Marilyn & John

"Marilyn & John"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
from the album M&J
Language	French
B-side	"Soldat"
Released	July 1988
Genre	Pop
Label	Polydor
Composer(s)	Franck Langolff
Lyricist(s)	Étienne Roda-Gil
Producer(s)	Bertrand Châtenet Philippe Osman Franck Langolff
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Manolo Manolete" (1988) "Marilyn & John" (1988) "Maxou" (1988)
Music video
"Marilyn & John" on YouTube

"Marilyn & John" is a song by French singer Vanessa Paradis from her debut album M&J. It was issued as a single soon after the album's release, in July 1988.

Content

The song talks about Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy.

There is also an English version with different lyrics. In the album's liner notes, it is commented upon as follows: "It's only broken English, but we like it."

Writing and composition

The song was written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Étienne Roda-Gil; all music is composed by Franck Langolff.

7" single – Polydor 887 640-7 (July 1988)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marilyn & John"	4:20
2.	"Soldat"	5:35

 

12" maxi single – Polydor 887 640-1 (July 1988)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marilyn & John" (Long Version)	5:54
2.	"Soldat"	5:35
3.	"Marilyn & John"	4:20

 

7" single – Polydor 887 651-7 (1988)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marilyn & John"	4:42
2.	"Marilyn & John" (English Version)	4:42

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)	35
France (SNEP)	5

External links

• "Marilyn & John" at Discogs (list of releases)