"Il faut du temps" (also known under the full title "Il faut du temps (Je me battrai pour ça)"; French pronunciation: [il fo dy tɑ̃ ʒə mə batʁe puʁ sa]; "It takes time (I will fight for that)") was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in French by Sandrine François.
The song was co-written by French singer Patrick Bruel, and produced by Erick Benzi.
The song is an upbeat ballad in which Sandrine François explains that everything good in life takes time, and that she is prepared to fight to achieve her goals.
The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following Belgium's Sergio & The Ladies with "Sister" and preceding Germany's Corinna May with "I Can't Live Without Music".
[2] It was succeeded as French representative at the 2003 contest by Louisa Baïleche with "Monts et merveilles".