Mylenium Tour

Mylènium Tour
Live album by Mylène Farmer
Released 2000
Recorded Paris
Genre Pop, rock
Label Polydor
Producer Laurent Boutonnat
Mylène Farmer chronology

Innamoramento
(1999)		 Mylènium Tour
(2000)		 Les Mots
(2001)
Alternative cover
Collector edition - Statue
Singles from Mylenium Tour
  1. "Dessine-moi un mouton"
    Released: December 5, 2000

Mylènium Tour is the third live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 5, 2000.

Background

After having ending her third successful tour whose last shows were held in Russia on March 7, 2000, Farmer rested, and then decided to release an album and a DVD retracing her concert. With Bertrand Châtenet, she participated in the audio mixing of the live album and also worked on the bonus available on the DVD.[1] The album, whose release was originally scheduled for September, was finally marketed on December 4, after several postponements, since its preparation needed a lot of time. The day before, the Fnac and Virgin stores of the Champs-Elysées organized a special evening by opening at midnight to allow fans to purchase the various supports of the album and the only single "Dessine-moi un mouton" which was released at the same time.[2]

The album privileges the songs from the previous studio album Innamoramento, but also contains some songs from Anamorphosée and L'Autre..., and two B-sides. A medley composed of 1980s four hits of the first two albums is also available on the album.[3]

Arranged by Yvan Cassar and produced by François Hanss, Mylenium Tour is the only album, which was not produced by Laurent Boutonnat.

Chart performances

In France, the CD went straight to number one on French Albums Chart, on December 9, 2000. It was dethroned the week after, but managed to stay on the top ten for 11 weeks. It disappeared from the chart (Top 200) on September 8, 2001, after its 31st week of attendance.[4] On September 26, 2001, the album was certified Double platinum album for a minimum of 600,000 sales.[5] It peaked respectively at #17 (it was released only three weeks before the end of the year) and #39 on 2000 and 2001 French Albums Charts.[6][7] Although it was a little less sold than Live à Bercy released three years before, Mylenium Tour remains one of the best-selling live albums in France.
The VHS and the DVD, also released in December 2000, were both certified Diamond videos for more than 100,000 copies sold (350,000 sales).[8]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the album entered the chart on December 16, 2000, at #14. It reached then #8, its highest position, but immediately left the top ten and remained on the chart (Top 50) for 13 weeks. It was ranked #68 on 2000 End of the Year Chart.[9] On the chart edition of April 30, 2005, the album re-appeared for a single week, at #50, thanks to the release of Avant que l'ombre....[10]

In Switzerland, the album achieved a minor success: it peaked at #31, on December 17, 2000, then kept on dropping and remained for seven weeks in the top 50 and for 12 weeks in the top 100.[11]

Singles

Year Title Date of release Physical sales
(France)		 Certification Peak position
FR BE (WA) FR BE (WA) SWI
2000 "Dessine-moi un mouton" December 5, 2000 80,000 — — 6 11 59

Formats

Audio
  • Double CD - Brass case
  • Double CD - Collector edition with additional photos (30,000)
  • Double CD - Promo
  • Double CD - Promo - Statue
  • Triple 12"
  • Cassette - Double length1
  • Double CD - Crystal case - Canada

1 Doesn't contain "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs", "Mylène Is Calling" and "California"
Video
  • VHS
    • Plastic case with golden border
    • Plastic case with dark golden border
  • DVD

Track listing

Audio album
CD 1
  1. "Mylenium" (6:10)
  2. "L'Amour naissant" (5:28)
  3. "L'Âme-stram-gram" (6:00)
  4. "Beyond My Control" (5:18)
  5. "Rêver" (5:56)
  6. "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs" (5:19)
  7. "Mylène Is Calling" (2:15)
  8. "Optimistique-moi" (4:36)
  9. "Medley": "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" / "Libertine" / "Maman a tort" / "Sans contrefaçon" (6:48)
  10. "Regrets" (5:12)
CD 2
  1. "Désenchantée" (7:12)
  2. "Méfie-toi" (5:40)
  3. "Dessine-moi un mouton" (4:50)
  4. "California" (5:27)
  5. "Pas le temps de vivre" (8:28)
  6. "Je te rends ton amour" (5:15)
  7. "Souviens-toi du jour" (7:47)
  8. "Dernier Sourire" (4:53)
  9. "Innamoramento" (6:13)
VHS / DVD
  1. "Mylenium" (6:40)
  2. "L'Amour naissant" (5:26)
  3. "L'Âme-stram-gram" (5:43)
  4. "Beyond My Control" (5:21)
  5. "Rêver" (5:55)
  6. "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs" (5:17)
  7. "Mylène Is Calling" (2:20)
  8. "Optimistique-moi" (5:43)
  9. "Medley": "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" / "Libertine" / "Maman a tort" / "Sans contrefaçon" (6:45)
  10. "Regrets" (5:07)
  11. "Désenchantée" (7:54)"
  12. "Méfie-toi" (5:51)
  13. "Dessine-moi un mouton" (4:40)
  14. "California" (5:15)
  15. "Pas le temps de vivre" (8:26)
  16. "Je te rends ton amour" (5:16)
  17. "Souviens-toi du jour" (7:48)
  18. "Dernier Sourire" (5:23)
  19. "Innamoramento" (6:49)
  20. Générique de fin (4:28)

+ "Made in USA" (Dans les coulisses) (8:50), "Band & dancers" (3:40), "326 seconds" (Avant le show) (5:31), "Vous..." (4:50), "Made in Russia" (8:08)2

+ Bonus multi-angles : "L'Amour naissant" (4:38), "L'Âme-stram-gram" (4:27), "Rêver" (4:20)2

2 Only on the DVD

Credits and personnel

  • Texts: Mylène Farmer
  • Music: Laurent Boutonnat
    • Except: "Libertine": Jean-Claude Déquéant; "Maman a tort": Laurent Boutonnat and Jérôme Dahan; "Pas le temps de vivre", "Méfie-toi", "Optimistique-moi": Mylène Farmer
  • Musical direction, keyboards: Yvan Cassar
  • Keyboards: Éric Chevalier
  • Guitars: Jeff Dahlgren, Brian Ray
  • Bass: Jerry Watts Jr
  • Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr
  • Background vocals: Johanna Manchec-Ferdinand, Esther Dobong'Na Essiène (aka Estha Divine)
  • Consultant: Philippe Rault for Basilic Production Inc.
  • Production: Stuffed Monkey
  • Mixed by Bertrand Châtenet
  • Assistant: Jérôme Devoise
  • Sound: Thierry Rogen
  • Mastering: Tim Young for Metropolis (London)
  • Executive producer: Paul van Parys for Stuffed Monkey
  • Management: Thierry Suc
  • Photos: Claude Gassian
  • Design: Henry Neu / Com'N.B
  • Recorded at Studio mobile "Le Voyageur II"
  • Mixed at Studio Guillaume Tell

Fore more details about credits and personnel, see: Mylenium Tour (tour).

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales
Belgium[12] Gold 25,000
France Double platinum (CD)[5]
Diamond (VHS)[8]
Diamond (DVD)		 650,000 (CD)
150,000 (VHS)
200,000 (DVD)

Charts

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[10] 8
French SNEP Albums Chart[4] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 31
End of year chart (2000) Position
French Albums Chart[6] 17
End of year chart (2001) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[9] 68
French Albums Chart[7] 39

Preceded by
Noël Ensemble by Various artists		 French Albums Chart number-one album
December 9, 2000 		Succeeded by
Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
by Various artists

References

  1. ↑ Mylenium Tour Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved April 5, 2008)
  2. ↑ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 216 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
  3. ↑ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 177
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mylenium Tour, French SNEP Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 2001 certifications, by SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 2000 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 2001 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 2001 certifications, by SNEP Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 2001 Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mylenium Tour, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mylenium Tour, Swiss Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
  12. ↑ Belgium certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 19, 2007)