:04
"Lettre à France" (live) — 3:04

Digital download

"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" — 4:04

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	1
France (SNEP)^[6]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Belgian (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8]	4
French (SNEP)^[9]	21
Swiss Singles Chart^[10]	40

Certifications

Certifications for "Je voulais te dire que je t'attends"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[11]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)^[12]	Gold	250,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Pastiche, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ L'Odysée des Enfoirés, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ Les Meilleurs Moments, track listing and charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ Siempre 23, track listing and charts Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ "Jonatan Cerrada – Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Jonatan Cerrada – Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Jonatan Cerrada – Je voulais te dire que je t'attends". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2004-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2003". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "French single certifications – Jonatan Cerrada – Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved November 22, 2021. Select JONATAN CERRADA and click OK.

External links

"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends", lyrics + music video

v t e Jonatan Cerrada
Studio albums	Siempre 23 La Preuve du contraire
Hit singles	"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" "Rien ne me changera" "À chaque pas"
Labels	BMG Sony BMG
Associated topics	À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star Eurovision Song Contest 2004

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