C'est la vie (Khaled album)

C'est la vie
C'est la vie
Studio album by Khaled
Released	31 July 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Studios	Mohito Studios (Stockholm); RedOne (Tétouan); Badabing (Paris);
Genre	Raï
Length	43:19
Label	AZ Records
Producers	RedOne; Alex P; Trevor Muzzy; Jean-Claude Ghrenassia; Adil K; David Rush; Bilal Hajji;
Khaled chronology
Singles from C'est la vie
	"C'est La Vie"; Released: 2 July 2012; "Hiya Hiya"; Released: September 2012; "Dima Labess"; Released: December 2012; "Ana Aacheck"; Released: February 2013; "Samira"; Released: October 2013; "Wili Wili"; Released: February 2014;

C'est la vie is the seventh studio album by Algerian singer Khaled. It marks his first major collaboration with producer RedOne. It was released by AZ Records on 31 July 2012 and peaked at number 5 on SNEP, the official French Albums Chart.^[1] The Album sold over 4 million copies worldwide.^[2]

The songs utilize mainly Arabic, but there are also some French and English languages used. The title track "C'est la vie" was a successful single on the French Singles Charts reaching number four and was considered a comeback for him after a lengthy absence from the French music charts. There is a collaboration on the album by Pitbull on the EDM song "Hiya Hiya".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"C'est La Vie"	Sam Debbie RedOne Alex P Bilal Hajji AJ Junior Björn Djupström	RedOne Alex P	3:50
2.	"Hiya Hiya" (featuring Pitbull)	Debbie RedOne Pitbull Alex P Hajji	RedOne Alex P	3:25
3.	"Encore Une Fois"	Debbie RedOne Alex P Hajji AJ Junior Djupström	RedOne Alex P	3:27
4.	"Ana Âacheck"	Debbie RedOne Alex P David Rush Adil K Hajji	RedOne Alex P	3:09
5.	"Dima Labess" (featuring Mazagan)	Debbie RedOne Issam Kamal Alex P Hajji	RedOne David Rush	2:50
6.	"Elle Est Partie"	René Perez Khaled (adapted)	Jean-Claude Ghrenassia	3:29
7.	"Laila" (featuring Marwan)	Debbie RedOne Adil K Maurice Mamann John Mamann Alex P Hajji	RedOne Alex P Trevor Muzzy	4:21
8.	"Andalucia"	Mohamed Kamel Khaled (adapted)	Ghrenassia	3:13
9.	"El Harraga"	Hocine Lasnami Debbie	Ghrenassia	3:23
10.	"Bab Jenna"	Debbie RedOne Alex P Hajji Adil K	RedOne Alex P Adil K	4:13
11.	"Wili Wili"	Debbie RedOne Hajji Rush Adil K	RedOne Rush	3:59
12.	"Samira"	Debbie RedOne Alex P Hajji François Admouchnino	RedOne Alex P	4:09
Total length:				43:19

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	187
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	27
French Albums Chart^[4]	18
Swiss Albums Chart (Flanders)	96
Slovakia (IFPI)	20

References

↑ emiratesvoice. "Cheb Khaled tops best French song list". emiratesvoice.
↑ Andrew Hammond (22 May 2017). Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4408-3384-7.
↑ Wiser, Danny (13 August 2020). "ALGERIA: C'est La Vie - Khaled". 200worldalbums.com.
↑ LesCharts.com: Khaled's's C'est la vie album page

[1] ratesvoice. "Cheb Khaled tops best French song list". emiratesvoice.

[Hammond2017-2] Andrew Hammond (22 May 2017). Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4408-3384-7.

[3] Wiser, Danny (13 August 2020). "ALGERIA: C'est La Vie - Khaled". 200worldalbums.com.

[4] LesCharts.com: Khaled's's C'est la vie album page

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v t e Khaled
Studio albums	Kutché (1988) Khaled (1992) N'ssi N'ssi (1993) Sahra (1996) Kenza (1999) Ya-Rayi (2004) Liberté (2009) C'est la vie (2012)
Live albums	Hafla (1998) 1,2,3 Soleils (1999)
Compilations	Best of (2007)
Songs/singles	"Didi" "El Arbi" "Serbi Serbi" "Aïcha" "La Poupée qui fait non" "Le Jour Viendra" "Abdel Kader" "Comme d'habitude" "El Harba Wine" "Même pas fatigué !!!" "C'est la vie" "Diamanti e oro"