Il jouait du piano debout

"Il jouait du piano debout"
Single by France Gall
from the album Paris, France
B-side"La Chanteuse qui a tout donné"
ReleasedJune 1980 (1980-06)
Length4:30
LabelAtlantic Records
SongwriterMichel Berger
ProducerMichel Berger
France Gall singles chronology
"Besoin d'amour"
(1978)
"Il jouait du piano debout"
(1980)
"Bébé comme la vie"
(1980)

"Il jouait du piano debout" (transl. "He played the piano standing") is a song by French singer France Gall from her tenth studio album Paris, France. Written and produced by Michel Berger, it was released as the album's lead single in June 1980 by Atlantic Records. The single was a major commercial success. It reached number one on the French singles chart and became one of Gall's best-selling releases, with over 800,000 copies sold.