C'est la Vie (Always 21)

"C'est la Vie (Always 21)"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Singles of the 90's
Released	October 25, 1999
Genre	Pop
Length	3:24
Label	Mega
Writer(s)	Jonas Berggren
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Cecilia" (1999) "C'est la Vie (Always 21)" (1999) "Hallo Hallo" (2000)

"C'est la Vie (Always 21)" was the first single from Ace of Base's first greatest hits album, Singles of the 90s. It was produced by Jimmy James Ekgren, Sonny Peterson and Sigurd Rosnes of JPR Productions. A CD-single was to be released in the UK alongside a megamix and an extended version of "All That She Wants", but the single was withdrawn before release.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus.

Chart performance

The single peaked at number one in Spain and Chile.

Release dates

• Germany & Scandinavia, October 25, 1999 (LP version)
• UK, November, 1999 (remix) (promotional)^[1]
• UK, December 6, 1999 (physical) (withdrawn before release)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Chile Singles Chart	1
Danish Singles Chart	10
Finnish Singles Chart	11
German Singles Chart	64
Romanian Singles Chart	3
Romanian Airplay Chart	6
Spanish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	100
Swedish Singles Chart	38

Track listing

Scandinavia/Germany

CD maxi single

1. Radio Version - 3:26
2. Megamix (Short Version) - 3:24
3. Cecilia (Ole Evenrude Version) - 4:35
4. Megamix (Long Version) - 7:19
5. Discomatic Remix - 3:56

United Kingdom

CD maxi single (unreleased)

1. Radio Edit - 3:29
2. Megamix (Long Version) - 7:19
3. All That She Wants (12" Version) - 6:46

Official versions/remixes

• Album Version
• Discomatic Remix (also simply titled "Remix" on some releases)
• Shaft Radio Edit
• Shaft Club Mix
• Skeewiff's Full Bitter
• Sleaze Sisters Anthem
• Tuff Twins Mix

References

1. Discogs, Various - The White Disc Volume WD0055