The song is bilingual , with the main verses in Algerian Arabic and the chorus in French . The chorus repeats the phrase ( translation in parenthesis and italics ) The song is considered to be a comeback for Khaled in France after a three-year absence in the charts . Released in July 2012 , the song entered the official French Singles Chart at number 30 and later peaked at number 4 . In addition to its success in France , it became very popular throughout Belgium and Slovakia , where it reached the top 10 . In 2013 , the single was certified platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association . The song also charted in the Netherlands , Romania , Sweden , and Switzerland and received radio airplay in Canada . " C’est La Vie " sold over one million copies in the European market after only two months . It sold 2.2 million copies in the Middle East and North Africa , and 200,000 in the USA , for an estimated 4.6 million copies worldwide . The album reached number 5 on Billboard 's Top France Songs . In 2013 , American singer Marc Anthony covered the Khaled song as a salsa tune titled " Vivir Mi Vida " ( " Live My Life " ) for his studio album '' 3.0 '' . This version was produced by Sergio George and recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami , Florida . Anthony performed it live at the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards . The music video , directed by Carlos Perez of Elastic People , was released on September 10 , 2013 . " Vivir Mi Vida " won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the '' Billboard '' Latin Songs , with 51 weeks . A " Pop " version was also produced using the instrumental of the original Khaled version and is included on the album . In 2017 , Anthony 's former wife Jennifer Lopez covered the song in her " Spotify Session " as a tribute to his late mother and her former mother-in-law . As of May 2019 , the music video for the song has received over 830 million views on YouTube
2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards
2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards
C'est la vie (Khaled song)