Déshabillez-moi
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| Single by Mylène Farmer from the album Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy |
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| Released | March 5, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single Digital download |
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| Recorded | 1988, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:55 (live single version) 4:12 (live album version) 3:47 (album version) |
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| Label | Polydor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Text : Robert Nyel Music : Gaby Verlor |
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| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Déshabillez-moi" is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 1988 and in a live version at the time of her 2006 concerts at Bercy (Paris). It was the second single from her fourth live album, Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, and was released on March 5, 2007.
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[edit] Background and writing
The song, composed by Robert Nyel (text) and Gaby Verlor (music), was recorded originally by the Franch singer Juliette Greco in 1967. It was covered by Farmer in 1988, and this song was included in the track listing of her second studio album, Ainsi soit je....
The release of this second single from the live album Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy was officially announced on January 26, 2007, and was appreciated by the majority of Farmer's fans, according to polls made on various websites about Mylène Farmer, underlining that this song was considered as the best choice for a second live single. On 2 February, the song was aired on radio in its live version for the first time. The promotional CD was sent a few days later to the radio stations. However, the song was almost never broadcast on radio (never aired on NRJ). Before the CD single's content became known, a rumour had announced that a new remix of "Je te rends ton amour" would be featured as second title.[1] That was erroneous, since the second track was "Porno graphique", in the 2006 live version.
"Déshabillez-moi" is available in a studio version on Ainsi soit je... and in a live version on En concert and Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy. During one live performance of the song in 1989, Farmer wore restrictive black dress with sleeves that greatly limited her arm movement, effectively an bondage dress.[2] Dress rendered her unable to undress herself, which explains why she wore it for the song of which title would be translated to English as "undress me". This is only known occasion of Farmer wearing something like that.
[edit] Lyrics and music
The song refers to the nudity of a woman, the latter "asking a man to undress her in different ways".[3] In the album and live versions of the song, Farmer shows that she has humour and plays to "imitate successively the voice of a little girl, a femme fatale, a bourgeois, a managing woman..."[4] Around the end, she yells a huge "Déshabillez-moi", and finishs the song with the words "Et vous / Déshabillez-vous !".
[edit] Music video
The video was aired on television for the first time on February 15, 2007. It is an excerpt from the 2006 concert and doesn't contain new images.[1] In it, Farmer wears black clothing, including a bra which seems to be made of feathers.
[edit] TV performances
Farmer performed the song in two TV shows at the end of 1980s : Les Oscars de la mode, broadcast on TF1 on October 21, 1987, and Les Uns et les Autres, aired on TF1 on April 29, 1988. At this occasion, Farmer revealed by mistake one of her breasts.[4]
[edit] Charts performances
The single debuted at number 10 on French SNEP Singles Chart on March 10, 2007, with 6,369 sales. It was thus the 32th Top 10 of Farmer in France, which is to date the record. Like the previous Farmer's singles, it kept on dropping the weeks after, and stayed for 10 weeks in the Top 50, and 17 weeks on the chart.[5] The song also reached #66 in French Airplay Chart.[6] In Belgium (Wallonia), the single featured in the Ultratop 40 for five weeks, from March 17 to April 21 peaking at number 19 in its second week.[7] In Switzerland, the single stayed only for one week, at number 81, on March 25.[8]
[edit] Formats and track listings
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[edit] Versions
- Official versions
| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment |
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| Album version | 3:47 | Ainsi soit je... | 1988 | See the previous sections | |
| Live version (recorded in 1989) | 3:55 | En concert | 1989 | This version is similar to the that of the album. See Mylène Farmer en concert | |
| Live version (recorded in 2006) | 4:12 | Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy | 2005 | See Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour) |
[edit] Charts, certifications, sales
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Mylène Farmer, rétrospective 2007 Mylene.net (Retrieved January 11, 2008
- ^ "Désabillez-moi", performance during 1989 tour Youtube.com (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
- ^ Mylène Farmer Influences, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Mascara Ed., p. 32,33 (ISBN 978-2351440261)
- ^ a b Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 89-91
- ^ a b "Déshabillez-moi (live)", French SNEP Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ a b French Airplay Singles Chart, March 18, 2007, nº 2386 Charly1300.site.voila.fr (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ a b "Déshabillez-moi (live)", Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ a b "Déshabillez-moi (live)", Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved January 11, 2008)
- ^ Euro 200 Apcchart.com (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
