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"La Rivière de notre enfance"
Single by Garou and Michel Sardou
from the album Du Plaisir & Reviens
B-side	"L'Aveu"
Released	14 November 2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:24
Label	Columbia, Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Didier Barbelivien
Producer(s)	Erick Benzi
Garou singles chronology
"Reviens (Où te caches-tu?)" (2003) "La Rivière de notre enfance" (2004) "Tu es comme ça" (2005)

"La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a 2004 song recorded in duet by Canadian singer Garou and French singer Michel Sardou. It was released in November 2004 as the third single from Garou's second studio album, Reviens, as well as the first single from Sardou's 2004 album, Du Plaisir. The song was a No. 1 hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia) and also achieved success in Switzerland. It was the fourth No. 1 hit in France for Garou, making him the artist with the most weeks spent in that position up to that point.

As of August 2014, it is the 38th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 462,500 units sold.

It appears on a number of French compilations, including the charity album Solidarité Asie.

The song was written by Didier Barbelivien.

Track listings

CD single

1. "La Rivière de notre enfance" — 3:24
2. "L'Aveu" (live) by Garou — 4:43
3. "La Rivière de notre enfance" (instrumental version) — 3:24

Digital download

1. "La Rivière de notre enfance" — 3:24

Charts and certifications

References

1. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 7 (40–31)". Chartsinfrance. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
2. Solidarité Asie, track listing and charts Ultratop.be (Retrieved 31 May 2008)
3. "La Rivière de notre enfance", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
4. "La Rivière de notre enfance", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
5. "La Rivière de notre enfance", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
6. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
7. 2004 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
8. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
9. "Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52" (PDF). Billboard. VNU Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
10. 2005 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
11. 2005 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 9 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 May 2008)
12. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 31 May 2008)

External links

• "La Rivière de notre enfance", lyrics and music video

• 2004 singles
• Garou (singer) songs
• Michel Sardou songs
• Columbia Records singles
• Songs written by Didier Barbelivien
• Songs written by Michel Sardou
• Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
• SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
• Male vocal duets
• 2003 songs