Chart Performances
The single had a huge success in France. It debuted at number 26 on French Singles Chart on 6 December 1986 and reached the top ten the week after. In the fifth week, it topped the chart and there stayed for eight consecutive weeks. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP for over 500,000 copies sold, the single remained for 18 weeks in the top ten and for 25 weeks on the chart.
At the time, Elsa was the youngest to reach number 1 on the French Singles Chart (top 50), and therefore appeared on the Guinness Book of Records: she was 13 years old. Her record was beaten in 1993 by Jordy).
In France, "T'en va pas" is the 133rd best-selling single of all time. Worldwide, about 1,3 million singles were sold.
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