Je t'aime mélancolie
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| Single by Mylène Farmer from the album L'Autre... |
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| Released | December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD maxi 7" single 7" maxi Cassette Digital download (since 2005) |
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| Recorded | 1991, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:20 (single version) 5:29 (album Version) |
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| Label | Polydor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Text : Mylène Farmer Music : Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in December, 1991.
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[edit] Background and writing
At the end of 1991, "Pas de doute", a song with rather thoughtless lyrics, was chosen to be the third single from L'Autre.... However, "Je t'aime mélancolie" was finally released instead of it. At the time, there was a fact : a Nicean fan who absolutely wanted to meet Farmer killed the receptionist of Polydor, her recording company in Paris, shooting him with a rifle because he refused to give him the singer's address. After this tragedy, Farmer went into exile in the U.S..[1]
The single was released in France but also in Germany and for the first time, among the media available for the single, there was a voluminous promotional object, namely a carton pyramid containing the visual of the 7" maxi with at its base the promotional CD in a digipack case. The four 1991 remixes were all produced by Thierry Rogen. As for the CD maxi, it contains an unreleased song entitled "Mylène Is Calling".
The song was performed three evenings during the 2000 Mylenium Tour in Russia, instead of "Beyond My Control", but doesn't appear on the live album of the same name.[1]
In 2003, the song was remixed by the famous DJ Felix Da Housecat for the remixes compilation RemixeS. This version was even released as a second single from this album in November that year ; it was not aired on radio but was successful in nightclubs.
[edit] Lyrics and music
The song deals with melancholy and suicide. "Je t'aime mélancolie" is also the singer's ironic response to journalists who criticize her because of her image of sad singer and her great success. In this song, Farmer "acts as an observer of her own life", and "claims her love for melancholy, sadness and loneliness".[2] In the song, Farmer demonstrates "the important role that takes the pain in life".[3] [4]
In the couplets, the notes are "low, dark and jerky", suggesting "a submission to melancholy". However, the refrains are "lighter".[5]
[edit] Music video
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The video was directed by Laurent Boutonnat who also wrote the screenplay. This Requiem Publishing and Heathcliff SA production cost about 75,000 euros and was shot in Los Angeles for four days : two for the fight in the boxing ring, and the two others for the choreography. The sexy clothes that Farmer and her dancers wear - notably black garter belts - while they are on the boxing ring in the video were made by the French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. Farmer was forced to take an intensive physical preparation for the video, although the sports scenes were performed by a stunt woman. The man with whom she boxes is a true boxer from Eastern Europe.[6]
At the beginning of the video, Farmer and a man are training in a gymnasium to participate in a boxing fight. Then they go into the ring and the bell sounds, announcing the beginning of the fight. Both athletes are given numerous, violent punches. The video is interspersed with images of Farmer and ten female dancers who perform a choreographed dance on the ring. During the second round, the boxer attacks Farmer with prohibited punches and kicks. At this moment, the referee intervenes but the man hits him and stuns him. Both boxers then withdraw their gloves and engage in a free-for-all. Finally, Farmer wins the fight.[7]
The most likely interpretation of this video might make reference to the confrontational relationship between Farmer and the media. The fight would be the symbol of the singer's defense regarding her right to suffer and to talk about it in her songs.[8] [9] This video may also mean that Farmer "crushes the masculinity", symbol of authority.[10]
[edit] TV performances
Farmer performed her song in playback in three French TV shows : Sacrée Soirée (Décember 11, 1991, TF1), Tous à la Une (December 27, 1991, TF1 ; she also sang "L'Autre"), and Stars 90 (January 13, 1992, TF1). She also appeared in a German TV program in which she sang "Je t'aime mélancolie", as the song was recorded in this country too : Ein Kessel Buntes, in March 1992.[11] These performances were accompanied by a choreography made for the first time in Farmer's career by the singer herself. She wore black and red clothes on these occasions, while her dancers wore the reverse.[12]
[edit] Chart performances
In France, the single remained on the Top 50 for a total of 17 weeks, from December 14, 1991 to April 4, 1992. It debuted at number 15 and reached the Top 10 three weeks after, staying in it for 8 weeks and peaking at number 3 on February 1. The single's sales were roughly equal to that of the previous single, "Regrets", but it was not certified by the French certificator SNEP.[13]
"Je t'aime mélancolie" was also listed in Belgian (Wallonia), Canadian and German Singles Charts, in which it peaked respectively at #8, #12 and #70.
[edit] Covers
In 2003, Biba Binoche, a young woman who had participated in the European reality show Big Brother, and most known under the pseudonym BB, covered the song in various techno and electro version. She released "Je t'aime mélancolie" as single in Belgium and the latter had managed to appear on the Ultratop 40 Singles Chart for seven weeks (March 22 - April 19, and May 3 and 10, 2003), peaking at number 35.[14] The song was available in three formats : CD single (electro radio edit, groove radio edit, trance radio edit), CD maxi (6 versions : electro radio remix, trance radio edit, electro extended mix, trance extended remix, Frank Trauner electro wave, funked lounge version, groove XL remix), and 7" maxi (5 versions : electro extended mix, Frank Trauner electro wave, funked lounge version, groove XL remix, trance extended version).[15]
The song was also covered by Valli for a 1992 French compilation named 1992 - Les Plus Belles Chansons françaises.[16]
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Versions
- Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment[2] |
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| Album version | 5:29 | L'Autre... | 1991 | See the previous sections | |
| New radio remix | 4:20 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | This version is shorter, faster and more dynamic, with a noise of an echo and sounds of wind instrument. | |
| Smooth mix | 4:16 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | The introduction is shorter. | |
| Radio remix | 4:10 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | This version is only available on the German promotional 7"-Single. | |
| Radio remix 2 | 4:20 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | Released in Germany, this version has a longer bridge than the 'Radio Remix'. | |
| Insane dance remix | 7:48 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | The 1:30 introduction has dance sounds and contains only the words "Je t'aime mélancolie" repeated by Farmer. Then the voice of a man can be heard in the chorus and the numerous scratches. The song ends abruptly with a scratch. | |
| Extended club remix | 7:44 | Dance Remixes | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | The song is punctuated by with phrase "Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime mélancolie", sung by Farmer. |
| Live version (recorded in 1996) | 5:20 | Live à Bercy | 1996 | It is a rock version. | |
| Radio remix 2 (album version) | 4:40 | Les Mots | Laurent Boutonnat | 2001 | The refrain and the musical bridge are longer than those in the 'Radio Remix 2'. |
| Felix Da Housecat remix | 4:45 | RemixeS | Felix Da Housecat | 2003 | This is a techno version in which the Farmer's voice is put forward. The expression "Et toc" is repeated many times. |
| Live version (recorded in 2006) | 4:53 | Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy | 2006 | See Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour) |
- Unofficial mentionable fan remixes[17]
- St. Ken's short remix (5:18)
- Soul's mix (3:18)
[edit] "Mylène Is Calling"
The CD maxi contains a new song, "Mylène Is Calling".
The few words ("Allô oui c'est moi / Tu n'est pas là / Je me sens toute seule") of this mainly musical song were sampled from a singer's message left on the answering machine of Laurent Boutonnat, a day that she seemed to be depressive.[18] [19] As a result, the lyrics are not of a high quality. The music is mostly composed of noise of water drops.[20] [21]
The song was included on the Mylenium Tour, but in fact Farmer does not sung it on this occasion : Sophie Tellier, one of the dancers, replaces her to let her time to change her costume. "Mylène Is Called" features only on the collector version of the best of Les Mots.
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment |
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| Album version | 2:13 | Les Mots (long box edition only) | 1991 | ||
| Live version (recorded in 2000) | 2:27 | Mylenium Tour | 2000 | The words "Je me sens toute seule" are deleted. See Mylenium Tour |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Text : Mylène Farmer
- Music : Laurent Boutonnat
- Editions : Requiem Publishing
- Recording company :Polydor
- Photography : Marianne Rosensthiel
- Design : Henry Neu / Com'N.B
[edit] Charts, certifications and sales
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Je t'aime mélancolie", L'histoire de la chanson : une tentative de rap Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ a b Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 136-140
- ^ Ciné Télé Revue, February 2, 1992, "Mylène Farmer : "Je suis plus impudique que jamais"" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 27, 2008
- ^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 174-175 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ^ Mylène Farmer, le culte - L'envers du décor, Sophie Khairallah, 2007, Why Not Ed., p. 137
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", videoclip Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", videoclip Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ Mylène Farmer, la part d'ombre, Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy & Benjamin Thiry, 2003, Archipel Ed., p. 326-327
- ^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 68 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ^ Instant-Mag, No. 7, 2001, p. 6
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", TV performances Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie" Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ a b "Je t'aime mélancolie", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", Belgian Ultratop Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", cover by BB Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ 1992 - Les Plus Belles Chansons françaises cover Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ Mentionable fan remixes Libnet.wuggleworld.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 216 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ^ Mylène Farmer Phénoménale, Erwan Chuberre, 2006, City Ed., p. 144
- ^ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 173-174
- ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie" Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
