Q.I
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"Q.I" is a 2005
song recorded by French
singer-songwriter
Mylène Farmer
. It was the second single
from her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre...
, and was released on 4 July 2005. Like all other tracks from the album, the lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat. The primary meaning of the song is the attraction to one's partner's intelligence, but the lyrics are ambiguous enough to allow a more sexual
interpretation. The accompanying music video was filmed by Benoît Lestang in Budapest and starred Rafael Amargo and Farmer, performing soft erotic scenes in a bedroom; however, the video was not well received. Variously received by the media, the song became a top ten hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
" on the 2003 album RemixeS
, then "Peut-être toi
", intended for the dance floors. Two other remixes were produced and broadcast: a techno remix with a slow rhythm, the 'CQFD R.club' by Syd, who had already remixed "Libertine
" and "Fuck Them All
" in 2003 and 2005 respectively, and an electronic and slow remix, the 'rodin's extended club mix', by the Liquid Twins, who also took part in a remix of "L'amour n'est rien...
". The single was eventually released in three formats — CD single
, CD maxi, 7" maxi — on 4 June, two months after its first broadcast on radio. There was a printing error on the maxi vinyl: part of the remixes was engraved on both sides with other songs unrelated to Farmer.
topic while pretending to be about intelligence. In the lyrics, Farmer says she is seduced by her lover's IQ
— 'Q.I.' in French — and this acronym becomes a pretext for many equivocal pun
s, some of them are similar to the ones in the song "Con c'est con ces conséquences", written by Serge Gainsbourg
for Jane Birkin
. The refrain
"evokes caresses and sexual intercourse
". The song's lyrics mix sex and intellect in the way that women consider physical love. As a result, the French newspaper Ouest-France
deemed "QI" a "mischievously erotic" song. French author Erwan Chuberre stated, "Lyrics are delightfully perverse and the melody is as catchy as a tonic gym workout conducted by Véronique and Davina." According to French author Julien Rigal, Farmer is surprising in the lyrics, as it was the first time that she evokes sexuality so boldly, using familiar words such as "culs" and "cons"; he said the song is "an ode, not to sexuality, but to the intellectual pleasure".
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The music video was shot in Budapest
, Hungary
, by Benoît Lestang, a make up specialist who had worked for Giorgino in 1993, and was a scenarist in several French films, such as La Cité des enfants perdus, Le Hussard sur le toit, Le Pacte des loups, and Arsène Lupin
. He had also created the doll featured in the video clip "Sans contrefaçon
". The very simple screenplay was written by Mylène Farmer. Rafael Amargo, the pseudonym used by Jesus Rafael Garcia Hernandez, a Spanish
dancer and choreographer born in 1975, appears in it.
The music video starts by showing Farmer featured on a giant screen laid out on a building in a city in the rain. At the same time, a man in his apartment looks at the screen and touches it through the wet window pane. Then Farmer, smiling, is in his apartment, wearing net stockings and needle heels, and sits on a leather armchair. She looks at the man who is reading a book next to her. With her heels, she starts to take off the man's shirt and strips him to the waist. Behind a blue pane, they begin a choreography of which only the shades are shown. Then, sitting on a bed in the library, Farmer clasps the man and has sex with him. She passes her hands along the man's back and buries them under his skin. The images of the choreography intersect with the video clip until the end. At the end of the song, the screen goes off. In the end credits, Farmer thanks Benoît di Sabato, her companion.
The video premiered on television on 29 June 2005. Journalist Caroline Bee considered that "in this video the whole influence of David Cronenberg
on Benoît Lestang's work can be found" and believed that the staging recalls the performance of "Libertine
" during the 1996 tour, when Farmer sang in a chair. However, the video was considered disappointing by many fans of Farmer and generally received critical reviews accusing it of being too simple, as Erwan Chuberre said, "There is nothing transcendent...all that remains modest and the audience bored". The psychologist Hugh Royer stated that the singer has a too sleek look in this video, noting her "hair carefully curled and lacqued" and her "sophisticated make up", which would have "harmed the goal of the video", i.e. showing a couple in their daily lives.
by Rigal on his website, Farmer took off her big black hat when she sang "Q.I" on stage, and performed a new choreography with her female singers. She asked the audience to raise their arms in the air and to sing with her the last background vocals.
, "Q.I" is one of the songs that emerge from the album Avant que l'ombre...
, adding however that while having a "catchy melody", its lyrics are a "little facile". Platine viewed "Q.I" as a song whose lyrics are "tasty", but also "as violent as "Fuck Them All
""'s, while the "up-tempo music is also very effective". According to Isabelle Cardin of Rolling Stone, "Q.I" and "Peut-être toi" are "lively" songs, "potentially singles specially devoted to the dancefloors. More critical was Éric Mandel of Le Journal du Dimanche
, who stated, "We border on ridiculous and vulgar with the song "Q.I"". Magazine Ça se passe comme ça ironized by saying that the song "would like to be X rating. Sexually explicit then, but still very behind Gainsbourg". The sophisticated CD sent to the radio stations was considered a "masterpiece" by Rigal, who also praised all the remixes as being "good".
In France, the single debuted on 2 July at number 77 on the singles chart, two days before the official release as some stores had already sold it. As all Farmer's singles since "L'Âme-stram-gram", "Q.I" entered the top ten, at number seven, the following week, selling 20,551 units. Subsequently, the single dropped and remained in the top 50 for eight weeks in the top 50 and on the chart for eighteen weeks. According to the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
, it was the 99th best-selling single of 2005. In Switzerland, "Q.I" peaked at number 33 on 17 July, before dropping quickly and falling off the chart after ten weeks, on 25 September. The single reached its peak position in the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop Singles Chart
where it hit number four on 23 July after a debut at number eight during the previous week. It remained in the top ten for five weeks and on the chart for eleven weeks. On the 2005 annual chart, "Q.I" ranked number 50. The song was also the eleventh-most internationally broadcast French song in 2005.
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
song recorded by 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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
. It was 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 her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre...
Avant que l'ombre...
Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005. Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."...
, and was released on 4 July 2005. Like all other tracks from the album, the lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat. The primary meaning of the song is the attraction to one's partner's intelligence, but the lyrics are ambiguous enough to allow a more sexual
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
interpretation. The accompanying music video was filmed by Benoît Lestang in Budapest and starred Rafael Amargo and Farmer, performing soft erotic scenes in a bedroom; however, the video was not well received. Variously received by the media, the song became a top ten hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
Background and release
Since the album release, many fans wanted "Q.I" released as a single, viewing it as a potential hit. The song was played for the first time on NRJ on 13 May in a short version, without the musical bridge and the second chorus. The first remix was produced by Chris Cox to win over the general public and premiered on NRJ on 15 June. It was heavily played on radios and was followed by two longer remixes by Cox, who also remixed "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...
" on the 2003 album 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:...
, then "Peut-être toi
Peut-être toi
"Peut-être toi" is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre..., and was released on 21 August 2006. The music video was produced as an animated feature and the lyrics deals with a love relationship...
", intended for the dance floors. Two other remixes were produced and broadcast: a techno remix with a slow rhythm, the 'CQFD R.club' by Syd, who had already remixed "Libertine
Libertine (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...
" and "Fuck Them All
Fuck 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...
" in 2003 and 2005 respectively, and an electronic and slow remix, the 'rodin's extended club mix', by the Liquid Twins, who also took part in a remix of "L'amour n'est rien...
L'Amour n'est rien...
"L'amour n'est rien..." is a 2005 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was released as the fourth single from Farmer's sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre... on 27 March 2006...
". The single was eventually released in three formats — CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
, CD maxi, 7" maxi — on 4 June, two months after its first broadcast on radio. There was a printing error on the maxi vinyl: part of the remixes was engraved on both sides with other songs unrelated to Farmer.
Music and lyrics
"Q.I" deals with a sexualHuman sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
topic while pretending to be about intelligence. In the lyrics, Farmer says she is seduced by her lover's IQ
Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests designed to assess intelligence. When modern IQ tests are constructed, the mean score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation to 15...
— 'Q.I.' in French — and this acronym becomes a pretext for many equivocal pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
s, some of them are similar to the ones in the song "Con c'est con ces conséquences", written by Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
for Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
. The refrain
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
"evokes caresses and sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
". The song's lyrics mix sex and intellect in the way that women consider physical love. As a result, the French newspaper Ouest-France
Ouest-France
Ouest-France is a provincial daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on local news and events. The paper is produced in 47 different editions covering events in different French départments within the régions of Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire...
deemed "QI" a "mischievously erotic" song. French author Erwan Chuberre stated, "Lyrics are delightfully perverse and the melody is as catchy as a tonic gym workout conducted by Véronique and Davina." According to French author Julien Rigal, Farmer is surprising in the lyrics, as it was the first time that she evokes sexuality so boldly, using familiar words such as "culs" and "cons"; he said the song is "an ode, not to sexuality, but to the intellectual pleasure".
Music video
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, by Benoît Lestang, a make up specialist who had worked for Giorgino in 1993, and was a scenarist in several French films, such as La Cité des enfants perdus, Le Hussard sur le toit, Le Pacte des loups, and Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television such as Night Hood, stage play and comic book adaptations.- Overview :A...
. He had also created the doll featured in the video clip "Sans contrefaçon
Sans 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...
". The very simple screenplay was written by Mylène Farmer. Rafael Amargo, the pseudonym used by Jesus Rafael Garcia Hernandez, a Spanish
Spain
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dancer and choreographer born in 1975, appears in it.
The music video starts by showing Farmer featured on a giant screen laid out on a building in a city in the rain. At the same time, a man in his apartment looks at the screen and touches it through the wet window pane. Then Farmer, smiling, is in his apartment, wearing net stockings and needle heels, and sits on a leather armchair. She looks at the man who is reading a book next to her. With her heels, she starts to take off the man's shirt and strips him to the waist. Behind a blue pane, they begin a choreography of which only the shades are shown. Then, sitting on a bed in the library, Farmer clasps the man and has sex with him. She passes her hands along the man's back and buries them under his skin. The images of the choreography intersect with the video clip until the end. At the end of the song, the screen goes off. In the end credits, Farmer thanks Benoît di Sabato, her companion.
The video premiered on television on 29 June 2005. Journalist Caroline Bee considered that "in this video the whole influence of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
on Benoît Lestang's work can be found" and believed that the staging recalls the performance of "Libertine
Libertine (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...
" during the 1996 tour, when Farmer sang in a chair. However, the video was considered disappointing by many fans of Farmer and generally received critical reviews accusing it of being too simple, as Erwan Chuberre said, "There is nothing transcendent...all that remains modest and the audience bored". The psychologist Hugh Royer stated that the singer has a too sleek look in this video, noting her "hair carefully curled and lacqued" and her "sophisticated make up", which would have "harmed the goal of the video", i.e. showing a couple in their daily lives.
Promotion and live performances
The song was never performed on television; in July 2005, however, the single was promoted on television with three 15- to 30-second advertisements showing excerpts of the music video, although one of them was censored. According to the description of the 2006 concerts at BercyAvant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour)
Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre.... It was the fourth tour of the singer.More than 169,000 tickets were sold one about one year before the concert.-Set list:...
by Rigal on his website, Farmer took off her big black hat when she sang "Q.I" on stage, and performed a new choreography with her female singers. She asked the audience to raise their arms in the air and to sing with her the last background vocals.
Critical reception
The song was generally well received by critics, despite some criticism. For example, according to journalist Thierry Coljon of Belgian newspaper Le SoirLe Soir
Le Soir is a Berliner Format Belgian newspaper. Le Soir was founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel. It is the most popular Francophone newspaper in Belgium, and considered a newspaper of record.-Editorial stance:...
, "Q.I" is one of the songs that emerge from the album Avant que l'ombre...
Avant que l'ombre...
Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005. Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."...
, adding however that while having a "catchy melody", its lyrics are a "little facile". Platine viewed "Q.I" as a song whose lyrics are "tasty", but also "as violent as "Fuck Them All
Fuck 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...
""'s, while the "up-tempo music is also very effective". According to Isabelle Cardin of Rolling Stone, "Q.I" and "Peut-être toi" are "lively" songs, "potentially singles specially devoted to the dancefloors. More critical was Éric Mandel of Le Journal du Dimanche
Le Journal du Dimanche
Le Journal du Dimanche is a French weekly newspaper. It is only published on Sundays.-History:The newspaper was created by Pierre_Lazareffin 1948. It now belongs to the Lagardère Group, through Hachette Filipacchi Médias...
, who stated, "We border on ridiculous and vulgar with the song "Q.I"". Magazine Ça se passe comme ça ironized by saying that the song "would like to be X rating. Sexually explicit then, but still very behind Gainsbourg". The sophisticated CD sent to the radio stations was considered a "masterpiece" by Rigal, who also praised all the remixes as being "good".
In France, the single debuted on 2 July at number 77 on the singles chart, two days before the official release as some stores had already sold it. As all Farmer's singles since "L'Âme-stram-gram", "Q.I" entered the top ten, at number seven, the following week, selling 20,551 units. Subsequently, the single dropped and remained in the top 50 for eight weeks in the top 50 and on the chart for eighteen weeks. According to the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
, it was the 99th best-selling single of 2005. In Switzerland, "Q.I" peaked at number 33 on 17 July, before dropping quickly and falling off the chart after ten weeks, on 25 September. The single reached its peak position in the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 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...
where it hit number four on 23 July after a debut at number eight during the previous week. It remained in the top ten for five weeks and on the chart for eleven weeks. On the 2005 annual chart, "Q.I" ranked number 50. The song was also the eleventh-most internationally broadcast French song in 2005.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "Q.I":- CD single
- CD maxi - Digipack / International CD maxi
- 12" maxi / 12" maxi - Promo
- Digital download
- CD single - Promo - Limited edition (500) / CD single - Promo - Leather luxurious edition
- DVD - Promo
Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album / Single version | 5:20 | Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... Avant que l'ombre... is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005. Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..."... |
— | 2005 | See the previous sections |
| Radio edit | 3:55 | — | Laurent Boutonnat Laurent Boutonnat Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of moody, provocative and literature-inspired music videos.- Career :... |
2005 | The musical bridge Bridge (music) In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section... and some refrain Refrain A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song... s are deleted. The song ends in fade-out. |
| Instrumental | 5:20 | — | Laurent Boutonnat | 2005 | All lyrics, even vocals, are deleted. |
| Sanctuary's radio edit | 4:10 | — | Chris Cox Chris Cox (DJ) Chris Cox is a dance music producer, remixer, and DJ from USA and has worked on over 400 records. He has had a total of 40 Billboard dance chart number ones as part of the hitmaking remix team Thunderpuss, and others with Pusaka and as a solo artist. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 for his... |
2005 | This 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... remix, devoted to the discothèques, is faster and more dynamic than the album version. There are numerous "Ton Q.I, mon cul est, ton Q.I, C.Q.F.D" throughout the song. |
| Sanctuary's edit club mix | 8:27 | — | Chris Cox | 2005 | This dance 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 is the same as the 'sanctuary's radio edit', but it is longer. |
| Sanctuary's club remix | 10:55 | — | Chris Cox | 2005 | This dance and techno remix is the same as the 'sanctuary's edit club mix', but it is longer. |
| CQFD R.club | 5:00 | — | Syd | 2005 | This is an acid techno Acid techno Acid techno is the term used to describe a style of techno that developed out of late 1980s Chicago Acid house. Acid house was essentially house music made with a specific sound, obtained by using very distinctive instruments created mainly by Roland, such as the TB-303 for bass and lead sounds,... remix with many electronic Electronic music Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound... sounds. |
| Rodin's extended club mix | 4:58 | — | Liquid Twins | 2005 | This is an electronic version which contains the whole of lyrics from the original version. |
| Music video | 4:00 | Music Videos IV Music Videos IV Music Video IV is a DVD recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 2001 to 2006. It was released in October 2006 in France.... |
— | 2005 | The video uses the radio edit version. |
| Live version (recorded in 2006) |
6:58 (CD, DVD) 5:48 (vinyl) |
Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy is the fourth live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 4, 2006.- Background :Six years after her Mylenium Tour, Mylène Farmer came back on stage with a tour in 2006 which included 13 shows at Bercy, in Paris. This very successful series of concerts started on... |
— | 2006 | See Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour) Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour) Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album, Avant que l'ombre.... It was the fourth tour of the singer.More than 169,000 tickets were sold one about one year before the concert.-Set list:... |
Credits and personnel
These are the credits and the personnel as they appear on the back of the single:- Mylène Farmer – lyrics
- Laurent Boutonnat – music
- Requiem Publishing – editions
- Polydor – recording company
- Dominique Issermann – photo
- Henry Neu – design
Peak positions
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 4 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 24 |
| French Airplay Chart | 42 |
| French Digital Chart | 9 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 33 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 50 |
| French Singles Chart | 99 |
Sales
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| France | — | 64,763 + downloads = 80,000 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| France, Belgium, Switzerland | 13 May 2005 | Promo CD single |
| June 2005 | Promo 12" maxi | |
| 4 July 2005 | CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi | |