Pardonne-moi
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| Single by Mylène Farmer from the album Les Mots |
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| Released | October 21 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single 7" maxi Digital download (since 2005) |
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| Recorded | 2001, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Polydor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Text : Mylène Farmer Music : Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Pardonne-moi" is a 2001 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third and last single from her best of, Les Mots, and was released on October 21, 2002.
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[edit] Background and writing
After many hesitations, Polydor sent to the radios the promotional CD in a glass case since September 2002 and announced the song's release as a single on October 14.[1] Unlike the previous Farmer's songs "Les Mots" and "C'est une belle journée", as well as the cover of "Désenchantée" by Kate Ryan, "Pardonne-moi" was rarely broadcast on radio. The single was released in CD single in a limited edition (version easel) and in 12" maxi with a run of 6,000 copies containing another remix named 'forgiveness club remix'.[2]
[edit] Lyrics and music
This "melancholic" and "tortured"[3] love song "uses imagery of fairy tale". Farmer evokes various princes to whom she speaks : Hungarian Prince, Hindu Prince, Arabic Prince, Dawn Prince, Black Prince. There are several references to the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty (La Belle au Bois dormant or The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood), by Charles Perrault.[4]
[edit] Music video
The videoclip, whose screenplay was written both by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, was directed by the latter. It was a Requiem Publishing and Stuffed Monkey production.
As the song had several oriental sonorities, foolish rumours went round about the video : it would be filmed in Morocco, during the singer's vacations on September 2002. In fact, it was shot for two days in Stains (France), and cost about 40 000 euros - so it was one of the less expensive Farmer's videoclip. It features a horse (which gallops on a treadmill to give the impression that it does not move forward) and a snake which belong to Farmer. She had bought them in Morocco).[5]
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The videoclip, in black and white, features Farmer, dressed as a nun, praying, and sometimes performing a dance in a white smoke. During the chorus, she begs forgiveness in a smoky light came from above. A mysterious knight on a horse gallops, accelerating his running over the video. Afterwards, Farmer has white eyes, then eyes similar to those of a snake. A big snake is also filmed closely.[6]
In this videoclip, "Boutonnat seems totally resume the reins of Farmer's image : total harmony between photography, editing, and sound, but also haunting images at the expense of the construction, as moments which are thrown on their own ambiance (...). The absence of colours and landscapes, planes tight inspire melancholy, almost dread. This feeling is accentuated by certain images of the singer engaged in an epileptic choreography, pretending to struggle in a smoke. These images have gone for the most part upside down".[7]
Various elements of the video resume visual effects already used in the old Farmer's videoclips : black and white ("À quoi je sers..."), eyes rolled upwards ("Tristana"), a snake ("Sans logique"), a moon ("Ainsi soit je..."), a horse through a cloud of smoke ("Allan"), some moving sails ("L'Âme-stram-gram"), a smoky camera ("Beyond My Control"), and a succession of zoom lens ("Maman a tort"). Thus, many observers saw in these references a conclusive aspect in this video and a summary of Farmer's work, like "À quoi je sers...", 13 years earlier.[7]
[edit] Critical reception
The song was generally well received in media. For example, it was said : The singer "uses ingredients that make her success : an enigmatic voice raised on somber and melancholy texts" (Fan2).[8] The melody is "sweet and sad", with a "delightful and melancholy text" (Star Club).[9] "Pardonne-moi" has an "effective melody", a "evanescent voice" and a mysterious text, which can be interpreted in many ways (Télé Magazine).[10]
[edit] Chart performances
The single entered to number 6, its peak position, on French SNEP Singles Chart, on October 26, thus giving to Farmer her 25th top ten in France. However, the weeks after, the single kept on carrying out dives in the lower positions, staying only six weeks in the top 50 and 17 weeks on the chart.[11]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single made its debut at the 13th place on November 6 and entered the Top 10 the following week, climbing to #7, which was its peak position. The six weeks after, the single never stopped to fall, leaving the chart after eight weeks of attendance.[12] It appears at #85 on Belgian End of the Year chart.[13]
In Switzerland, "Pardonne-moi" had a surprising running. It debuted at number 53 on November 11, before dropping. It left the chart on January 26, 2003, after being listed for nine weeks, but came back straight to its peak position (#45) the following week. The single stayed another week in the chart, then disappeared definitively.[14]
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Versions
- Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment[15] |
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| Album version | 4:30 | Les Mots | 2001 | See the previous sections | |
| Radio version | 4:05 | Laurent Boutonnat | 2001 | The end of the song is shorter. | |
| Instrumental version | 4:30 | Laurent Boutonnat | 2001 | Exactly similar to the album version, but without lyrics. | |
| Dark side of the mix | 4:30 | Bertrand Châtenet | 2001 | At the beginning, a langhished voice can be heard. | |
| Forgiveness club remix | 6:30 | Blue Planet Corporation and Taïa | 2001 | Devoted to the discothèques, this version has dance and techno sonorities. |
- Unofficial mentionable fan remixes[16]
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[edit] Credits and personnel
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[edit] Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Physical sales |
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| France | — | 100,000 |
[edit] Charts
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[edit] References
- ^ "Pardonne-moi" Sans-logique.com (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ "Pardonne-moi", L'histoire de la chanson : La fin d'une ère ? Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved December 20, 2007)
- ^ "Mylène Farmer, l'icône", Jukebox, n°253, p. 7 Devant-soi.com (Retrieved May 13, 2008)
- ^ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 191-193
- ^ "Pardonne-moi", videoclip Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ "Pardonne-moi", videoclip Sans-logique.com (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ a b Instant-Mag, No. 12, 2003, p. 12
- ^ Fan2, Ocotber 2002 Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 22, 2008)
- ^ Star Club, November 2002, "Pardonne-moi" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 22, 2008)
- ^ Télé Magazine, No. 2455, November 2002, "Le cri de Mylène" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 22, 2008)
- ^ a b "Pardonne-moi", French SNEP Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ a b "Pardonne-moi", Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 3, 2007)
- ^ a b 2002 Belgian Singles Chart Skynet.be (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ a b "Pardonne-moi", Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
- ^ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 191-193
- ^ Mentionable fan remixes Libnet.wuggleworld.com
- ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ a b "Pardonne-moi", in European and World Charts Top40-charts.com (Retrieved May 13, 2008)
- ^ 2002 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved December 19, 2007)
