Désenchantée
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| Single by Mylène Farmer from the album L'Autre... |
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| Released | March 18, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" single, 7" maxi, CD maxi, digital download (since 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Europop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Text: Mylène Farmer Music: Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold France, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Désenchantée" (English : "Disenchanted") is a 1990 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on March 18, 1991.
In 2002, the song was successfully covered by Kate Ryan.
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[edit] Mylène Farmer version
[edit] Background and writing
After two years of absence in the media, Farmer launched this new single, "Désenchantée" on March 18, 1991, three weeks before the release of the album L'Autre.... In addition, at the time, many demonstrations were organized by students throughout France to protest against their status and conditions for learning, and the Gulf War was raging. As a result, the pessimistic lyrics of the song found a strong echo in the worldwide events and thus certainly contributed to its success.[1]
According to the sound engineer Thierry Rogen, "Désenchantée" was recorded four times. Boutonnat originally wanted a jerky song with techno influences, but Rogen had convinced him to add drums and a more funk sound.[2] The text was inspired by the 1934 book On the Heights of Despair by the Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran.[1]
Very quickly, the song had a great success in France, becoming the biggest hit of Farmer. As a result, the song was also released in other countries including Canada, UK, Austria, Swiss, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Japan. There were many formats for this song.
"Désenchantée" was the more aired song on radio in 1991, and was also the song that brought the most money in 1991, 1992 and 2006, according to the SACEM.[3]
The song was performed on the 1996 tour, then on the Mylenium Tour and also on the 2006 tour à Bercy.
[edit] Lyrics and music
"Désenchantée" has a melodious music, and its text has "unexpected hyphenate which dissect the phrases in small sections". This song also has "a very dancing rhythmic color" thanks to the chords played on the piano in the introduction, the bright and chiseled percussion or vocals (performed by Debbie Davis and Carole Fredericks) which brings out the refrain.[4]
In the lyrics, the singer expresses her great lucidity on the absurdity of the world and discusses topics related to the existentialism.[5]
[edit] Music video
The music video was produced by Requiem Publishing and Heathcliff SA and directed by Laurent Boutonnat who also wrote the screenplay. Shot for five days (from February 18 to 23, 1991) in Budapest, Hungary, with a budget of about 240,000 euros, this video was one of the longest ones at the time (10:12) and used many extras : 119 children, many Hungarian actors such as Erika Francz Jánofné. There is another version shortened by four minutes.[6]
The video for the single features a riot in what appears to be a concentration camp or gulag facility[7] where people and children are subject to forced labor and being treated abysmally by armed guards. The riot scenes are quite realistically shot and contain much violent action. The anthem-like song goes well with the visual background.
According to the French magazine Instant-Mag, this music video has a fairly similar structure to that of "Tristana". It has a gloomy screenplay, an ambiguous end, allows various interpretations and deals with the theme of messianism. Farmer "symbolically embodies the spirit of freedom". The final scene is inspired by the 1830 painting La Liberté guidant le peuple by Eugène Delacroix.[8]
[edit] TV performances
In 1991, Farmer appeared in five TV shows to promote the song : Sacrée soirée (April 17, TF1), La Une est à vous (April 20, TF1), Stars 90 (May 13, TF1 ; Farmer also sang "L'Autre"), Tous à la une (May 31, TF1) and Riva del Garda (Rai Uno, September). On these occasions, Farmer had a short hair (as in the music video) and wore white clothes. The performances was accompanied by a collective choreography.[9]
During the shooting of the music video, Farmer also gave a lengthy interview to the French TV host Laurent Boyer, in Budapest. The interview was later aired on M6, on April 7, 1991.[10] Farmer also performed the song in live on Studio 22, broadcast on the radio RTL on May 15, 1991.[5]
[edit] Chart performances
"Désenchantée" debuted at #12 on April 13, 1991 and reached number one on the French Single Chart two weeks after. There it stayed for nine consecutive weeks. After that, the single fell but slowly, and managed to remain for 18 weeks on the top ten and for 25 weeks on the chart. The song has the longest trajectory of all Farmer's singles in the top 50.[11] It was the best-selling single by a woman in France and was certified Gold disc by the SNEP.[12] The song was also a huge success in Belgium where it reached #1 too, in the Netherlands (#3) and Canada where it was a top ten hit (#9).
In the other countries where it was released, "Désenchantée" achieved a moderate success. In Switzerland, the single peaked at number 23 on February 9, 1992.[13] In Austria, the single was charted for 11 weeks, from August 11 to October 20, 1991, reaching its highest position (#16) on September 29.[14] In Germany, the song was ranked only #46.[15]
[edit] Cover versions
The song was covered by many artists, including :
- In 1996, Lio recorded her own version for the compilation album 1991 - Les Plus Belles Chansons françaises.[16]
- In 1998, the French band Alliage covered the song on Hit Machine, but this version was not released as a single.
- In 1999, the French singer Allan Theo performed the song on stage.
- The Belgian dance-music singer Kate Ryan in 2002. This version is perharps the best known, because it was released as a single and achieved a great success in many countries.
- In 2002, Liloo covered the song which was remixed by Mad' House.[17]
- In 2005, the song was recorded by Pascal Obispo and Zazie and is available on Les Enfoirés' album 2005 : Le Train des Enfoirés.[18]
- The song was covered by the Swedish artist Christer Björkman.[19]
- In 2006, Cynthia Brown, Cyril Cinelu, Domy Fidanza and Elfy Ka covered the song in a rock version for an album of the Star Academy.
- The lyrics of Electronic's 1992 single Disappointed were partly inspired by "Désenchantée".
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Versions
- Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment[5] |
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| Album version | 5:22 | L'Autre... | 1991 | See the previous sections | |
| Single version | 4:45 | 1991 | The musical bridge is shortened. | ||
| Chaos mix (short version) | 4:10 | Laurent Boutonnat and Thierry Rogen | 1991 | This dance version is fast and begins with the sound of thunder. | |
| Chaos mix (extended version) | 6:50 | Laurent Boutonnat and Thierry Rogen | 1991 | Various sounds are added to the music. Farmer's voice is very mixed at the end of this remix. | |
| Edited version | 3:55 | 1991 | The musical bridge is entirely deleted. | ||
| Remix club | 8:10 | Dance Remixes | Laurent Boutonnat and Thierry Rogen | 1991 | The song begins with the sounds of children in a playground, and then with a musical introduction in which the words "génération", "désenchantée" and "tout est chaos" are sampled. The music is accelerated and the bridge is extanded. |
| Live version (recorded in 1996) | 8:15 | Live à Bercy | 1996 | This version is very dynamic. See 1996 tour | |
| Live version (recorded in 2000) | 7:12 | Mylenium Tour | 2000 | This version has techno sonorities. See Mylenium Tour | |
| Album version | 5:00 | Les Mots | 2001 | The musical bridge is shortened. | |
| Thunderpuss club anthem | 10:04 | RemixeS | Thunderpuss | 2003 | This dance/techno version has a musical introduction which lasts about 2:30. |
| Live version (recorded in 2006) | 6:42 | Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy | 2006 | See Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour) |
- Unofficial mentionable fan remixes[20]
- St.Ken's mylenium club mix (3:32)
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Text : Mylène Farmer
- Music : Laurent Boutonnat
- Editions : Requiem Publishing
- Recording company : Polydor
- Photography : Marianne Rosenstiehl (Sygma)
- Design : Com'N.B
[edit] Chart, certifications and sales
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[edit] Kate Ryan version
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| Single by Kate Ryan from the album Different |
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| Released | June 20, 2002 | ||||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Genre | Eurodance | ||||
| Length | 3:33 | ||||
| Label | Universal, Antler-Subway | ||||
| Writer(s) | Text: Mylène Farmer Music: Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer | Phil Wilde, AJ Duncan | ||||
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In 2002, the Belgian singer Kate Ryan releases her own version of "Désenchantée" as third single of her debut album Different, released in the same year.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- CD single
- "Désenchantée" (radio edit) (3:38)
- "Désenchantée" (extended mix) (8:27)
- CD maxi
- "Désenchantée" (radio edit) (3:38)
- "Désenchantée" (extended mix) (8:27)
- "Désenchantée" (club version) (8:12)
[edit] Chart
| Chart (2002-2003)[22] | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 14 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 12 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 4 |
| Euro 200[23] | 9 |
| French Singles Chart | 12 |
| German Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Portuguese Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 16 |
| End of the year chart (2002) | Position |
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| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[24] | 2 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[25] | 48 |
| French Airplay Chart[26] | 100 |
| French TV Music Videos Chart[26] | 41 |
| French Singles Chart[27] | 74 |
| End of the year chart (2003) | Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart[28] | 32 |
| Preceded by "Wind of Change" by Scorpions |
French SNEP Singles Chart number-one single (Mylène Farmer version) April 27, 1991 - June 22, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy (rap BCBG)" by Les Inconnus |
| Preceded by "Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira |
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles Chart number-one single (Kate Ryan version) April 20, 2002 - May 25, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Dance With Me" by 112 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Désenchantée", L'histoire de la chanson : Le plus gros tube farmerien" Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ Instant-Mag, No. 14, 2003, p. 9
- ^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 101-102 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 207 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ a b c Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 85-91
- ^ "Désenchantée", videoclip Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ Instant-Mag, No. 20, 2005, p. 9
- ^ Instant-Mag, No. 15, 2003, p. 12-16
- ^ "Désenchantée", TV performances Sans-logique.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ Interview, by Laurent Boyer Daylimotion (1) Dailymotion (2)
- ^ a b "Désenchantée", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
- ^ a b Mylène Farmer's certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved January 2, 2008)
- ^ a b "Désenchantée", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
- ^ a b "Désenchantée", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
- ^ a b German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
- ^ "Désenchantée", by Lio Sans-logique.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ "Désenchantée", by Liloo Sans logique.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ "Désenchantée", by Pascal Obispo and Zazie Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ "Désenchantée", by Christer Björkman Sans-logique.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ Mentionable fan remixes Libnet.wuggleworld.com (Retrieved January 16, 2008)
- ^ Quid, 1993
- ^ "Désenchantée", by Kate Ryan, various Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 17, 2008)
- ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ 2002 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ a b 2002 French Airplay and TV Music Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ 2002 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
