A cause des garçons
| "À caus' des garçons" | ||||
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| Single by À Caus' des Garçons | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, mini CD | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Writer(s) | Alain Chamfort, Pierre Grillet | |||
| Producer | Alain Chamfort, Philippe Draï | |||
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"À caus' des garçons" or "À cause des garçons" (French: "Because of the Boys") is a song first released by the French duo À Caus' des Garçons comprising Laurence Heller and Hélène Bérard in 1987. It was covered by French trio Yelle on their 2007 debut album Pop Up, released as its lead single.
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[edit] Yelle version
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| Single by Yelle | ||||
| from the album Pop Up | ||||
| Released | 25 June 2007 (see release history) |
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| Format | CD single, 12" single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Source Etc | |||
| Writer(s) | Pierre Grillet, Alain Chamfort | |||
| Producer | GrandMarnier | |||
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The French trio Yelle covered "A cause des garçons" in 2007 for their debut album, Pop Up, released as its lead single. The Riot in Belgium remix of the song is featured on the soundtrack to the Electronic Arts video games Need for Speed: ProStreet and Euro 2008.
"A cause des garçons" ( Yelle version) was also used as the dance song in the "Les Jeunes de Paris" skit on the November 11, 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Emma Stone.
[edit] Music video
In the video, directed by Nima Nourizadeh, Yelle is seen singing and dancing in her all-white room, preparing amid animated giant objects. Then she is seen in photoshoots for magazine covers, surrounded by men dressed up as objects.
A Tecktonik version of the video also exists, directed by Bastien Lattanzio and Guillaume Berg. The video uses the remix made by Tepr and shows Tecktonik dancers Treaxy and Vavan dancing beside the letters of the word "Yelle".
[edit] Track listings
- French CD single and iTunes EP
- "A cause des garçons" (Edit Version) – 3:10
- "A cause des garçons" (Booster Remix) – 3:10
- "A cause des garçons" (Album Version) – 3:54
- French CD single – Tepr Remix
- "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) – 2:52
- "A cause des garçons" (Album Version) – 3:54
- "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) (Video) – 2:52
- French 12" single
- A1. "A cause des garçons" (Original)
- A2. "A cause des garçons" (Punks Jump Up Remix)
- B1. "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix)
- B2. "A cause des garçons" (Riot in Belgium Remix)
- French iTunes remix EP
- "A cause des garçons" (Punks Jump Up Remix) – 5:46
- "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) – 6:02
- "A cause des garçons" (Riot in Belgium Remix) – 4:32
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007/2008) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[1] | 2 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[1] | 40 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[2] | 41 |
| French Singles Chart[1] | 11 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[1] | 95 |
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| France | 25 June 2007 | Source Etc. | CD single, digital EP[3] | 0094639722822 |
| 22 October 2007 | Kitsuné | 12" single,[4] digital remix EP[5] | KITSUNE063 | |
| 17 December 2007 | Source Etc. | CD single – Tepr Remix[6] | 5099951135706 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "lescharts.com – Yelle – À cause des garçons" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yelle&titel=%C0+cause+des+gar%E7ons&cat=s. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Yelle Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/yelle/chart-history/940603?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "À cause des garçons – EP de Yelle" (in French). French iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/id257825578. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Kitsuné Shop: Yelle – A Cause Des Garcons (12")". Kitsuné Music. http://kitsuneshop.topplersmusic.com/shop/product/KITSUNE063. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Kitsuné: À cause des garçons Remixes – EP de Yelle" (in French). French iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/id257825578. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "A Cause Des Garcons [CD single] [Single Maxi]: Yelle" (in French). Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B000ZNW75S. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- "À caus' des garçons" at Discogs (list of releases)
