"Comme d’habitude" (French for As usual) is a French song written in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut.
Originally titled For Me with lyrics in English, the song was initially refused by numerous artists, most notably Michel Sardou, until Hervé Vilard finally agreed to record it. However, Revaux was not satisfied with Vilard's version of the song and approached Claude François, asking that he record it. François accepted but asked that an underlying theme of a couple in a strained relationship be included, in reference to his recent breakup with fellow French musician France Gall. Revaux agreed and with some rewriting from Gilles Thibaut the song became Comme d'habitude and was and released by François in 1968.
The song was also covered by Florent Pagny in 1989 and released as a single in France.
Paul Anka, upon hearing the song while watching French television in Paris, got the rights to it (for free[citation needed]) for his American production company. After rewriting English lyrics (which are unrelated to the original) Frank Sinatra gave a cross-Atlantic version of it in 1969 under the title My Way.
The tune of Comme d'habitude is also the musical basis for David Bowie's 1968 single Even a fool learns to love.
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