Un Monde parfait

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“Un monde parfait”
Single by Ilona from the album Un Monde parfait
Released	February 2005
Format	CD single CD maxi Digital download
Recorded	Paris (France) Naples (Italy)
Genre	Techno
Length	3:43
Label	Sony BMG Music
Producer	Ivan Russo, Rosario Castagnola
Certification	Diamond France, 2005 Platinium Belgium, 2005
Ilona singles chronology
"Un monde parfait" (2005) "C'est les vacances" (2005)
Un Monde parfait track listing
"Un Monde parfait" (1) "C'est les vacances" (2)
"Arrivederci à bientôt" (12) "Un Monde parfait" (72 remix) (13)
"Laissez-nous respirer track listing
"Noël, que du bonheur" (acoustic version) (13) "Un Monde parfait" (acoustic version) (14)

"Un Monde parfait" was the first single recorded by the French young artist Ilona Mitrecey. Based on a traditional Neapolitan song, it was released in February 2005. "Un monde parfait" means "A Perfect World" in English. The single was a very big hit in France, where it remained for four months at the top of the chart, and has also been released in many other European countries. It has achieved some minor success in Ireland and the UK, but not nearly as much as the rest of Europe.

Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Music and video 3 Chart performances 4 TV performances and covers 5 Formats and track listings 6 Lyrics 7 Certifications and sales 8 Charts 9 References

[edit] Background and writing

In 2004, one year after its recording in France, the single had already been released in Italy, under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona'. Originally, it was intended for the Italian dancefloors.

During an interview, Ilona explained that, before "Un Monde parfait", she sang just for fun with her friends. She confided that she recorded "Un Monde parfait" completely by chance and she did that only for play. Her father's society had asked whether she could sing this song from Italy. As she had already sung for some advertisements, she accepted, saying to herself that it could be funny to try^[1].

[edit] Music and video

The French charts specialist Elia Abib explains that this song "mixes an involving sonority resembling Daddy DJ with a text in the spirit of a nursery rhyme". It created "the major surprise of the beginning of spring 2005"^[2].

The music video is a 3D cartoon film showing a little girl who will feature in all the other videoclips of the singles from the album Un Monde parfait. Ilona features only in the first seconds. She explained that the producers had decided to make a cartoon film because it tallied well with the text and that would preserve her anonymity^[1].

Ilona says in this song that when she starts to draw, she imagines a perfect world populated of technicolor flowers and animals. Six of these animals will appear in all the other Ilona's music videos and on every cover.

[edit] Chart performances

In France, the single went straight to number two on February 27, 2005 and was #1 the following week, and kept this position for 15 weeks. It remained on the Top 10 for 28 weeks and on the Top 100 for 41 weeks, so it was the longest single running in the French singles chart in 2005. It was the best selling single that year and was certified Diamond disc by SNEP^[3]. According to the Infodisc Website, the single is the 12th best selling single of all time in France, with more than 1,5 million sales^[4]. Ilona, who was 11 years old in 2005, is "the first native of Nineties to reach number one of the [French Singles Chart]. Her youth makes her appear from now on in the Book of the Records, [because she is] the second younger artist to peak at pole position, of course behind Jordy (4 years old)"^[5]. "Un Monde parfait" was cited as the most lucrative song of 2006 at the time of a conference given by the SACEM^[6].

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single remained on the Ultratop 40 Singles Chart from April 2 to November 5, 2005, it is to say for 32 weeks, and peacked at #1 for 12 weeks. It was certified Silver disc and was the second best selling single in 2005, only beaten by Crazy Frog's Axel F. On Swiss Singles Chart, the single went to number 16 on April 3, 2005 and reached its peak position (#3) on May 1, 2005. It left the chart after its 34th week, on November 11, 2005. "Un monde parfait" also appeared on Austrian Top 75 Singles Chart from June 26, 2005 to November 18, 2005 (22 weeks) and reached number 3 for two weeks.

One year later, the single made a short appearance (2 weeks) on Dutch Singles Chart, where it peaked at #92, on July 8, 2006.

[edit] TV performances and covers

Ilona very rarely does live performances, but she was coaxed into appearing on the nationally-acclaimed show Hit Machine on M6, on May 7, 2005. That performance, carried out with a choreography, may have sparked her subsequent success with her single "Un Monde parfait".

Le 6/9, a French team which compères NRJ every morning, recorded a parody of this song, under the title "Un Casting parfait".

[edit] Formats and track listings

CD single - France "Un Monde parfait" (version originale) (3:05) "Un Monde parfait" (72 remix radio edit) (3:41) CD maxi Universal "Un Monde parfait" (original version) (3:47) "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) (3:44) "Un Monde parfait" (whistler remix) (3:17) "Un Monde parfait" (party mix) (3:31) "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix) (5:08) "Un Monde parfait" (blade remix) (4:21) "Un Monde parfait" (karaoke version) (3:44) CD maxi 1 Atollo / Universal "Un Monde parfait" (original version) (3:47) "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) (3:44) "Un Monde parfait" (whistler remix) (3:17) "Un Monde parfait" (party mix) (3:31) "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix) (5:08) "Un Monde parfait" (Blade remix) (4:21) "Un Monde parfait" (videoclip)

CD maxi 2 Atollo / Universal "Un Monde parfait" (original version) (3:47) "A Perfect World" (original English version) (3:08) "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furious remix radio edit) (3:43) "Un Monde parfait" (Gabry Ponte remix) (6:06) 12" maxi "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix) "Un Monde parfait" (Blade remix) "Un Monde parfait" (Glasperlen remix) "Un Monde parfait" (Gabry Ponte remix) "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furious remix) "Un Monde parfait" (electro dub) Digital download "Un Monde parfait" (original version) (3:07) "Un Monde parfait" (remix radio edit) (3:42) "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) (3:41) "Un Monde parfait" (acoustic remix) (3:16) "Un Monde parfait" (karaoke version) (3:44)

[edit] Lyrics

Ce matin j'imagine un dessin sans nuage,	This morning I imagine a drawing without clouds,
Avec quelques couleurs comme vient mon pinceau.	With some colors that come from my brush.
Du bleu, du rouge je me sens sage comme une image,	Some blue some red, I feel as good as gold,
Avec quelques maisons et quelques animaux.	With some houses and some animals.
Ce matin j'imagine un pays sans nuage,	This morning I imagine a country without clouds,
Où tous les perroquets ne vivent plus en cage.	Where all the parrots live outside of cages.
Des jaunes, des verts, des blancs, je fais ce qui me plaît,	Some yellows some greens some whites,
Car c'est comme ça que j'imagine un monde parfait.	I do what pleases me, because that's how I imagine a perfect world.
Un oiseau, un enfant, une chèvre,	A bird, a child, a goat,
Le bleu du ciel, un beau sourire du bout des lèvres.	The blue of the sky, a beautiful smile on the lips.
Un crocodile, une vache, du soleil,	A crocodile, a cow, some sunshine,
Et ce soir je m'endors au pays des merveilles.	And this evening I'll fall asleep in the country of wonders.
Un oiseau, un crayon, une chèvre,	A bird, a pencil, a goat,
Le bleu du ciel, un peu de sucre, un peu de sel.	The blue of the sky, a bit of sugar, a bit of salt .
Un crocodile, quelques fleurs, une abeille,	A crocodile, some flowers, a bee,
Et ce soir je m'endors au pays des merveilles.	And this evening I'll fall asleep in the country of wonders.
Ce matin j'imagine un dessin sans étoile,	This morning I imagine a drawing without stars,
De toute les couleurs un dessin sans contour.	With all the colors, a drawing without outlines.
Quand ça m'plaît plus j'efface tout et je recommence,	When I feel like it I erase everything and I start again ,
Avec d'autres maisons et d'autres animaux.	With other houses and other animals.
Ce matin j'imagine un pays sans nuage,	This morning I imagine a country without clouds,
Où tous les perroquets ne vivent plus en cage.	Where all the parrots live outside of cages.
Des jaunes, des verts, des blancs, je fais ce qui me plaît,	Some yellows some greens some whites,
Car c'est comme ça que j'imagine un monde parfait...	I do what I like because that's how I imagine a perfect world...

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Diamond[3]	June 15, 2005	750,000+	1,494,129+[7]
Belgium	Platinum[8]	July 9, 2005	50,000+	?

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[9] 3 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10] 1 Euro 200[11] 4 European Top 100[12] 4 French Digital Chart[13] 5 French Singles Chart[14] 1 German Singles Chart[12] 2 Italian Singles Chart[15] 30 Moscow (Russia) Airplay Chart[16] 37 Russian Airplay Chart[16] 249 Swiss Singles Chart[17] 3 World Singles Top 40[18] 26 World Airplay Chart[12] 9 Chart (2006) Peak position Dutch Singles Chart[19] 92

End of the Year chart (2005) Position Austrian Singles Chart[20] 37 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[21] 2 French Singles Chart[22] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[23] 23

Preceded by "Ma Philosophie" by Amel Bent	French (SNEP) number one single March 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005 (15 weeks)	Succeeded by "Axel F" by Crazy Frog
	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single April 23, 2005 - July 9, 2005 (12 weeks)
Preceded by "Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone	French (SNEP) single of the year 2005	Succeeded by "Pas le temps" by Faf Larage

[edit] References

v • d • e Ilona Studio albums Un Monde parfait (2005) • Laissez-nous respirer (2006) Singles "Un Monde parfait" (2005) • "C'est les vacances" (2005) • "Dans ma fusée" (2005) • "Noël, que du bonheur" (2005) • "Allô, allô" (2006) • "Laissez-nous respirer" (2006) • "Chiquitas" (2006)