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{{Title language|fr|italic=no}}
{{short description|1988 song by Céline Dion}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Ne partez pas sans moi
| cover      = Nppsm3.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| language   = French
| artist     = [[Celine Dion]]
| album      = [[The Best of Celine Dion]]
| released   = {{Start date|df=yes|1988|5|}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 3:07
| label      = [[Carrere Records|Carrere]]
| composer   = [[Atilla Şereftuğ]]
| lyricist   = [[Nella Martinetti]]
| producer   = {{hlist|Atilla Şereftuğ|Urs Peter Keller}}
| prev_title = [[La religieuse (song)|La religieuse]]
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [[Love in the Shadows (E. G. Daily song)#Celine Dion version|Délivre-moi]]
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|I1CwpCNThO4|"Ne partez pas sans moi"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song         = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} "Ne partez pas sans moi"
| image        =
| caption      =
| year         = 1988
| country      = Switzerland
| artist       = [[Celine Dion]]
| as           =
| with         =
| language     = French
| languages    =
| composer     = [[Atilla Şereftuğ]]
| lyricist     = [[Nella Martinetti]]
| conductor    = Atilla Şereftuğ
| place        = 1st
| points       = 137
| prev         = Moitié, moitié
| prev_link    = Moitié, moitié
| next         = Viver senza tei
| next_link    = Viver senza tei
}}
{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|VXLWfXmlXPc|"Ne partez pas sans moi"}}}}
}}

"'''Ne partez pas sans moi'''" ({{IPA|fr|nə paʁte pɑ sɑ̃ mwa|lang}}; "Don't Leave Without Me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer [[Celine Dion]] with music composed by [[Atilla Şereftuğ]] and lyrics by [[Nella Martinetti]]. It {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1988|t=represented Switzerland}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988]], held in [[Dublin]], winning the contest, being to date the last French language song to win.

"Ne partez pas sans moi" was released as a single in selected countries in Europe in May 1988.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=1 | website=celinedion.com | title=Incognito | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617235313/http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=1 | archive-date=17 June 2008 | url-status=dead}}</ref> It topped the chart in Belgium for four consecutive weeks and reached number 11 in Switzerland. In France, it peaked at number 36.

== Background ==
=== Conception ===
"Ne partez pas sans moi" was written by Turkish composer [[Atilla Şereftuğ]] and Swiss lyricist [[Nella Martinetti]] and recorded by [[Celine Dion]]. She also recorded a German version, titled "Hand in Hand".<ref>{{Cite web|title="Ne partez pas sans moi" - lyrics | url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1988ch | website=The Diggiloo Thrush | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429100136/https://www.diggiloo.net/?1988ch | archive-date=29 April 2024 | url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Eurovision ===
On 6 February 1988, "Ne partez pas sans moi" performed by Dion competed in the {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1988|t=national final}} organized by the [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]] (SRG SSR) to select their song and performer for the {{escyr|1988||33rd edition}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The song won the competition so it became the {{esccnty|Switzerland|t=Swiss entry}} for the contest.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Switzerland1988.html | title=Swiss National Final 1988 | website=natfinals.50webs.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429100125/http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Switzerland1988.html | archive-date=29 April 2024 | url-status=live}}</ref>

On 30 April 1988, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the [[RDS Simmonscourt|RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion]] in [[Dublin]] hosted by {{lang|ga|[[RTÉ|Radio Telefís Éireann]]|i=unset}} (RTÉ), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Dion performed "Ne partez pas sans moi" ninth on the night, following {{esccnty|Israel}}'s "Ben Adam" by [[Yardena Arazi]] and preceding {{esccnty|Ireland|y=1969}}'s "Take Him Home" by [[Jump the Gun (band)|Jump the Gun]]. Şereftuğ conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Swiss entry.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1988|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1988|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[RTÉ]] / [[EBU]]|date=30 April 1988}}</ref> The contest was followed by 600 million viewers worldwide.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629041550/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/D/Dion_Celine.html "Celine Dion"]}}, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia.</ref> 

At the close of voting, the song had received 137 points, winning the contest beating the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1988}}'s entry "[[Go (Scott Fitzgerald song)|Go]]" performed by [[Scott Fitzgerald (singer)|Scott Fitzgerald]] by just one point in one of the closest finishes in Eurovision history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1988/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1988 scoreboard|website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]]}}</ref>

=== Aftermath ===
"Ne partez pas sans moi" is considered to be one of the most popular Eurovision entries, mainly because of Dion's subsequent international success. It was included on Dion's 1988 album ''[[The Best of Celine Dion]]'' released in selected European countries in May 1988. The song appeared in Canada as B-side to "[[D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour]]". It was also featured on the French version of Dion's ''[[Incognito (Celine Dion album)|Incognito]]'' album. In 2005, it was included on her French compilation album, ''[[On ne change pas]]''.

As the winning broadcaster, the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) gave SRG SSR the responsibility to host the {{escyr|1989||following edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest. This contest, held on 6 May 1989, opened with Dion performing "Ne partez pas sans moi" and the premiere of her first English language single "[[Where Does My Heart Beat Now]]". She also presented the trophy to the winner.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1989|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1989|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]] / [[EBU]]|date=6 May 1989}}</ref>

"Ne partez pas sans moi" was one of fourteen songs chosen by Eurovision fans and a EBU reference group, from among the 992 songs that had ever participated in the contest, to participate in the fiftieth anniversary competition ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'' held on 22 October 2005 in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Bakker, Sietse|date=16 June 2005|url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/4705/the_14_songs_for_copenhagen|title=The 14 songs for Copenhagen|website=ESCtoday}}</ref> The song, performed by [[Elina Nechayeva]] and [[Conchita Wurst]], is featured as part of the "Eurovision Song-Along" act on the 2020 film ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lights-cameo-action-fire-saga|title=Lights, cameo, action: meet the guest stars of Fire Saga|website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]]|date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

==Track listings==
* '''European 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ne partez pas sans moi|others=Celine Dion|year=1988|type=European 7" single liner notes|publisher=Carrere|id=14.454}}</ref>
# "Ne partez pas sans moi" – 3:07
# "Ne partez pas sans moi" (instrumental version) – 3:07

* '''German 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ne partez pas sans moi|others=Celine Dion|year=1988|type=German 7" single liner notes|publisher=Carrere|id=CAR 6.15100}}</ref>
# "Hand in Hand" – 3:08
# "Hand in Hand" (instrumental) – 3:07

=== Release history ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Format
|-
!scope="row"| France<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/C%C3%A9line-Dion-Ne-Partez-Pas-Sans-Moi/master/90728|title=Celine Dion – Ne partez pas sans moi|year=1988 |access-date=22 February 2017|publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
| May 1988
|7-inch
|}

==Chart history==
"Ne partez pas sans moi" debuted at number one in Belgium and stayed at the top of the chart for four consecutive weeks;<ref name="belgium"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-06-04.pdf|title=Weekly Update on the European Charts - Highlights|author=Diana Muus|work=Music & Media|page=25|date=4 June 1988|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-06-11.pdf|title=Top 3 in Europe|work=Music & Media|page=25|date=11 June 1988|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> then the single directly dropped to number 45.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-06-18.pdf |title=Weekly Update on the European Charts - Highlights|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=25|date=18 June 1988|first=Diana |last=Muus |page=36<!-- 13 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> In Switzerland, the song peaked at number 11 and in France at number 36.<ref name="switzerland"/><ref name="france"/> While the single sold 200,000 copies in Europe in two days and over 300,000 copies in total, it is one of the less commercially successful Eurovision winners.<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/celine-dion "Dion, Céline"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Georges-Herbert| last= Germain| others= translated by David Homel and Fred Reed| year= 1998| title= Céline: The Authorized Biography| pages= [https://archive.org/details/celineauthorized0000germ/page/220 220]| publisher= Dundurn Press| isbn= 1-55002-318-7| url= https://archive.org/details/celineauthorized0000germ/page/220}}</ref> It was the first winning song not to be released in the United Kingdom or in Ireland.<ref>O'Connor, John Kennedy: ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', page 113. Carlton Books, UK 2010, {{ISBN|9781847325211}}</ref> Although not released as a single in Canada, the song entered the chart in Quebec on 1 October 1988, spending 23 weeks on it and peaking at number 10.<ref name="ADISQ"/>

=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1988)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Hit Parade)<ref name="belgium">{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-05-21.pdf|title=Weekly Update on the European Chart: Highlights|author=Diana Muus|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=30|date=21 May 1988|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"|[[European Hot 100 Singles]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-06-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|work=Music & Media|page=22|date=11 June 1988|access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref>
|49
|-
!scope="row"|European Hit Radio (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-05-21.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|work=Music & Media|page=23|date=21 May 1988|accessdate=10 April 2021}}</ref>
|46
|-
{{singlechart|France|36|artist=Céline Dion|song=Ne partez pas sans moi|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2014|refname=france}}
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/celine-dion/celine-dion-ne-partez-pas-sans-moi-16610|title=Celine Dion - Ne partez pas sans moi - Top 40|language=nl|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>
|3
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|42|artist=Céline Dion|song=Ne partez pas sans moi|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2014}}
|-
!scope="row"|Quebec ([[ADISQ]])<ref name="ADISQ">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129124027/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson francophone au Québec|publisher=[[BAnQ]]|language=fr|archive-date=29 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|10
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|11|artist=Céline Dion|song=Ne partez pas sans moi|rowheader=true|access-date=3 September 2014|refname=switzerland}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|90728|Ne partez pas sans moi|type=single}}

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