"Vivre ou survivre" is a famous French language song written, composed and sung by the French singer Daniel Balavoine. It appears on his 1982 album Vendeurs de larmes. It was the start of a big career for Balavoine and an example of new wave revival of rock music in France.
Natasha St-Pier recorded the song, releasing it as the B side of her single "Un ange frappe àma porte" (2006). She also sang it with the 500 Choristes; this version appears as "Vivre ou survivre (Version chorale)", on her album Tu trouveras... 10 ans de succès (2009).
Christophe Maé has performed the song live. Sébastien Agius, the winner of the first series of X Factor in France, sang the song during the show.
"Vivre ou survivre" is the first single by the English singer Matthew Raymond-Barker, winner of the second series of X Factor in France, where it was released as a download on 2 July 2011. He performed the song live in the final.