C'est la Vie (B*Witched song)
"C'est la Vie" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched. It served as their debut single and the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (1998). Written by band members Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou, and Sinéad O'Carroll, Ray "Madman" Hedges, Martin Brannigan and Tracy Ackerman, it was released by Epic and Glowworm Records on 25 May 1998.
| "C'est la Vie" | ||||
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| Single by B*Witched | ||||
| from the album B*Witched | ||||
| B-side | "We Four Girls" | |||
| Released | 25 May 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ray "Madman" Hedges | |||
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| "C'est la Vie" on YouTube | ||||
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the song was a huge success for the band after it reached number one on the charts in various countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. In the process, B*Witched became the youngest girl group ever to have a UK number one. In the United States, "C'est la Vie" reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1999, it was nominated for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" in the Ivor Novello Awards. The accompanying music video for the song features the four girls dancing around a lush green field full of bright flowers with a puppy as they playfully tease a teenage boy.