RemixeS | ||||
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Remix album by Mylène Farmer | ||||
Released | December 2003 | |||
Genre | Electronic / Dance | |||
Length | 65:55 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||
Mylène Farmer chronology | ||||
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Singles from RemixeS | ||||
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RemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.
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During the summer of 2001, some rumours announced that Farmer and her teams were preparing a new album of remixes, about ten years after the previous one, Dance Remixes. Finally, Universal decided to produce a CD with 11 remixes produced by French and international famous DJs and remixers to make the fans wait (indeed, they wanted a new studio album).[1] Officially announced in July 2003, this CD entierely composed of remixes was not appreciated by all Farmer's fans : some thought that the old hits should not be remixed, while others found that the idea of remixing Farmer's successes by the most famous DJs was brilliant.[2]
In fact, this album is not really a compilation, because, although the original versions were already released as singles, however, these remixes were then unknown to the general public. Contrary to the album Dance Remixes, it contains no new title. The artistic direction of this album has been given to Paul Van Parys, Jerome Devoise and Henry Neu. It has been produced at Studios Guillaume Tell, which had already been used for the remix of "C'est une belle journée", by Devil Head.[3] Farmer has asked her sister, Brigitte Gautier, to make the cover design : for this, she used a photo from a 2001 book about Farmer, and recoloured it.[4] While the whole was produced by Polydor, the record labels Stuffed Monkey and Requiem Publishing didn't participate in this album.
The very first run of this album was slightly high, with just 200,000 copies. It was originally planned that the album is marketed throughout Europe, the U.S. and Canada.[3]
Other remixes had been originally planned, but have not featured on the album: "Sans contrefaçon" and "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" by Jaïa and Gabriel Masurel (Blue Planet Corporation), "Maman a tort" by Joachim Garraud, and a remix of "Vertige".[2]
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Amazon.fr | [6] |
Remixes was not generally well received in the media. For example, the journalist Caroline Bee said that despite the great DJs solicited on this occasion, "the whole struggles to convince".[1] The French magazine Femme Actuelle considered that this album of remixes was "disappointing".[7]
There were three songs released as singles : first, in August 2003 - four months before the release of the album -, "Sans contrefaçon" (J.C.A. Remix), which was much aired on radio and was a hit in the nightclubs ; then, in November, "Je t'aime mélancolie" (Felix Da Housecat Remix) ; and in January 2004, "L'Instant X" (The X Key Mix by One-T). There was no fourth single although it was originally scheduled. The three singles were released as 12"-Maxi, with which added the promotional CD and vinyls. Sales of these singles were very confidential, since they were released only as vinyls.
In France, the album debuted at #3 on Top compilation on December 6, 2003,[8] but fell to #11 the week after. However, it managed to reach again the top 10 for two other weeks, respectively at #10 and #9. It stayed on the chart (Top 40) for a total of 11 weeks. The same year, the album was certified Gold album by the SNEP for a minimum of 100,000 copies sold.[9]
In Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart, Remixes started to #24 on December 13, 2003, before climbing to its highest position, #15, the following week. After that, it dropped to number 35 and had an irregular trajectory in the low positions. It left the chart after nine weeks of attendance.[10]
In Switzerland, the album made a short appearance at #81 on the chart on December 14, 2003, before leaving it.[11]
On March 20, 2005, the album entered the Top Mid' Price (France) for four weeks, peaking at #10 in its third week (3,548 copies sold).
Except : "Libertine" : Laurent Boutonnat
Except : "Libertine" : Jean-Claude Déquéant ; "Optimistique-moi" : Mylène Farmer
Except : "Sans contrefaçon", Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" and "Libertine" : Universal Music Publishing / BMG Music Publishing France
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