Partenaire Particulier was a French synthpop band that was quite popular in… Read Full Bio ↴Partenaire Particulier was a French synthpop band that was quite popular in France during the second half of the 1980s.

The band was founded in the mid-80's by songwriters Eric Fettweis and Pierre Béraud-Sudreau. Although they wrote all of the band's material together, both felt that a band "had to have 3 members" so a third member, Dominique Delaby, was added to the line-up. However, he left the band quickly after the release of their first 7" to pursue a career in advertising. He was briefly replaced by another "third guy", Laurent Letrillard, for the release of their second 7", but things didn't work out with him either, so the band decided to finally stick to their initial two-person lineup.

The band's career began when their first 7", aptly called "Partenaire Particulier", became one of the big hits of the year 1985 in France, going platinum and reaching position 3 in the charts. The track defined the style of the band: upbeat pop, with prominent use of synthesizers and drum machines.

A second single entitled "Je N'Oublierai Jamais" was released in 1986, following the lineup change. It was less suscessful than "Partenaire Particulier" but still did well in the charts and reinforced the band's fame.
Later that year, they released their first LP, "Jeux Interdits", which comprised the two hit singles and added 6 more songs, the highlight of the album being certainly the New Order-esque closer "Seul Ce Soir".
To promote this first album, the band chose to release its opening track, "Elle Est Partie", as a 7". As catchy as the previous singles, the song was illustrated by a clip shot in black and white. Incidentally, it was also the last of the band's single to chart in France.

Indeed, their fourth single, "Tiphaine", didn't chart. Still, in 1988, Partenaire Particulier released their second studio album, "Le Chant Des Vautours", but, like its two singles ("L'Armée" and a reworked version of "L'Amour A Trois"), it flopped completely and that lack of success meant the end of Partenaire Particulier.

In the early 90s, Eric Fettweis and Pierre Béraud-Sudreau released a bunch of dance tracks under alternative aliases. In 2003, a project of reunion spawned several new tracks but nothing was officially released.

In 2007, Partenaire Particulier resurfaced thanks to a tour organised by a French radio to "revive" French artists from the 1980s. The band appeared on TV again to perform old songs. Following this reappearance, the band announced that they were going to release a 3-cd set containing their first two albums, as well as an extra CD of rarities and/or new content. The release date has yet to be announced.

Two "best-of" compilations of the band were released, respectively in 1993 and 1999. The CD versions of their albums are hard to find and are sold at a very expensive price on used goods sites.

Despite their disappearance and meteoric success, Partenaire Particulier has remained popular thanks to the renewed success of their first single, which has been featured countless times on various 80s/new wave/synthpop compilations.

Enola Gay
Partenaire Particulier Lyrics

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Hellium Skeletons of houses sunken in the ground And red-hot walls a…
KITCHEN - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Aha, wor…
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Max Richter Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Oho it…

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OMD Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Ah-ha w…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Aha, wor…
Quasar Wut-Wut She's got graves for every hunchback in town Who would offe…
Sash ! ft. OMD Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Ah-ha w…
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The Faint Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday Oho it…
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion Enola Gay, You should have stayed at home yesterday Oh, I …
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Partenaire Particulier:

Elle est partie C'était une fille bien trop jolie Et qui pendant toutes ses…
Insomnie Méfiez-vous de l'indolence Moi, en état de somnolence Car, m…
Je N Oublierai Jamais (Pierre Béraud-Sudreau/Eric Fettweiss) Nous roulions vers l…
L Armee Oh yeah oh, oh yeah oh Lever du drapeau à cinq…
L'amour à trois Toi, quand tu marches à côté de moi Et qu′il marche…
NON Oh, oh Et toi, je te connais et tu connais ma…
Paris S Endort Oh, Paris que j'adore La Tour Eiffel est encore plus belle…
Partenaire particulier Je suis un être à la recherche Non pas de la…
Prends garde à toi Je te regarde et je me demande ce qu'il se…
Qu allons nous devenir On a tant de portes à ouvrir Et tant de murs…
Qu'alllons nous devenir On a tant de portes à ouvrir Et tant de murs…
Superficiel Comme une Miss France Fuyant la gravité Je traverse l'existe…
Une autre nuit Dans la lumière de ses vingt ans, elle ne dormait…

Volodia Mur de béton armé Tu fais pleurer des gens par milliers Tous…

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