N°5 on Tour
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Nº5 on Tour is a double live album
by French singer Mylène Farmer
which documents her 2009 tour Mylène Farmer en tournée. It is her fifth live album and her 15th album overall. It was released on 7 December 2009, and it includes the standard set list that she sang during the indoor shows in France. Initial reports proclaimed "Libertine" was going to be the first single, however that was proven wrong with the official report.
The DVD of the tour was released in April 2010 and documents the outdoor shows that took place at the Stade de France
, in Paris, on 12 September 2009. Surprisingly, the live version of the fourth single from the album Point de suture
, "C'est dans l'air
", was officially announced as the first single from the live album, on 26 November 2009. The next single was "Paradis inanimé".
For the first time throughout the singer's career, the film of the concert, entitled "Mylène Farmer au Stade de France", was screened at the cinema. It was broadcast on 11 April 2010 at 8.30 pm in 19 cinemas in France.
For the first time, the DVD was released in Canada, on 4 May, after being officially screened by DEP / Universal Music Canada in Montréal one day earlier. The DVD was also available in Belgium (13 April),in Poland (23 April).
stated: "Big hits, laughters, tears, shouts, "I love you"... Nothing is missing from this double CD. (...) Mylène Farmer offers her public a dynamic live performance, mixed with vocal cracks and even wrong notes. And it's good!" Voici
said the album is "the singer's best live album since Live à Bercy
in 1996". According to Vacarm, this album "reflects comprehensively the worked up atmosphere of concerts". However, it criticized "the lack of authenticity" on some songs and the "intrusion of the redundant and predictable "Rêver"", but said that "the sound is huge and rearranged, the public rather mixed down, and Mylène Farmer's slight vocal imperfections are, for once, not removed".
The album entered the French Albums Chart at number one and the digital chart at number four on 12 December 2009. In the second week it dropped to number three and totalled four non-consecutive weeks in the top 10. Then it dropped very quickly, and fell out off the top 100 after 13 weeks, but jumped at number 23 in April 2010 when the DVD was released. This chart performance is quite better than the previous live album's one. It also debuted at number one in Belgium and number 14 in Switzerland. It reached number six in its second week in Russia.
The DVD went straight to number one on the chart, selling 98,177 units in the first week, reaching immediately diamond status. It remained for other seven weeks atop. The DVD was also number one in Belgium (Wallonia) for six weeks, Switzerland for four weeks, Russia and number three in Quebec.
Audio & Video
CD 2
Bonus of the "Stade de France" (collector edition)
Bonus
Bonus of the collector edition
DVD
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by French singer Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
which documents her 2009 tour Mylène Farmer en tournée. It is her fifth live album and her 15th album overall. It was released on 7 December 2009, and it includes the standard set list that she sang during the indoor shows in France. Initial reports proclaimed "Libertine" was going to be the first single, however that was proven wrong with the official report.
The DVD of the tour was released in April 2010 and documents the outdoor shows that took place at the Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
, in Paris, on 12 September 2009. Surprisingly, the live version of the fourth single from the album Point de suture
Point de Suture
Point de Suture is the seventh studio album by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, and her 14th album overall. Preceded by the lead single "Dégénération", it was released digitally on 20 August 2008, then on CD five days later...
, "C'est dans l'air
C'est dans l'air
"C'est dans l'air" is a 2008 electronic dance song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It is the fourth single from her seventh studio album Point de suture. The CD single was released on 27 April 2009, then the other formats one week later...
", was officially announced as the first single from the live album, on 26 November 2009. The next single was "Paradis inanimé".
For the first time throughout the singer's career, the film of the concert, entitled "Mylène Farmer au Stade de France", was screened at the cinema. It was broadcast on 11 April 2010 at 8.30 pm in 19 cinemas in France.
For the first time, the DVD was released in Canada, on 4 May, after being officially screened by DEP / Universal Music Canada in Montréal one day earlier. The DVD was also available in Belgium (13 April),in Poland (23 April).
CD
Critical reception was very positive. France SoirFrance Soir
France Soir is a French daily newspaper that prospered during the 1950s and 1960s, but it has declined since then under various owners. It was re-launched as a populist tabloid in 2006.-History:...
stated: "Big hits, laughters, tears, shouts, "I love you"... Nothing is missing from this double CD. (...) Mylène Farmer offers her public a dynamic live performance, mixed with vocal cracks and even wrong notes. And it's good!" Voici
Voici
Voici is a French weekly celebrity, women's magazine and tabloid, published by Prisma Presse . It was founded in 1987, and believes television reality shows in 2002 boosted circulation to 12.4 million copies per month . It claims the title of best selling French celebrity magazine, and second or...
said the album is "the singer's best live album since Live à Bercy
Live à Bercy
Live à Bercy is the second live album by Mylène Farmer, released on May 21, 1997. It was also produced as a video.-Background:After the successful concerts tour of 1996, whose shows were spread out from May 25 to December 15, a live album was recorded and produced by Thierry Suc, and sponsored by...
in 1996". According to Vacarm, this album "reflects comprehensively the worked up atmosphere of concerts". However, it criticized "the lack of authenticity" on some songs and the "intrusion of the redundant and predictable "Rêver"", but said that "the sound is huge and rearranged, the public rather mixed down, and Mylène Farmer's slight vocal imperfections are, for once, not removed".
The album entered the French Albums Chart at number one and the digital chart at number four on 12 December 2009. In the second week it dropped to number three and totalled four non-consecutive weeks in the top 10. Then it dropped very quickly, and fell out off the top 100 after 13 weeks, but jumped at number 23 in April 2010 when the DVD was released. This chart performance is quite better than the previous live album's one. It also debuted at number one in Belgium and number 14 in Switzerland. It reached number six in its second week in Russia.
DVD / Blu-Ray
The DVD / Blu-ray release was promoted on 16 April 2010 on the French television channel TF1 in a 20-second advertisement composed of various images from the concert. Universal Music announced that over 250,000 copies were placed in stores. The DVD / Blu-ray received positive reviews from critics and in the media. For example, Le Matin said "the film renders perfectly the atmosphere of the arena of Paris". Télé 2 Semaines stated it is "a beautiful recording, (...) everything is almost perfect". Télé Moustique criticized the techno arrangements deemed as a bit outdated, but praised the lighting arrangements. Canadian magazine Canoë 7 Jours gave a mixed review, saying "multimedia projections and other decorations go to oblivion" and criticized the amplification of the basses. Les Années Laser said the Blu-ray is "quite live up to expectation". Canadian newspaper La Presse described the DVD, as "so special and so successful", notably thanks to the "extraordinary and true communion between the crowd and the artist, captured by the cameras". What Hi-Fi ? Son & Home Cinéma gave a mixed review: it reproaches the lack of surprise (choreographies, stage set, choice of songs...), but said that the "show is great".The DVD went straight to number one on the chart, selling 98,177 units in the first week, reaching immediately diamond status. It remained for other seven weeks atop. The DVD was also number one in Belgium (Wallonia) for six weeks, Switzerland for four weeks, Russia and number three in Quebec.
Formats
Audio- Double CD
- Double CD — Book Disc (Book of 32 pages, CD-ROM with the teaser "Mylene Farmer au Stade de France")
- Triple vinyl LP
- iTunes Store digital download, including a digital bookletDigital bookletDigital booklets are the digital equivalent of liner notes that often accompany digital music purchases. They are most commonly distributed in Portable Document Format. One well-known distributor of digital booklets with digital purchases is the iTunes Store; the first instance of this on the...
Audio & Video
- Collector edition (Double CD + DVD Bonus) - Limited edition
CDs
CD 1- "D'entre les morts" — 4:33
- "Paradis inanimé" — 4:43
- "L'Âme-Stram-GramL'Âme-stram-gram"L'Âme-stram-gram" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the lead single from her fifth studio album Innamoramento and was released on 9 March 1999. The lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat...
" — 5:27 - "Je m'ennuie" — 4:26
- "Appelle mon numéroAppelle mon numéro"Appelle mon numéro" is a 2008 song recorded by French singer Mylène Farmer. Released on 3 November 2008, it was the second single from her seventh studio album, Point de Suture. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was more aired on radio and television than Farmer's previous...
" — 7:10 - "XXLXXL (Mylène Farmer song)"XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was the lead single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a...
" — 4:30 - "À quoi je sers...À quoi je sers..."À quoi je sers..." is a 1989 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was a new song when it was released in July 1989, being not available on Farmer's studio albums, but only in a live version on En Concert...
" — 5:07 - "Pourvu qu'elles soient doucesPourvu qu'elles soient douces"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" is a 1988 synthpop song by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je..., it was released on 12 September 1988. Very provocative, the song deals with sodomy and enjoys a very long music video which contains sexual and...
" — 5:02 - "Point de suture" — 7:06
- "Nous souviendrons-nous" — 5:36
- "RêverRêver"Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 16 November 1996...
" — 5:22 - "Ainsi soit je...Ainsi soit je... (song)"Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...
" — 4:18 - Interlude "Avant que l'ombre...Avant que l'ombre... (song)"Avant que l'ombre..." is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 2005 and in a live version at the time of her 2006 concerts at Bercy . It was the first single from her fourth live album, Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, and was released on 26 November 2006...
" — 4:13
CD 2
- "LibertineLibertine (song)"Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...
" — 5:35 - "Sans contrefaçonSans contrefaçon"Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the...
" — 4:09 - "Je te rends ton amourJe te rends ton amour"Je te rends ton amour" is a 1999 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The second single from her fifth studio album Innamoramento, it was released on 8 June 1999...
" — 5:28 - "DégénérationDégénération"Dégénération" is a 2008 electro / techno song by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the first single from her seventh studio album Point de Suture, and was released first digitally and on radio in June 2008, then in a CD in August 2008. The song marked an important musical change in...
" — 6:58 - "DésenchantéeDésenchantée"Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...
" — 7:42 - "C'est dans l'airC'est dans l'air"C'est dans l'air" is a 2008 electronic dance song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It is the fourth single from her seventh studio album Point de suture. The CD single was released on 27 April 2009, then the other formats one week later...
" — 6:08 - "Si j'avais au moins...Si j'avais au moins..."Si j'avais au moins..." is a song recorded by French singer Mylène Farmer. This pop rock ballad was written by Farmer with music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. It was the third single released, from her eight studio album Point de suture , on 16 February 2009...
" — 7:18 - Teaser Mylène Farmer au Stade de France — 2:45 (on book disc and collector edition - DVD Bonus)
Bonus of the "Stade de France" (collector edition)
- "California" — 5:20
- "L'Instant X" — 4:58
- "Fuck Them All" — 4:57
DVD / Blu-Ray
DVD - Stade de France- "Avant la lumière" (1:07)
- "D'entre les morts" (4:55)
- "Paradis inanimé" (4:42)
- "L'Âme-stram-gramL'Âme-stram-gram"L'Âme-stram-gram" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the lead single from her fifth studio album Innamoramento and was released on 9 March 1999. The lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat...
" (6:16) - "Je m'ennuie" (4:24)
- Outro Haka "Je m'ennuie" (2:42)
- "Appelle mon numéroAppelle mon numéro"Appelle mon numéro" is a 2008 song recorded by French singer Mylène Farmer. Released on 3 November 2008, it was the second single from her seventh studio album, Point de Suture. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was more aired on radio and television than Farmer's previous...
" (5:19) - "XXLXXL (Mylène Farmer song)"XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was the lead single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a...
" (6:06) - "CaliforniaCalifornia (Mylène Farmer song)"California" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fourth studio album, Anamorphosée, and was released on 26 March 1996. The song marked the only collaboration with American movie screenwriter and director Abel Ferrara who directed the very...
" (4:59) - "Pourvu qu'elles soient doucesPourvu qu'elles soient douces"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" is a 1988 synthpop song by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je..., it was released on 12 September 1988. Very provocative, the song deals with sodomy and enjoys a very long music video which contains sexual and...
" (4:58) - "Point de Suture" (7:50)
- "Nous souviendrons-nous" (6:17)
- "RêverRêver"Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 16 November 1996...
" (8:52) - "Laisse le vent emporter tout" (5:22)
- "Ainsi soit je...Ainsi soit je... (song)"Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...
" (6:09) - Interlude "Avant que l'ombre...Avant que l'ombre... (song)"Avant que l'ombre..." is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 2005 and in a live version at the time of her 2006 concerts at Bercy . It was the first single from her fourth live album, Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, and was released on 26 November 2006...
" (5:31) - "LibertineLibertine (song)"Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...
" (5:33) - "Sans contrefaçonSans contrefaçon"Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the...
" (6:06) - "L'Instant XL'Instant X"L'Instant X" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 12 December 1995. Directed by Marcus Nispel in New York, the music video depicts with humour the apocalypse and shows Farmer bathing in the foam...
" (4:55) - "Fuck Them AllFuck Them All"Fuck Them All" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the lead single from her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre..., and was released on 14 March 2005. Like all tracks from the album, the lyrics were written by the singer with music composed by Laurent...
" (4:52) - "DégénérationDégénération"Dégénération" is a 2008 electro / techno song by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the first single from her seventh studio album Point de Suture, and was released first digitally and on radio in June 2008, then in a CD in August 2008. The song marked an important musical change in...
" (7:27) - "C'est dans l'airC'est dans l'air"C'est dans l'air" is a 2008 electronic dance song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It is the fourth single from her seventh studio album Point de suture. The CD single was released on 27 April 2009, then the other formats one week later...
" (8:05) - "DésenchantéeDésenchantée"Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...
" (10:41) - "Générique" (6:05)
Bonus
- "Ecorchée vive - Création des costumes", interview with Jean-Paul GaultierJean-Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier , born 24 April 1952 in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France) is a French haute couture fashion designer. Gaultier was the creative director of Hermès from 2003 to 2010. In the past, he has hosted the television series Eurotrash....
— 11:20 - "Body Art - Préparation physique", interview with Hervé Lewis — 4:33
- "Le rayon vert - Création des lumières", interview with Dimitri Vassiliu — 10:13
- "Derrière les fenêtres - Création des images de scène", interview with Alain Escalle — 14:18
- "L'espirit du pas - Chorégraphies et danseurs", interview with Christophe Danchaud and Nataly Aveillan — 24:10
- "Ondes de choc - Musique et son", interview with Yvan Cassar, Stéphane Plission, Jérôme Devoise and Karen Nimereala — 19:24
- "Time laps - Les coulisses du Stade de France" — 12:00
Bonus of the collector edition
- "À quoi je sers..." (5:08)
- "Je te rends ton amour" (5:31)
- Final indoor : "Si j'avais au moins..." (7:04)
Peak positions
CD| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 99 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 1 |
| French SNEP Digital Chart | 4 |
| Russian Albums Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 14 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 28 |
DVD
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Musical DVD Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Musical DVD Chart | 22 |
| French Musical DVD Chart | 1 |
| Quebec Musical DVD Chart | 3 |
| Russian Musical DVD Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Musical DVD Chart | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales + downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Gold | 23 April 2010 | 15,000 | |
| France | 2 x Platinum | 21 December 2009 | 200,000 | 143,340 in 2009 |