A cause des garçons

"À caus' des garçons"
Single by À Caus' des Garçons
Released 1987 (1987)
Format Vinyl, mini CD
Genre Synthpop
Label WEA
Writer(s) Alain Chamfort, Pierre Grillet
Producer Alain Chamfort, Philippe Draï
À Caus' des Garçons singles chronology
"À caus' des garçons"
(1987)		 "Faire les voyous"
(1988)

"À caus' des garçons" or "À cause des garçons" (French: "Because of the Boys") is a song first released by the French duo À Caus' des Garçons comprising Laurence Heller and Hélène Bérard in 1987. It was covered by French trio Yelle on their 2007 debut album Pop Up, released as its lead single.

Contents

Yelle version

"À cause des garçons"
Single by Yelle
from the album Pop Up
Released 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)
(see release history)
Format CD single, 12" single, digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Electropop
Length 3:54
Label Source Etc
Writer(s) Pierre Grillet, Alain Chamfort
Producer GrandMarnier
Yelle singles chronology
"Parle à ma main"
(2007)		 "À cause des garçons"
(2007)		 "Je veux te voir"
(2008)

The French trio Yelle covered "A cause des garçons" in 2007 for their debut album, Pop Up, released as its lead single. The Riot in Belgium remix of the song is featured on the soundtrack to the Electronic Arts video games Need for Speed: ProStreet and Euro 2008.

"A cause des garçons" ( Yelle version) was also used as the dance song in the "Les Jeunes de Paris" skit on the November 11, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Emma Stone.

Music video

In the video, directed by Nima Nourizadeh, Yelle is seen singing and dancing in her all-white room, preparing amid animated giant objects. Then she is seen in photoshoots for magazine covers, surrounded by men dressed up as objects.

A Tecktonik version of the video also exists, directed by Bastien Lattanzio and Guillaume Berg. The video uses the remix made by Tepr and shows Tecktonik dancers Treaxy and Vavan dancing beside the letters of the word "Yelle".

Track listings

French CD single and iTunes EP
  1. "A cause des garçons" (Edit Version) – 3:10
  2. "A cause des garçons" (Booster Remix) – 3:10
  3. "A cause des garçons" (Album Version) – 3:54
French CD single – Tepr Remix
  1. "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) – 2:52
  2. "A cause des garçons" (Album Version) – 3:54
  3. "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) (Video) – 2:52
French 12" single
A1. "A cause des garçons" (Original)
A2. "A cause des garçons" (Punks Jump Up Remix)
B1. "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix)
B2. "A cause des garçons" (Riot in Belgium Remix)
French iTunes remix EP
  1. "A cause des garçons" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:46
  2. "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) – 6:02
  3. "A cause des garçons" (Riot in Belgium Remix) – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2007/2008) Peak
position
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[1] 2
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[1] 40
European Hot 100 Singles[2] 41
French Singles Chart[1] 11
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 95

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
France 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25) Source Etc. CD single, digital EP[3] 0094639722822
22 October 2007 (2007-10-22) Kitsuné 12" single,[4] digital remix EP[5] KITSUNE063
17 December 2007 (2007-12-17) Source Etc. CD single – Tepr Remix[6] 5099951135706

References

  1. ^ a b c d "lescharts.com – Yelle – À cause des garçons" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yelle&titel=%C0+cause+des+gar%E7ons&cat=s. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Yelle Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/yelle/chart-history/940603?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  3. ^ "À cause des garçons – EP de Yelle" (in French). French iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/id257825578. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "Kitsuné Shop: Yelle – A Cause Des Garcons (12")". Kitsuné Music. http://kitsuneshop.topplersmusic.com/shop/product/KITSUNE063. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "Kitsuné: À cause des garçons Remixes – EP de Yelle" (in French). French iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/id257825578. Retrieved 26 June 2010. 
  6. ^ "A Cause Des Garcons [CD single] [Single Maxi]: Yelle" (in French). Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B000ZNW75S. Retrieved 26 June 2010.