Optimistique-moi
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"Optimistique-moi" is a 1999
song recorded by the French
artist Mylène Farmer
. The fourth single from her fifth studio album, Innamoramento
, it was released on 22 February 2000. Dealing with parental relationships, the song enjoyed many remixes and formats and achieved success in France where it reached number seven.
where it was released in underground clubs, with only the words "MF", which allowed the artist's name to remain undisclosed; however, these remixes were also available in France. Regularly aired on radio in the single version, but also in the 'opti-mystic radio mix' on Europe 2, the song also enjoyed commercial ads on television (since 23 February on M6
), and radios (since 18 February on NRJ).
: it is evoked through an allegory
("petit bouton de rose, aux pétales humides un baiser je dépose") and a phonetic pun ("tes câlins cessent toute ecchymose"). The song seems to be constructed as a dialogue between Farmer and her mother who addresses many criticisms to her daughter. The singer says she feels more secure with her father.
The verb "Optimistiquer" does not exist in French. According to the psychologist Hugues Royer, this word symbolizes the fact that the father is able to communicate to his child an optimist that fills with enthusiasm.
According to Instant-Mag, the song "is probably one of the most powerful, mysterious and violent that Farmer has ever written. The singer addressed a man she compares to her father "who was not like that" and "who was more clever"". However, "the father would do unthinkable acts (incest
), but at the same time, his cuddles would cease her bruises. The former relationship with this powerful and magnified father, very ambiguous, is violently opposed to a mutual love that is dying". Several words of the chorus may refer to a lesbian
poem by Paul Verlaine
, Printemps.
, Richard Marx
and Paula Abdul
. The screenplay was written by Farmer, and, like the majority of the singer's videos, it is a Requiem Publishing and Stuffed Monkey production. It was shot in Prague
over three days with a budget of about 150,000 euros, making it the second most expensive singles video from the album Innamoramento
after "L'Âme-stram-gram
". The Road Safety Department wanted to censor the end of the video because the position of the singer - standing in the back of a truck - was considered as a bad example that young people could reproduce. Farmer trained herself for many hours with acrobats, as she needed to be in balance on a ball in the video. The video was broadcast for the first time on M6
on 21 February 2000 and won the award for Best Video at the M6 Awards in November 2000.
The video features Farmer, a magician, and some athletes who perform circus acts under a big tent. Many animals are included, such as lions, elephants, a snake, a monkey and several doves. At the beginning, Farmer crosses the big circus
tent walking on a wire suspended in the air. She almost falls several times. While jugglers and clown
s look at her with suspicion, a magician
is benevolent towards her. After being lowered from her wire, she starts to move in balance on a leather ball, with a little monkey
on her shoulders. Then, the magician dresses Farmer with a white coat and puts her into a big red box, which is then pierced by some dwarfs with sword
s. When the box opens, several birds fly away and Farmer ends up in a truck in the countryside, her arms outspread. She seems to be very happy. At the end of video, the magician has aged.
According to some analyses, the fact that Farmer moves in balance on a ball would symbolize "the cycle, the eternal repetition", and would evoke "the idea of a route to accomplish". However, "thanks to the magic of her lover / father (the magician), the opportunity is given to Farmer to escape from her martyred life." In addition, the video would be "fraught with frequent allusions to the phallus
" (knives, daggers, skittles, whips, elephant's trunk, all of which are used in a suggestive manner). The woman attached to the wheel could represent the singer's mother, the box pierced by swords would represent the uterus
, and the doves would symbolize "the outcome of a liberating sexual relationship". Several elements of the video, including the monkey on Farmer's shoulders, refer to Hector Malot
's novel, Sans Famille
. According to Royer, the last scene, which shows the man who has aged, explains the whole video: the father figure was revealed throughout the magician, and conveys the message that only a father "can detect distress of his daughter" and help her to maintain balance when in doubt.
, i.e. a debut in the top ten, then a quick drop on the chart.
In France
, it debuted at number seven on 26 February 2000, and reached this position again two weeks later, thanks to the release of the other two formats. As a result, this single "confirmed the disciplined loyalty of the singer's fans, ready to pounce on any new disc from its first week of release". This was the singer's 19th top ten in France. However, the single continued to drop fairly quickly and stayed for nine weeks in the top 50 and 15 weeks in the top 100. The single was certified Sliver disc
by the SNEP on 29 June 2000, four months and one week after its release. The song also reached number five on the club chart and number 18 on the airplay chart.
In Switzerland and Belgium, the chart performances of "Optimistique-moi" were also disappointing. On Swiss Singles Chart, it peaked at number 58 for two consecutive weeks on 19 and 26 March, then dropped and fell off the chart after eight weeks. On the Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart
, the single appeared for eight weeks. It entered at number 35 on 4 March 2000, reached number 15 three weeks later, then dropped, and was the second most successful single of the album, after "L'Âme-stram-gram
".
(22 January, TF1
), Les Années tube (3 March, TF1), Hit Machine (11 March, M6
) and Tapis rouge (25 March, France 2
). On these occasions, the singer wore a dress made by John Galliano
and performed a choreography
accompanied with six dancers. She almost fell while walking on the train of her dress when she performed in Hit Machine.
The song was only performed during the Mylenium Tour
, as seventh song of the show, and was thus included in the track listing of the live album and DVD Mylenium Tour
. When the first notes of the song were played, Farmer arrived by surprise on stage while spectators were watching the Chinese shadow of dancer Valérie Bony, believing she was Farmer. Farmer wore a black costume composed of a woven trousers open on the upper thighs, a transparent bustier, a shimmering jacket closed, high shoes with heels, a large necklace and two iron false-buttocks. She was surroundered by dancers similarly clothed, but without the jacket. They performed a very swift and rhythmical choreography, the same as for the promotion of the song. After the song, the chorus was sung a cappella several times by the audience and Farmer.
1999 in music
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song recorded by the French
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...
artist Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
. The fourth single from her fifth studio album, Innamoramento
Innamoramento
Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 7, 1999.-Background and release:By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy...
, it was released on 22 February 2000. Dealing with parental relationships, the song enjoyed many remixes and formats and achieved success in France where it reached number seven.
Background and writing
The song was one of the most anticipated singles by Farmer's fans, mostly because it was the first one to be fully composed, i.e. lyrics and music, by the singer. A promotional envelope, limited to 150 copies, was sent to radio stations, but several of them were stolen within the recording company, generating a judicial inquiry. As consequence, the release on radio originally scheduled for 4 January 2000 was delayed to 11 January. A new promotional format, a white CD single, was sent in turn to radio stations. The release of the formats was made in two times : first, the CD single and a CD maxi on 22 February 2000, then another CD maxi and the vinyl on 7 March. Unlike her previous singles, "Optimistique-moi" was released under two different digipacks for the remixes, which certainly helped to increase the single's sales (nine years later, "C'est dans l'air" had also two CD maxi). For the first time in the singer's career, the song was remixed in the U.S.United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where it was released in underground clubs, with only the words "MF", which allowed the artist's name to remain undisclosed; however, these remixes were also available in France. Regularly aired on radio in the single version, but also in the 'opti-mystic radio mix' on Europe 2, the song also enjoyed commercial ads on television (since 23 February on M6
Métropole 6
M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...
), and radios (since 18 February on NRJ).
Lyrics and music
The lyrics are ambiguous and deal with parents-children relationships. It is both a love and reproachful song towards the two parents : a version for the mother and one for the father, but it is unknown whether the song is blaming the parents or thanking them. However, some verses clearly refer to incestIncest
Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
: it is evoked through an allegory
Allegory
Allegory is a demonstrative form of representation explaining meaning other than the words that are spoken. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation...
("petit bouton de rose, aux pétales humides un baiser je dépose") and a phonetic pun ("tes câlins cessent toute ecchymose"). The song seems to be constructed as a dialogue between Farmer and her mother who addresses many criticisms to her daughter. The singer says she feels more secure with her father.
The verb "Optimistiquer" does not exist in French. According to the psychologist Hugues Royer, this word symbolizes the fact that the father is able to communicate to his child an optimist that fills with enthusiasm.
According to Instant-Mag, the song "is probably one of the most powerful, mysterious and violent that Farmer has ever written. The singer addressed a man she compares to her father "who was not like that" and "who was more clever"". However, "the father would do unthinkable acts (incest
Incest
Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives that is usually illegal in the jurisdiction where it takes place and/or is conventionally considered a taboo. The term may apply to sexual activities between: individuals of close "blood relationship"; members of the same household; step...
), but at the same time, his cuddles would cease her bruises. The former relationship with this powerful and magnified father, very ambiguous, is violently opposed to a mutual love that is dying". Several words of the chorus may refer to a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
poem by Paul Verlaine
Paul Verlaine
Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:...
, Printemps.
Music video
The video was directed by Michael Haussman who also directed several videoclips for MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
and Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
. The screenplay was written by Farmer, and, like the majority of the singer's videos, it is a Requiem Publishing and Stuffed Monkey production. It was shot in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
over three days with a budget of about 150,000 euros, making it the second most expensive singles video from the album Innamoramento
Innamoramento
Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 7, 1999.-Background and release:By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy...
after "L'Âme-stram-gram
L'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...
". The Road Safety Department wanted to censor the end of the video because the position of the singer - standing in the back of a truck - was considered as a bad example that young people could reproduce. Farmer trained herself for many hours with acrobats, as she needed to be in balance on a ball in the video. The video was broadcast for the first time on M6
Métropole 6
M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...
on 21 February 2000 and won the award for Best Video at the M6 Awards in November 2000.
The video features Farmer, a magician, and some athletes who perform circus acts under a big tent. Many animals are included, such as lions, elephants, a snake, a monkey and several doves. At the beginning, Farmer crosses the big circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
tent walking on a wire suspended in the air. She almost falls several times. While jugglers and clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
s look at her with suspicion, a magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
is benevolent towards her. After being lowered from her wire, she starts to move in balance on a leather ball, with a little monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
on her shoulders. Then, the magician dresses Farmer with a white coat and puts her into a big red box, which is then pierced by some dwarfs with sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
s. When the box opens, several birds fly away and Farmer ends up in a truck in the countryside, her arms outspread. She seems to be very happy. At the end of video, the magician has aged.
According to some analyses, the fact that Farmer moves in balance on a ball would symbolize "the cycle, the eternal repetition", and would evoke "the idea of a route to accomplish". However, "thanks to the magic of her lover / father (the magician), the opportunity is given to Farmer to escape from her martyred life." In addition, the video would be "fraught with frequent allusions to the phallus
Phallus
A phallus is an erect penis, a penis-shaped object such as a dildo, or a mimetic image of an erect penis. Any object that symbolically resembles a penis may also be referred to as a phallus; however, such objects are more often referred to as being phallic...
" (knives, daggers, skittles, whips, elephant's trunk, all of which are used in a suggestive manner). The woman attached to the wheel could represent the singer's mother, the box pierced by swords would represent the uterus
Uterus
The uterus or womb is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals including humans. One end, the cervix, opens into the vagina, while the other is connected to one or both fallopian tubes, depending on the species...
, and the doves would symbolize "the outcome of a liberating sexual relationship". Several elements of the video, including the monkey on Farmer's shoulders, refer to Hector Malot
Hector Malot
Hector Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale.His first book, published in 1859, was Les...
's novel, Sans Famille
Sans Famille
Sans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. Most recent English translation is "Alone in the World" by AJ de Bruyn, 2007.-First Volume:...
. According to Royer, the last scene, which shows the man who has aged, explains the whole video: the father figure was revealed throughout the magician, and conveys the message that only a father "can detect distress of his daughter" and help her to maintain balance when in doubt.
Chart performances
Although predicted to be one of the biggest hits of the album, "Optimistique-moi" had a similar chart run as that of the three previous singles from InnamoramentoInnamoramento
Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 7, 1999.-Background and release:By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy...
, i.e. a debut in the top ten, then a quick drop on the chart.
In France
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...
, it debuted at number seven on 26 February 2000, and reached this position again two weeks later, thanks to the release of the other two formats. As a result, this single "confirmed the disciplined loyalty of the singer's fans, ready to pounce on any new disc from its first week of release". This was the singer's 19th top ten in France. However, the single continued to drop fairly quickly and stayed for nine weeks in the top 50 and 15 weeks in the top 100. The single was certified Sliver disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the SNEP on 29 June 2000, four months and one week after its release. The song also reached number five on the club chart and number 18 on the airplay chart.
In Switzerland and Belgium, the chart performances of "Optimistique-moi" were also disappointing. On Swiss Singles Chart, it peaked at number 58 for two consecutive weeks on 19 and 26 March, then dropped and fell off the chart after eight weeks. On the Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles Chart
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
, the single appeared for eight weeks. It entered at number 35 on 4 March 2000, reached number 15 three weeks later, then dropped, and was the second most successful single of the album, after "L'Âme-stram-gram
L'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...
".
Live performances
In 2000, Farmer performed the song on four television shows, making the song the most promoted one from Innamoramento: NRJ Music AwardsNRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at Cannes as the opening of MIDEM...
(22 January, TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
), Les Années tube (3 March, TF1), Hit Machine (11 March, M6
Métropole 6
M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...
) and Tapis rouge (25 March, France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
). On these occasions, the singer wore a dress made by John Galliano
John Galliano
John Charles Galliano CBE, RDI is a Gibraltan-born British fashion designer who was best known as head designer of French haute couture houses Givenchy and Christian Dior , and his own self titled fashion house.-Family:He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a...
and performed a choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
accompanied with six dancers. She almost fell while walking on the train of her dress when she performed in Hit Machine.
The song was only performed during the Mylenium Tour
Mylenium Tour (tour)
Mylenium Tour is Mylène Farmer's 1999-2000 concert tour in support of her fifth studio album, Innamoramento.-Critical reception and commercial success:...
, as seventh song of the show, and was thus included in the track listing of the live album and DVD Mylenium Tour
Mylenium Tour
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...
. When the first notes of the song were played, Farmer arrived by surprise on stage while spectators were watching the Chinese shadow of dancer Valérie Bony, believing she was Farmer. Farmer wore a black costume composed of a woven trousers open on the upper thighs, a transparent bustier, a shimmering jacket closed, high shoes with heels, a large necklace and two iron false-buttocks. She was surroundered by dancers similarly clothed, but without the jacket. They performed a very swift and rhythmical choreography, the same as for the promotion of the song. After the song, the chorus was sung a cappella several times by the audience and Farmer.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "Optimistique-moi":- CD single
- CD maxi 1 - Digipack
- CD maxi 2 - Digipack
- 12" maxi
- Digital download
- CD single - Promo / CD single - Promo - Luxurious envelope
- CD single - Promo - Remix
- 12" maxi 1 - Promo
- 12" maxi 2 - Promo
- 7" maxi - U.S.
- VHS - Promo
Release history
| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2000 | Polydor | France, Belgium, Switzerland | CD single 1 - Promo | 9314 |
| CD single 2 - Promo | 9338 | |||
| 7" maxi 1 - Promo | 561 685-1 | |||
| 7" maxi 2 - Promo | 561 687-1 | |||
| VHS - Promo | — | |||
| R-Senal | United States | 7" maxi - Promo | RSNL0004 | |
| 22 February 2000 | Polydor | France, Belgium, Switzerland | CD single | 561 684-2 |
| CD maxi 1 | 561 685-2 | |||
| 7 March 2000 | 12" maxi | 561 688-1 | ||
| CD maxi 2 | 561 687-2 | |||
Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album version | 4:22 | Innamoramento Innamoramento Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 7, 1999.-Background and release:By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy... , Les Mots |
— | 1999 | See the previous sections |
| Single version | 4:18 | — | — | 2000 | This version is almost the same as the album one, with a shorter musical introduction. |
| Opti-mystic radio mix | 4:30 | — | Hot Sly and Visa | 2000 | This version includes the whole lyrics from the original one, but with more strings String instrument A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones... and percussion, and with a man's voice in the background. |
| Optimistic mix | 6:30 | — | Hoop | 2000 | This is a dance Dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement... and techno Techno Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988... remix devoted to nightclub Nightclub A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night... s. |
| Opti-mix-tic | 5:30 | — | D-Phunk T. | 2000 | This is a dance and techno version. |
| S-man's rugged terrain mix | 6:30 | — | Roger Sanchez Roger Sanchez Roger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts... |
2000 | It is a dance remix. |
| Tha ATV dub mix | 6:25 | — | Roger Sanchez | 2000 | All the words of the original song are removed, and Farmer sings only "Optimistique". |
| Opti-mystic remix | 4:30 | — | Hot Sly and Visa | 2000 | This dance remix contains all lyrics from the album version. The musical introduction lasts more than one minute. |
| Music video | 4:26 | Music Videos III Music Videos III Music Videos III is a VHS recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1999 to 2000. It was released in November 2000 in France.... , Music Videos II & III Music Videos II & III Music Video II & III is a DVD recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1992 to 2000. It was released in March 2001 in France.... |
— | 2000 | |
| Live version (recorded in 2000) |
4:36 (audio) 5:48 (video) |
Mylenium Tour Mylenium Tour 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... |
— | 2000 | This live version is similar to that of the album. (see Mylenium Tour Mylenium Tour (tour) Mylenium Tour is Mylène Farmer's 1999-2000 concert tour in support of her fifth studio album, Innamoramento.-Critical reception and commercial success:... ) |
| Junior Jack psycho vocal mix | 8:00 | RemixeS RemixeS RemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.-Brackground, writing and release:... |
Junior Jack Junior Jack Junior Jack is an Italian-Belgian house music producer and DJ.-Biography:... |
2003 | The introduction has disco Disco Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and... sounds, using much drum machine Drum machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music... s and percussion. This dance version includes all lyrics from the original version, but with many echoes of Farmer's voice. |
Credits and personnel
These are the credits and the personnel as they appear on the back of the single:- Mylène Farmer – music, lyrics
- Requiem Publishing – editions
- Polydor – recording company
- Philippe Salomon – photo
- Henry Neu / Com'N.B – design
- Made in the E.U.
Peak positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... |
15 |
| French Airplay Chart | 18 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 58 |
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Silver | 29 June 2000 | 125,000 | 125,000 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 92 |
| French Singles Chart | 77 |