Bleu Noir is the eighth studio album by French Star singer Mylène Farmer, released 6 December 2010.[1][2] Farmer's label set up a web site to promote the album on 3 November 2010. For some of her fans this album is a return to her roots. It has drawn favorable comparisons to Innamoramento and also the albums prior to Anamorphosee. This album seems to depict the artist as a woman at her prime, confident in her achievements and able to express herself without sacrificing her integrity.
Farmer has written the lyrics and Moby, Archive and RedOne have composed the music for the album. The first single from the album is "Oui mais... non", composed by RedOne. The single was released on 11 October 2010.
The music video of "Leila" premiered at the album's temporary website on 22 November 2010, but there has not been any plan to release the song as a single.
The album entered the French Digital Chart at number one, with over 9,100 downloads.[3] The next week, the album also entered the physical chart at number one, selling 139,176 units in the first week. Both performances were deemed as records in terms of sales.[4] Bleu noir is Farmer's first studio album since 1991's L'Autre to outperform its predecessor in terms of national sales.[5]
On 22 January 2011, it was revealed that the second single would be the title track of the same name and will be released the following month. However, the release of the single was delayed due to the production of remixes of "Bleu noir".
The music video of "Bleu noir" premiered at the album's temporary website on 16 March 2011.
Singles [edit]
1 Since February 2011: physical + digital sales
Track listing [edit]
All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer, except Track 11, written by Moby.
|
| 1. |
"Oui mais... non" |
RedOne |
4:19 |
| 2. |
"Moi je veux..." |
Moby |
3:30 |
| 3. |
"Bleu noir" |
Moby |
4:04 |
| 4. |
"N'aie plus d'amertume" |
Moby |
4:15 |
| 5. |
"Toi l'amour" |
Moby |
4:40 |
| 6. |
"Lonely Lisa" |
RedOne |
3:02 |
| 7. |
"M'effondre" |
Moby |
3:33 |
| 8. |
"Light Me Up" |
Darius Keeler |
5:02 |
| 9. |
"Leila" |
Darius Keeler |
3:51 |
| 10. |
"Diabolique mon ange" |
Darius Keeler |
5:00 |
| 11. |
"Inseparables" |
Moby |
4:08 |
| 12. |
"Inséparables" (French version) |
Moby |
3:14 |
Formats [edit]
- CD - Jewel box
- CD - Digisleeve limited edition with 24 page insert
- LP double limited edition 2000 copies
- Collector's limited edition 5000 copies "Wooden School Writing Case" : picture CD, wooden fountain pen, bottle of china ink MF, and individual sheets of pictures & lyrics.
Release history [edit]
| Date |
Label |
Country |
Format |
Catalog |
| 29 November 2010 |
Universal Music France |
France |
Digital |
— |
| 6 December 2010 |
CD - Collector "Wooden School Writing Case" |
2755537 |
| LP |
2755536 |
| CD - Crystal Jewel box |
2755534 |
| CD - Digisleeve |
2755535 |
| 7 December 2010 |
Polydor |
Canada |
Digital[6] |
— |
| 15 February 2011 |
Universal Music México |
México |
CD - Digisleeve |
2755535 |
Charts [edit]
Peak positions [edit]
| Chart (2010) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[7] |
72 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] |
1 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[9] |
1 |
| French SNEP Digital Chart[10] |
1 |
| Greek Albums Chart |
36 |
| Russian Albums Chart[11] |
3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[12] |
7 |
| Swiss (Romandie) Albums Chart[13] |
1 |
| Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart[14] |
98 |
|
Year-end charts [edit]
| Chart (2010) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[15] |
39 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[16] |
9 |
Certifications [edit]
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
| France[17] |
Diamond |
27 July 2011 |
500,000 |
| Belgium[18] |
Platinum |
24 December 2010 |
40,000 |
| Switzerland[19] |
Gold |
December 2010 |
10,000 |
| Russia[20] |
Gold |
27 January 2011 |
5,000 |
|
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Mylène Farmer : nouvel album Bleu Noir, published 21 October 2010.
- ^ "''Bleu Noir'' official temporary website". Mylenefarmer-bleunoir.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ Decant, Charles (9 December 2010). "Disques : les Black Eyed Peas et Mylène Farmer battent des records" (in French). Ozap. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Cadet, Thierry (14 December 2010). "Tops : Mylène Farmer explose les records avec plus de 139 000 ventes !" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.mylene.net/mylene/classements_albums_france
- ^ "Bleu Noir : Mylène Farmer - Pop | Archambault". Archambault.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, French Albums Chart" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "French Digital Albums Chart, 05/12/2010" (in French). Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, Russian Albums Chart" (in French). Mylene.net. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, Swiss Albums Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Charts Romandie - Albums Top 50, 19.12.2010" (in French). Lescharts. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Bleu Noir, Mexican Albums Chart". Mexicancharts. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Rapports annuels 2010 - Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "La musique préférée des français en 2010 (dossier Le Parisien)" (in French). mylene.net. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Certifications Albums Diamant - année 2011" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Les disques d'or/de platine - Singles - 2010" (in French). ultratop. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Awards 2010". Swisscharts. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Золотой и платиновый альбом в России - International 2010" (in Russian). 2M. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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