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XXL (Mylène Farmer song)
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"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 music video directed by a new producer. Although it entered directly to number-one on the French Singles Chart, it dropped quickly and achieved mixed success.
in order to fall back into anonymity. In 1995, she found the inspiration to write new songs by reading various books, including La Mort intime by French author Marie de Hennezel, and Le livre tibétain de la vie et de la mort. She then asked to Laurent Boutonnat
to join her in California
to produce together a new album, Anamorphosée
. However, following the failure of the 1993 film Giorgino, they decided to propose a Farmer's new public image and a new sound with rock and grunge sonorities. So, when the French channel M6
announced the name and the content of the first single, "XXL", that was a big surprise, since the album was not released yet then. Many fans did not expect a such musical change; some of them decided to abandon the new universe proposed by the duo Farmer / Boutonnat, and a new public was won over.
On 24 August 1995, a promotional format was sent to radio stations: it was composed of giant wrought iron letters 'XXL', designed by Henry Neu, with the CD. The CD single was released on 19 September 1995. The various remixed on the four formats are all produced by Laurent Boutonnat and Bertrand Châtenet. It was Farmer's first single cover on which she did not appear (the second was later "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est...
").
Another remix, named 'UK remix', has been done about a year later, on "Rêver
"'s CD maxi, by Richard Dekkard. As for the 'JXL remix', it was produced by the Dutch
musician
Junkie XL
and features on the compilation RemixeS
.
ready-to-wear
. Unlike most of the lyrics in songs written by Farmer, those of "XXL" are generally easy to understand.
The song has very rock sonorities made by guitarist Jeff Dahlgren, "electric guitars are ultra-present, the rhythm is more aggressive". From its beginning, its rhythmic is very drive.
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Unlike Farmer's previous music videos, this one was not directed by Laurent Boutonnat, but by Marcus Nispel
. This Requiem Publishing production cost about 80,000 euros (230,000 euros, according to journalist Benoît Cachin) and was shot for two days : one for Farmer, the other for the extras, in Fillmore, California
, on the Fillmore and Western Railway, in August 1995. After an idea by Farmer, the video shows a 1910 locomotive
being driven at high speed -this train was also used in a Richard Attenborough
's film Chaplin-, which is frequently interpreted as a symbol of the sexual intercourse
.
Producer Anouk Nora explained that some difficulties were met for the shooting: "The idea of putting the artist hanging in front of a moving train, it was unthinkable. Because the United States
, they are a stickler on security issues." Thus, it was necessary to sign releases to allowed the filming; moreover, Farmer was burned herself twice during the shooting. For the shooting, the singer remained hung on this locomotive for nearly five hours under a 40-degree temperature and was scared because it ran sometimes very quickly. She wore a dress made by the French fashion designer Thierry Mugler
. No tricks were used, and according to author Erwan Chuberre, "the staging is firmly photographic", but there is "no screenplay". In the video, Farmer appears much more "glamorous and sophisticated woman" than before and "proudly proclaims her femininity". It premiered on 18 September 1995 on M6
.
Shot in black and white, the video features Farmer hung on at the front of a moving locomotive
, filmed in an orange grove
. These images alternate with those of the train passengers who are very different from each other (social origin, race, age, marital status ...). The action probably takes place in the United States in the mid-twentieth century, as evidenced by the sets and costumes.
made a come back in his singing career with an acoustic cover version of "XXL". In 2010, Les Enfoirés
recorded a cover of the song for their album La Crise de nerfs! ; the singers on this version are Amel Bent
, Grégoire Boissenot
, Hélène Segara
, Lorie
, Renan Luce
and Lââm
for the verses.
The song was the last one of the 1996 concert Live at Bercy. It began with the sound of a train and the scene was fumigated then. Farmer, raised on a hoist, wore an indented black outfit, and her dancers wore pants and a golden tank top. The song was scheduled for the 2000 Mylenium Tour
, but was finally rejected. During the 2006 series of concerts, the hall was fully blue when "XXL" was performed. The singer asked the audience to clap their hands, and at the end of the song, the refrain was repeated by Farmer and the audience. The song was performed on the 2009 tour and Farmer wore a glittering short dress with red cape with hood; at one point, she caresses her guitarists from the torso
until the crotch
.
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single ranked on the Ultratop 40
chart for 14 weeks, from 7 October 1995 to 6 January 1996. It went straight into the top ten and reached a peak of number three for two non consecutive weeks. It totaled seven weeks in the top ten and was the 36th best-selling single of 1995.
"XXL" stayed on Swiss Singles Chart for ten weeks, from 15 October to 17 December 1995, including a peaked at number 11 on 5 November, then dropped. This peak position remains for Farmer her highest placement in Switzerland.
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
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....
. The song was the lead 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 fourth studio album Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on October 17, 1995. Led by the number-one single "XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work...
and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a music video directed by a new producer. Although it entered directly to number-one on the French Singles Chart, it dropped quickly and achieved mixed success.
Background and writing
After the failure of the film Giorgino in 1993 in which she played, Farmer decided to live in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in order to fall back into anonymity. In 1995, she found the inspiration to write new songs by reading various books, including La Mort intime by French author Marie de Hennezel, and Le livre tibétain de la vie et de la mort. She then asked to 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 :...
to join her in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to produce together a new album, Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on October 17, 1995. Led by the number-one single "XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work...
. However, following the failure of the 1993 film Giorgino, they decided to propose a Farmer's new public image and a new sound with rock and grunge sonorities. So, when the French channel 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...
announced the name and the content of the first single, "XXL", that was a big surprise, since the album was not released yet then. Many fans did not expect a such musical change; some of them decided to abandon the new universe proposed by the duo Farmer / Boutonnat, and a new public was won over.
On 24 August 1995, a promotional format was sent to radio stations: it was composed of giant wrought iron letters 'XXL', designed by Henry Neu, with the CD. The CD single was released on 19 September 1995. The various remixed on the four formats are all produced by Laurent Boutonnat and Bertrand Châtenet. It was Farmer's first single cover on which she did not appear (the second was later "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est...
L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est...
"L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..." is a 2001 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was one of the singles from the album Les Razmokets à Paris , a soundtrack from the movie of the same name...
").
Another remix, named 'UK remix', has been done about a year later, on "Rêver
Rêver
"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...
"'s CD maxi, by Richard Dekkard. As for the 'JXL remix', it was produced by the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Junkie XL
Junkie XL
Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
and features on the compilation 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:...
.
Lyrics and music
"XXL" is a feminist song in which Farmer sings love that all girls need, and claims it with the same "power of a prayer". For the first time, the message of her song is not universal, since it is exclusively for women. She evokes all kinds of women: bourgeois, homeless, romantic, pessimistic, feminists, anti-abortion, great ladies, prostitutes, transsexuals, stars, women who are suffering or not from the AIDS virus. The name of the song is a reference to the largest size in the AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ready-to-wear
Ready-to-wear
Ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes, as distinct from made to measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular person's frame. Off-the-peg is sometimes used for items which are not clothing.Ready-to-wear has...
. Unlike most of the lyrics in songs written by Farmer, those of "XXL" are generally easy to understand.
The song has very rock sonorities made by guitarist Jeff Dahlgren, "electric guitars are ultra-present, the rhythm is more aggressive". From its beginning, its rhythmic is very drive.
Music video
Marcus Nispel
Marcus Nispel is a German–American feature film director and producer, and formerly a director of television commercials and music videos. Many of his films have been remakes, all of which have met with a negative critical reception....
. This Requiem Publishing production cost about 80,000 euros (230,000 euros, according to journalist Benoît Cachin) and was shot for two days : one for Farmer, the other for the extras, in Fillmore, California
Fillmore, California
Fillmore is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 15,002 at the 2010 census, up from 13,643 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, on the Fillmore and Western Railway, in August 1995. After an idea by Farmer, the video shows a 1910 locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
being driven at high speed -this train was also used in a Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough , CBE is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi...
's film Chaplin-, which is frequently interpreted as a symbol of the 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...
.
Producer Anouk Nora explained that some difficulties were met for the shooting: "The idea of putting the artist hanging in front of a moving train, it was unthinkable. Because the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, they are a stickler on security issues." Thus, it was necessary to sign releases to allowed the filming; moreover, Farmer was burned herself twice during the shooting. For the shooting, the singer remained hung on this locomotive for nearly five hours under a 40-degree temperature and was scared because it ran sometimes very quickly. She wore a dress made by the French fashion designer Thierry Mugler
Thierry Mugler
Thierry Mugler is a French fashion designer and creator of several perfumes.-Childhood:Mugler was born in Strasbourg, France on 21 December 1948. His passion led him to focus more on drawing than on school and at the age of 9, he began to study classical dance...
. No tricks were used, and according to author Erwan Chuberre, "the staging is firmly photographic", but there is "no screenplay". In the video, Farmer appears much more "glamorous and sophisticated woman" than before and "proudly proclaims her femininity". It premiered on 18 September 1995 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...
.
Shot in black and white, the video features Farmer hung on at the front of a moving locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
, filmed in an orange grove
Orange Grove
-Music:* Orange Grove , a Dutch/Antillean reggae band-Australia:* Orange Grove, Western Australia* The Orange Grove affair, a political scandal-United States:...
. These images alternate with those of the train passengers who are very different from each other (social origin, race, age, marital status ...). The action probably takes place in the United States in the mid-twentieth century, as evidenced by the sets and costumes.
Cover versions
The song was parodied in 1996 by Le Festival Roblès under the title "L'Amour en 4L", and was covered by Rejane in 1998. In 2009, Belgian singer Jonatan CerradaJonatan Cerrada
Jonatan Cerrada is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across Western Europe especially in France, Belgium, and Spain.-Personal life:...
made a come back in his singing career with an acoustic cover version of "XXL". In 2010, Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés , is the name given to the singers and performers in the yearly charity concert for the Restaurants du Cœur .-History:...
recorded a cover of the song for their album La Crise de nerfs! ; the singers on this version are Amel Bent
Amel Bent
Amel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...
, Grégoire Boissenot
Grégoire Boissenot
Grégoire is a French composer, author and singer .-Singing career:In December 2007, Gregoire signed a contract with the young label My Major Company, which allows users to produce the artist. The first album of Grégoire was produced by 347 producers...
, Hélène Segara
Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara is a French female singer revealed in her interpretation of Esmeralda in the french musical Notre Dame de Paris.-Her childhood in the French Riviera:...
, Lorie
Lorie
Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams and her father–manager Dominique Pester...
, Renan Luce
Renan Luce
Renan Luce is a French singer and songwriter. His songs are inspired by the 20th century singer and songwriter Georges Brassens and depict everyday life with a dose of humour and poetry.- Biography and musical career :...
and Lââm
Lââm
Lââm is a French female singer of Tunisian descent. She has sold more than 500,000 albums and more than 2 million singles.-Biography:...
for the verses.
Live performances
The song was never performed on television, but on the 1996, 2006 and 2009 concerts.The song was the last one of the 1996 concert Live at Bercy. It began with the sound of a train and the scene was fumigated then. Farmer, raised on a hoist, wore an indented black outfit, and her dancers wore pants and a golden tank top. The song was scheduled for the 2000 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:...
, but was finally rejected. During the 2006 series of concerts, the hall was fully blue when "XXL" was performed. The singer asked the audience to clap their hands, and at the end of the song, the refrain was repeated by Farmer and the audience. The song was performed on the 2009 tour and Farmer wore a glittering short dress with red cape with hood; at one point, she caresses her guitarists from the torso
Torso
Trunk or torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies from which extend the neck and limbs. The trunk includes the thorax and abdomen.-Major organs:...
until the crotch
Crotch
The term crotch may be used to describe the region of an object where it splits into two or more limbs. This can include trees, animals, buildings, in wiring diagrams, etc....
.
Chart performances
On 23 September 1995, the single entered directly to number one on French Top 50 Singles Chart, recording for the single her third top charting single. However, the single fell quickly the next weeks. It remained for five weeks in the top ten and 12 weeks in the chart (top 50). In 1995, it was the 42nd best-selling single of the year in France. The song was also number one on French Airplay Chart.In Belgium (Wallonia), the single ranked on the Ultratop 40
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...
chart for 14 weeks, from 7 October 1995 to 6 January 1996. It went straight into the top ten and reached a peak of number three for two non consecutive weeks. It totaled seven weeks in the top ten and was the 36th best-selling single of 1995.
"XXL" stayed on Swiss Singles Chart for ten weeks, from 15 October to 17 December 1995, including a peaked at number 11 on 5 November, then dropped. This peak position remains for Farmer her highest placement in Switzerland.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "XXL":- CD single - Black CD with white writing / CD single - Gilt CD / CD single - Japan - Long box / CD single - Promo - Japan - Long box
- CD maxi - Crystal case / CD maxi - Digipack
- CD maxi - Germany
- 12" maxi
- CD single - Promo / CD single - Promo - Without sleeve
- CD single - Promo - Germany
- VHS - Promo
Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album version | 4:45 | Anamorphosée Anamorphosée Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on October 17, 1995. Led by the number-one single "XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work... , Les Mots |
— | 1995 | See the previous sections |
| Single version | 4:23 | — | 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 :... |
1995 | |
| No voice remix edit | 4:20 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | It is an instrumental version with a remixed music, more 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... and dance, and in which Farmer sings only "XXL". |
| Extra large remix | 5:02 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | There are many voices at the beginning and several sighs. It is a rock and techno version devoted to the discothèques. Chorus are changed. |
| Distorded dance mix | 5:20 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | This version adds dance sonorities, with numerous sighs. |
| New remix edit | 4:25 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | This version adds dance sonorities, with numerous sighs. |
| Single dance mix | 4:25 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | This version is similar to the 'no voice remix edit'. |
| New remix edit (Germany) | 4:43 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | This is the same version than the 'New Remix Edit', but longer. |
| German radio edit | 3:54 | — | Laurent Boutonnat, Bertrand Châtenet | 1995 | The introduction is shortened and electric guitar arrangement begins very promptly. |
| Music video | 4:22 | Music Videos II Music Videos II Music Videos II is a VHS recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1992 to 1996. It was released in April 1997 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.... |
— | 1995 | |
| UK remix | 9:00 | — | Richard Dekkard | 1996 | This is a techno version. |
| Live version (recorded in 1996) |
7:25 | 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... |
— | 1996 | The song begins with the sound of a locomotive Locomotive A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th... and its rolling Rolling Rolling is a combination of rotation and translation of that object with respect to a surface , such that the two are in contact with each other without sliding. This is achieved by a rotational speed at the cylinder or circle of contact which is equal to the translational speed... , then is followed by the introduction with more rock sounds than on the album. (see 1996 Tour) |
| JXL remix | 6:06 | 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:... |
Junkie XL Junkie XL Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits".... |
2003 | This is a 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... version, with a 1:15 musical introduction. |
| Live version (recorded in 2006) |
5:28 | 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..."... |
— | 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:... |
| Live version (recorded in 2009) |
4:30 | N°5 on Tour N°5 on Tour 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... |
— | 2009 | This version is similar to the one at the Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy concert series. (see Mylène Farmer en tournée) |
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, mixing
- Bertrand Châtenet – mixing
- Requiem Publishing – editions
- Com'N.B – design
Peak positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
3 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Singles Chart | 36 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 42 |
Sales
| Country | Certification | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|
| France | Should be Silver | 120,000 150,000 - 180,000 |
Chart successions
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| France, Belgium, Switzerland | August 1995 | Promo CD single, VHS |
| 19 September 1995 | CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi | |
| Japan | CD single | |
| Germany | October 1995 | CD maxi |