"À contre-courant" was released on 7 October 2003. It is the seventh single by French singer Alizée

Alizée

Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...

. It featured the single version of the song as well as the English version of "J'ai pas vingt ans

J'ai pas vingt ans

"J'ai pas vingt ans" is the sixth single by Alizée, released in June 2003. The single featured, in addition to the solo version of the song, an instrumental version as well as "I'm Fed Up!", which is the English version of "J'en ai marre!". The English version of "J'ai pas vingt ans" is "I'm Not...

", "I'm Not Twenty". Maxi CD of the single, released on 12 November 2003, included 3 remixes and the radio edit of the single.

Music video

The music video was shot in Triage-Lavoir de Péronnes

Triage-Lavoir de Péronnes

Triage-Lavoir de Péronnes is a former coal washing facility that was built with the help of the Marshall Plan in 1954. It was built for the demand of the coal industry to process the coal coming from the mines of Péronnes, Ressaix and Trivières. It was capable processing over 3,000 tons of coal daily...

, in Péronnes-lez-Binche

Péronnes-lez-Binche

Péronnes-lez-Binche is a former town of Belgium, now, section of Belgian town called Binche. It is situated in Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut. The village fusioned to Binche in 1977, with the villages of Bray, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Ressaix and Waudrez.Péronnes became known...

, in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. The video was directed by Pierre Stine, who also suggested the filming location. The video features Alizée following a man, through an old coal washing plant, as he performs acrobatics. The video was produced by the Belgian production company, Blueberry. It was filmed on 35mm film and the length of the video is 3:54.

The video premiered in M6 on 1 October 2003.

Formats and track listings

French CD Single

1. "À contre-courant" – 4:32
2. "I'm Not Twenty" – 4:15

French CD maxi single

1. "À contre-courant" - 4:25
2. "À contre-courant" (Azzibo Da Bass Remix) – 7:15
3. "À contre-courant" (Steve Helstrip Club Remix) – 6:55
4. "À contre-courant" (Azzibo Da Bass Dub) – 6:05

French promotional CD

1. "À contre-courant" (radio edit) - 3:47

French promotional vinyl

1. "À contre-courant" (Azzibo Da Bass Remix) – 7:15
2. "À contre-courant" (Steve Helstrip Club Remix) – 6:55

French promotional VHS

1. "À contre-courant" - 3:54

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	60
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	20
French Singles Chart	22
Swiss Singles Chart	64