Mon ami m'a quittée

"Mon ami m'a quittée" (lit. "My Friend Left Me") is the first single from Celine Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in October 1983 in Quebec, Canada and in November 1983 in France.^[1] The song was very successful in Quebec. On 8 October 1983 it entered the singles chart and became number 1 for nine weeks. It spent twenty four weeks on the chart in total. Dion received also 2 Félix Awards the next year. "Mon ami m'a quittée" was released later as a single in France to promote Dion's first album in that country, Du soleil au cœur. A music video was made in 1984, for the Sur les chemins de ma maison TV special. Dion recorded also a German version of this song called "Mon ami, geh nicht fort". It was included as B-side on "Was bedeute ich dir" single, released in Germany in 1984.

"Mon ami m'a quittée"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Les chemins de ma maison
B-side	"Et puis un jour"
Released	October 1983 (1983-10)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:00
Label	Saisons Pathé Marconi
Songwriter(s)	Eddy Marnay Christian Loigerot Thierry Geoffroy
Producer(s)	Eddy Marnay Rudi Pascal
Celine Dion singles chronology
"D'amour ou d'amitié" (1982) "Mon ami m'a quittée" (1983) "Un enfant" (1983)
Audio
"Mon ami m'a quittée" on YouTube

"Mon ami m'a quittée" was also released as a single in the Netherlands in 1997 by BR Music to promote the C'est pour toi compilation. In 2005, the song became a part of Dion's official French best of album On ne change pas.

Track listing and formats

• Canadian 7-inch single^[2]

1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
2. "Et puis un jour" – 3:12

• French 7-inch single^[3]

1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
2. "La dodo la do" – 3:00

• French 12-inch single^[4]

1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
2. "Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:46

• 1997 Dutch CD single^[5]

1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
2. "Hymne à l'amitié" – 3:59

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Quebec (ADISQ)[6]	1

References

1. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7407-5559-0.
2. Mon ami m'a quittée (Canadian 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Saisons. 1983. SNS 6527.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Mon ami m'a quittée (French 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1983. 1653817.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Mon ami m'a quittée (French 12" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1983. 1549216.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Mon ami m'a quittée (Dutch CD single liner notes). Celine Dion. BR Music. 1997. CDS 6058.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion". Québec Info Musique. Retrieved 2 September 2014.