Ma guitare

"Ma guitare" ("My guitar") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday from the 1963 film D'où viens-tu Johnny? It was also released on a double A-side single (with the song "À plein coeur" from the same movie on the other side).

"Ma guitare"
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album D'où viens-tu Johnny? (soundtrack)
Language	French
English title	My guitar
B-side	"À plein coeur" "Quitte-moi doucement"
Released	31 October 1963
Length	1:50
Label	Philips
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, Eddie Vartan
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Da dou ron ron" (1963) "Ma guitare" (1963) "Pour moi la vie va commencer" (1963)

Composition and writing

The song was written by Johnny Hallyday, Jil & Jan, and Eddie Vartan (Hallyday's future brother-in-law).^[1]

Commercial performance

In France the single (listed as "Ma guitare") spent four weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart (in October–November 1963).^[2]

In Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium) the single charted as a double A-side and also reached number one.^[1][3]

Track listing

7" single "Ma guitare / À plein coeur" B 373.205 F (1963, France)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)

AA. "À plein coeur" (2:15)^[4]

7" single "Ma guitare / Quitte-moi doucement" Philips JF 328 009 (1963, Netherlands)

A. "Ma guitare" (1:50)

AA. "Quitte-moi doucement" (2:15)^[5]

Charts

"Ma guitare"

Chart (1963–1964)	Peak position
France (Singles Sales)[2]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1]	1

"À plein coeur"

Chart (1963–1964)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]	1