Mer du Japon
Encyclopedia
"Mer du Japon" is a song by the French
duo
Air and is the eighth track on their 2007 studio album
Pocket Symphony
. The song was released as the second single
from that album on June 11, 2007. The single will feature a new version of the track and a remix by The Teenagers
. A radio edit of the song was released on the iTunes Store
on May 7, 2007.
The title of the song is in French
, which literally translates into English as "Sea of Japan
".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
duo
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Air and is the eighth track on their 2007 studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Pocket Symphony
Pocket Symphony
Pocket Symphony is the fifth full-length album by French duo Air. The album was released in March 2007 and features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon....
. The song was released as the second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from that album on June 11, 2007. The single will feature a new version of the track and a remix by The Teenagers
The Teenagers
The Teenagers are an American integrated doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed...
. A radio edit of the song was released on the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on May 7, 2007.
The title of the song is in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, which literally translates into English as "Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
".
Music Video
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Guillaume de la Perrière, with choreography by Angelin Preljocaj.Track listing
- "Mer du Japon" (radio edit)
- "Mer du Japon" (Remix by Kris Menace)
- "Mer du Japon" (Remix by the Teenagers)