2001.2011

2001.2011
Greatest hits album by Mylène Farmer
Released 5 December 2011
Genre Electro-pop
Label Polydor
Producer Laurent Boutonnat
Mylène Farmer chronology
Bleu Noir
(2010)		 2001.2011
(2011)
Singles from 2001.2011
  1. "Du temps"
    Released: 7 November 2011

2001.2011 is an upcoming album by French singer Mylène Farmer. It was her second compilation, after Les Mots in 2001, and will be released in 5 December 2011. It contains all the singles from her last three studio albums and two new songs. One of them was the lead single from 2001.2011, "Du temps", released digitally on 7 November.

Contents

Background

On 3 November 2011, an article in the French newspaper France Soir confirmed rumors about an upcoming best of by Farmer, said it would be released on 5 December and showed the cover.[1] The next day, Polydor officially announced the best of, saying: "After the Bleu noir album, certified diamond, Mylène Farmer presents 2001.2011, a selection of her greatest hits during that period. This album follows her first best of Les Mots, sold over 1.5 ​​million. It will also contain two new tracks including new single".[2] On 10 November, the track listing was revealed on the Internet: composed of 17 tracks, it includes all of Farmer's previous singles from her last three studio albums, one live single and two new songs.[3]

Unlike Farmer's previous albums, the cover does not display a photo, but an abstract painting representing half of the singer's face, semi hidden behind a lock of red hair, drawing that Thierry de Cabarrus of Suite101 site considers as being "enigmatic, even melancholy".[4]

Chart performance

In France, the album debuted at number three, selling 40,455 units.[5] In Switzerland, it began at number 36.[6] In Belgium (Wallonia), the album entered at number ten on the chart edition of 17 December 2011.[7] As of December 2011, worldwide sales of the album have exceeded 110.000 copies.

Singles

Year Title Date of release Sales
(France)		 Certification Peak position
FR BE (WA) FR BE (WA) SWI
2011 "Du temps" 7 November 2011 10,000 — — 8 9 73

Formats

Track listings

CD

All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer, except track 8: Moby and Mylène Farmer. 

No. Title Music Length
1. "Du temps"   Laurent Boutonnat  
2. "Avant que l'ombre..."   Laurent Boutonnat  
3. "Fuck Them All"   Laurent Boutonnat  
4. "L'amour n'est rien..."   Laurent Boutonnat, Mylène Farmer  
5. "Peut-être toi"   Laurent Boutonnat  
6. "Q.I"   Laurent Boutonnat  
7. "Redonne-moi"   Laurent Boutonnat  
8. "Crier La Vie (Slipping Away)" (duet with Moby) Moby  
9. "Dégénération"   Laurent Boutonnat  
10. "Appelle mon numéro"   Laurent Boutonnat  
11. "C'est dans l'air"   Laurent Boutonnat  
12. "Sextonik"   Laurent Boutonnat  
13. "Si j'avais au moins..."   Laurent Boutonnat  
14. "Oui mais... non"   RedOne  
15. "Bleu noir"   Moby  
16. "Lonely Lisa"   RedOne  
17. "Sois-moi - Be Me"   Laurent Boutonnat  

Collector box

CD 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Maman a tort" (from Cendres de lune, 1986) Jérôme Dahan Jérôme Dahan, Laurent Boutonnat  
2. "Plus grandir" (from Cendres de lune, 1986) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
3. "Libertine" (from Cendres de lune, 1986) Laurent Boutonnat Jean-Claude Déquéant  
4. "Tristana" (from Cendres de lune, 1986) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
5. "Sans contrefaçon" (from Ainsi soit je..., 1988) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
6. "Ainsi soit je..." (from Ainsi soit je..., 1988) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
7. "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (from Ainsi soit je..., 1988) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
8. "Sans logique" (from Ainsi soit je..., 1988) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
9. "À quoi je sers..." (from En concert, 1989) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
10. "La Veuve noire" (from CD single "À quoi je sers...", 1989) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
11. "Désenchantée" (from Dance Remixes, 1992) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
12. "Regrets" (duet with Jean-Louis Murat, from L'Autre, 1991) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
13. "Je t'aime mélancolie" (from L'Autre, 1991) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
14. "Beyond My Control" (from L'Autre, 1991) Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  
15. "Que mon cœur lâche"   Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat  

All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer, all music composed by Laurent Boutonnat.

CD 2
No. Title Length
1. "Les Mots" (duet with Seal, from Les Mots, 2001)  
2. "California" (from Anamorphosée, 1995)  
3. "XXL" (from Anamorphosée, 1995)  
4. "L'Instant X" (from Anamorphosée, 1995)  
5. "Comme j'ai mal" (from Anamorphosée, 1995)  
6. "Rêver" (from Anamorphosée, 1995)  
7. "C'est une belle journée" (from Les Mots, 2001)  
8. "L'Âme-Stram-Gram" (from Innamoramento, 1999)  
9. "Je te rends ton amour" (from Innamoramento, 1999)  
10. "Effets secondaires" (from CD single "Je te rends ton amour", 1999)  
11. "Souviens-toi du jour" (from Innamoramento, 1999)  
12. "Optimistique-moi" (from Innamoramento, 1999)  
13. "Innamoramento" (from Innamoramento, 1999)  
14. "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..." (from Rugrats in Paris, 2000)  
15. "Pardonne-moi" (from Les Mots, 2001)  

All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer, except track 8: Moby and Mylène Farmer. 

CD 3
No. Title Music Length
1. "Du temps"   Laurent Boutonnat  
2. "Avant que l'ombre..." (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat  
3. "Fuck Them All" (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat  
4. "L'amour n'est rien..." (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat, Mylène Farmer  
5. "Peut-être toi" (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat  
6. "Q.I" (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat  
7. "Redonne-moi" (from Avant que l'ombre..., 2005) Laurent Boutonnat  
8. "Crier La Vie (Slipping Away)" (duet with Moby) Moby  
9. "Dégénération" (from Point de suture, 2008) Laurent Boutonnat  
10. "Appelle mon numéro" (from Point de suture, 2008) Laurent Boutonnat  
11. "C'est dans l'air" (from Point de suture, 2008) Laurent Boutonnat  
12. "Sextonik" (from Point de suture, 2008) Laurent Boutonnat  
13. "Si j'avais au moins..." (from Point de suture, 2008) Laurent Boutonnat  
14. "Oui mais... non" (from Bleu Noir, 2010) RedOne  
15. "Bleu Noir" (from Bleu Noir, 2010) Moby  
16. "Lonely Lisa" (from Bleu Noir, 2010) RedOne  
17. "Sois-moi - Be Me"   Laurent Boutonnat  

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7] 10
French SNEP Albums Chart[5] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 36

Release history

Region Date Format
Mexico 6 December 2011 Digital download
Belgium, France, Switzerland 5 December 2011 CD digipack,[8] triple CD digipack,[9] double vinyl[10]

References

  1. ^ "Mylène Farmer compile ses années 2000" (in French). France Soir (Paris). 3 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Polydor officialise le nouveau single et le best of" (in French). Mylene.net. 4 November 2011. http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=4&z=3451. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Mylene Farmer: "Best of 2001-2011" le tracklisting annoncé" (in French). Musique Radio. 10 November 2011. http://www.musiqueradio.com/article_news11239_mylene-farmer-best-of-2001-2011-le-tracklisting-annonce.php. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  4. ^ De Cabarrus, Thierry (9 November 2011). "Mylène Farmer: son nouveau single "Du Temps" cartonne sur le Net" (in French). Suite 101. http://www.suite101.fr/news/mylene-farmer-son-nouveau-single-du-temps-cartonne-sur-le-net-a32360. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  5. ^ a b Hamard, Jonathan (13 December 2011). "Tops : Adele résiste à Mylène Farmer & Amy Winehouse" (in French). Charts in France. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Adele/news-77137.html. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "Mylène Farmer, 2001.2011 — Swiss Albums Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Myl%E8ne+Farmer&titel=2001%2D2011&cat=a. Retrieved 13 December 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "Mylène Farmer — 2001.2011, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Myl%E8ne+Farmer&titel=2001%2D2011&cat=a. Retrieved 16 December 2011. 
  8. ^ "Best Of 2001-2011 (Digipack - 2 Titres Inédits)" (in French). Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0060NNYFY?_encoding=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1642&creative=6746. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Best Of Les Mots + 2001-2011 (3 CD - Digipack - 2 Titres Inédits)" (in French). Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0060NNYEK?_encoding=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1642&creative=6746. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "Best Of 2001-2011 - Édition Limitée (2 Vinyles - 2 Titres Inédits)" (in French). Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0060NNYNQ?_encoding=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1642&creative=6746. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 
Mylène Farmer
Studio albums
Cendres de Lune (1986) · Ainsi soit je... (1988) · L'Autre... (1991) · Anamorphosée (1995) · Innamoramento (1999) · Avant que l'ombre... (2005) · Point de suture (2008) · Bleu Noir (2010)
Live albums
En Concert (1989) · Live à Bercy (1997) · Mylenium Tour (2000) · Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) · N°5 on Tour (2009)
Remix albums
Dance Remixes (1992) · RemixeS (2003)
Compilations
Les Mots (2001) · 2001.2011 (2011)
VHS & DVD
Les Clips (1987) · Les Clips Vol. II (1988) · En Concert (1989) · Les Clips Vol. III (1990) · L'Autre (1992) · Music Videos I (1997) · Music Videos II (1997) · Live à Bercy (1997) · Music Videos III (2000) · Mylenium Tour (2000) · Music Videos II & III (2001) · Music Videos IV (2006) · Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) · Stade de France (2010)
Tours
Mylène Farmer en concert (1989) · 1996 Bercy (1996) · Mylenium Tour (2000) · Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) · Mylène Farmer en tournée (2009)
Films
Giorgino (1994) · Arthur and the Minimoys (2006) · Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) · Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Book
Lisa-Loup et le Conteur (2003)
Labels
Associated artists
Related articles
Mylène Farmer singles
Cendres de Lune
"Maman a tort" (1984) · "My Mum Is Wrong" (1984) · "On est tous des imbéciles" (1985) · "Plus grandir" (1985) · "Libertine" (1986) · "Tristana" (1987)
Ainsi soit je...
"Sans contrefaçon" (1987) · "Ainsi soit je..." (1988) · "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (1988) · "Sans logique" (1989)
En Concert
L'Autre...
"Désenchantée" (1991) · "Regrets" (1991) · "Je t'aime mélancolie" (1991) · "Beyond My Control" (1992)
Dance Remixes
Anamorphosée
"XXL" (1995) · "L'Instant X" (1995) · "California" (1996) · "Comme j'ai mal" (1996) · "Rêver" (1996)
Live à Bercy
Innamoramento
"L'Âme-stram-gram" (1999) · "Je te rends ton amour" (1999) · "Souviens-toi du jour" (1999) · "Optimistique-moi" (2000) · "Innamoramento" (2000)
Mylenium Tour
Les Mots
"L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..." (2001) · "Les Mots" (2001) · "C'est une belle journée" (2002) · "Pardonne-moi" (2002)
RemixeS
Avant que l'ombre...
"Fuck Them All" (2005) · "Q.I" (2005) · "Redonne-moi" (2006) · "L'amour n'est rien..." (2006) · "Peut-être toi" (2006)
Go - The Very Best of Moby (Moby's album)
Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy
Point de suture
"Dégénération" (2008) · "Appelle mon numéro" (2008) · "Si j'avais au moins..." (2009) · "C'est dans l'air" (2009) · "Sextonik" (2009)
N°5 on Tour
Bleu Noir
"Oui mais... non" (2010) · "Bleu Noir" (2011) · "Lonely Lisa" (2011)
2001.2011
"Du temps" (2011)
B-sides
"L'Annonciation" (1985) · "Puisque..." (1988) · "Dernier Sourire" (1989) · "La Veuve noire" (1989) · "Psychiatric" (1989) · "Mylène Is Calling" (1991) · "Alice" (1995) · "L'Autre" (1997) · "Effets secondaires" (1999)
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