| Que je t'aime | |
| Cover: | Johnny Que je t'aime.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| B-Side: | Voyage Au Pays Des Vivants |
| Language: | French |
| English Title: | How I love you |
| Artist: | Johnny Hallyday |
| Album: | Que je t'aime |
| Recorded: | 29 April 1969 |
| Studio: | Studio Polydor, Paris |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:22 |
| Label: | Philips – 437.480 BE |
| Prev Title: | Je suis né dans la rue |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Ceux que l'amour a blessé |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
"Que je t'aime" ("How I love you") is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 23 June 1969 in France and on 11 September 1969 in Italy. The music has been composed in one night by the French artist Jean Renard, the lyrics have been written by Gilles Thibaut. Johnny Hallyday was looking for a strong song for his new show at Le palais des Sports. The song is a success, loved or at least known by most of the French population. The hardcore fans of Hallyday, the rock and roll' fans but also people from a more pop music atmosphere.
In 1969 the song spent 11 weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 2 to 26 August and from 26 September to 4 October).[1]
In 1988 a live version of the song recorded at Palais de Bercy in 1987 was released as a single from Hallyday's 1988 live album Johnny à Bercy. When Hallyday performed it on stage during the Bercy performances, a video of a young woman undressing completely was projected on the back wall.[2] The young woman in the video was French actress Sandrine Caron.
| Chart (1969) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| France (singles sales) | 1 | |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position | |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Back Catalogue Singles) | 1 |