Je t'aime mélancolie

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"Je t'aime mélancolie"
Song

"Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in December, 1989.

Background and writing

At the end of 1991, "Pas de doute", a song with rather thoughtless lyrics, was chosen to be the third single from L'Autre.... However, "Je t'aime mélancolie" was finally released instead of it. At the time, there was a fact tragictabloid : a nicean fan who absolutely wanted to meet Farmer killed in Paris the receptionist of the recording company Polydor pulling him with a rifle because this one refused to give him the singer's address. After this tragedy, Farmer went into exile in the U.S.[1].

The single was released in France but also in Germany and for the first time, among the media available for the single, there was a voluminous promotional object : a carton pyramid containing the visual of the 7" maxi with at its base the promotional CD in a digipack case. The four 1991 remixes were all produced by Thierry Rogen. As for the CD maxi, it contains an unpublished song entitled "Mylène Is Calling", that would be inspired by a singer's message left on the answering machine of Laurent BoutonnatCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page)..

The song is available in a studio version on L'Autre... and Les Mots (but on the latter, in the 1991 remix version). It features also in a remix version, the 'Extended Club Remix', on the compilation Dance Remixes and in live versions on Live à Bercy and Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy. The song was performed three evenings during the 2000 Mylenium Tour in Russia, instead of "Beyond My Control", but doesn't appear on the live album of the same name[1].
In 2003, the song was remixed by the famous DJ Felix Da Housecat for the remixes compilation RemixeS. This version was even released as second single from this album in November that year ; it was not aired on radio but was a success in nightclubs.

Lyrics and music

The song deals with melancholy and suicide. "Je t'aime mélancolie" is also an ironic response of the singer to journalists who criticize her.

Music video

File:Je t'aime mélancolie (video).jpg
Mylène Farmer wearing sexy clothes on the ring, in the music video "Je t'aime mélancolie".

The video was directed by Laurent Boutonnat who also wrote the screenplay. This Requiem Publishing and Heathcliff SA production cost about 75,000 euros and was shot in Los Angeles for four days : two for the fight on the boxing ring, and the two others for the choreography. The sexy clothes that Farmer and her dancers wears - notably a black garter belts - while they are on the boxing ring in the video were made by the French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. Farmer was forced to take a intensive physical preparation for for the video, although the sports scenes were performed by a stunt woman. The man with whom she boxes is a true boxer from Eastern Europe[2].

At the beginning of the video, we see Farmer and a man training in a gymnasium in order to participate in a boxing fight. Then they go into the ring and the bell sounds, announcing the beginning of the fight. Both athletes are given numerous quite violent punches. The video is interspersed with images of Farmer and ten female dancers who perform a choreography on the ring. During the second round, the boxer attacks Farmer with forbidden punches and kicks. At this moment, the referee intervenes but the man hits him and stuns him. Both boxers then withdraw their gloves and engage in a match without rule. Finally, Farmer wins the fight[3].

TV perfomances

Farmer performed her song in playback in three French TV shows : Sacrée Soirée (Décember 11, 1991, TF1), Tous à la Une (December 27, 1991, TF1 ; she also sang "L'Autre"), and Stars 90 (January 13, 1992, TF1). She also appeared in a German TV program in which she sang "Je t'aime mélancolie", since the song was recorded in this country too : Ein Kessel Buntes, in March 1992[4]. These perfomances were accompanied by a choreography made for the first time in Farmer's career by the singer herself. She wore at these occasions black and red clothes, while her dancers wore the reverseCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page)..

Chart performances

In France, the single remained on the Top 50 for a total of 17 weeks, from December 14, 1991 to April 4, 1992. It debuted at number 15 and reached the Top 10 three weeks after, staying in it for 8 weeks and peaking at number 3 on February 1. The single's sales were roughly equal to that of the previous single, "Regrets", but it was not certified by the French certificator SNEP[5].

"Je t'aime mélancolie" was also listed in Belgian (Wallonia), Canadian and German Singles Charts, in which it peaked respectively at #8, #12 and #70.

Covers

In 2003, Biba Binoche, a young woman who had participated in an European reality show, and most known under the pseudonym BB, covered the song in various techno and electro version. She released "Je t'aime mélancolie" as single in Belgium and the latter had managed to appear on the Ultratop 40 Singles Chart for seven weeks (March 22 - April 19, and May 3 and 10, 2003), peaking at number 35[6]. The song was available in three formats : CD single (Electro Radio Edit, Groove Radio Edit, Trance Radio Edit), CD maxi (6 versions : Electro Radio Remix, Trance Radio Edit, Electro Extended Mix, Trance Extended Remix, Frank Trauner Electro Wave, Funked Lounge Version, Groove XL Remix), and 7" maxi (5 versions : Electro Extended Mix, Frank Trauner Electro Wave, Funked Lounge Version, Groove XL Remix, Trance Extended Version)[7].

The song was also covered by Valli for a 1992 French compilation named 1992 - Les Plus Belles Chansons françaises[8].

Versions

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Charts, certifications and sales

References

  1. ^ a b "Je t'aime mélancolie", L'histoire de la chanson : une tentative de rap Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  2. ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", videoclip Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  3. ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", videoclip Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  4. ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", TV performances Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  5. ^ a b "Je t'aime mélancolie", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
  6. ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", Belgian Ultratop Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  7. ^ "Je t'aime mélancolie", cover by BB Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  8. ^ 1992 - Les Plus Belles Chansons françaises cover Sans-logique.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
  9. ^ Mentionable fan remixes Libnet.wuggleworld.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
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