"Cesse la pluie" is the second single from Anggun

Anggun

Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...

's third French album, Luminescence

Luminescence (album)

Luminescence is the third international studio album by Anggun. The French-language version was released in February 2005 and the English-language version, also with the same title, was released in the fall of 2005...

in 2005. The English version of the song, "Saviour", was also the soundtrack of film Transporter 2

Transporter 2

Transporter 2 is a 2005 action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. It is the sequel to The Transporter . It is itself followed by Transporter 3 ....

. "Cesse la pluie" also has Indonesian version, titled "Mantra", which became a hit in Indonesia. Despite not having same success as its predecessor, "Être une femme

Être une femme

"Être une femme" is the first single from the third French album, Luminescence by Anggun. This single was released in late 2004, earlier than the album which was released in 2005. This single peaked at #16 at France Singles Top 100, making her second Top 20 hits in France...

", the song spent more weeks on French Singles Chart, 23 weeks on the Top 100.

Track listing

• Cesse la pluie
• Cesse la pluie - Teetoff Dance Remix
• Saviour
• Etre une femme - Indian Vibes Remix
• Cesse la pluie - Video Clip

Video

Cesse la pluie video was directed by Jean-Baptiste Erreca in Spain. The video was shot in two versions - normal and movie tie-in - with gold-coloured filter was used to achieve the tinted effect. For movie tie-in version, scenes taken from The Transporter 2 movie trailer were added in between. The treatment starts with water being released down the aqueduct, followed by closeup shots of Anggun focusing on her eyes and mouth. The singer then stood near the underground stream singing while the water drips on her. The scene is later followed by Anggun singing with the aid of her band. The following shot sees Anggun in Roberto Cavalli camo-print caftan swinging the elongated sleeves against the incoming wind. The band-aided singing scene repeated until the next, where she, dressed in an embellished black tulle ballgown, plays with fire lit from the tips of her silver finger caps. As the video enters its second half ending frame, the shots were mixed with Anggun and her band performing in the rain. The video ends with a pan shot of Anggun catwalking while extending her elongated sleeves, and fades out.

Wardrobe

The wardrobe was provided by Italian designer Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.-Biography:Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute,...

 with the green camo-print caftan with side cutouts and elongated sleeves was culled from Cavalli's spring/summer 2005 ready-to-wear collection just months before it hit the stores. The designer also created a special two-piece bathing suit featuring extensively beaded gold lurex top with plunging neckline and matching hot pants.

Controversy

Due to the overt wardrobe and her sexy moves, the English version video of the single (Saviour) was banned by the censors in Indonesia. However, the video managed to receive satisfactory rotation amount in Malaysia and other Asian countries via MTV Asia. The video was finally shown to the public during her major concert in Jakarta several years back.

Charts

Chart (2005/2006)	Peak position
French Singles Chart	22
Indonesian Airplay Chart1	1
Swiss Singles Chart	65
Greek Singles Chart2	41
Italian Singles Chart2	35
Dutch Singles Chart2	94

1 "Mantra"

2 "Saviour"