Pop Up
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| Studio album by Yelle | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | La Méaugon, Saint-Julien and Rennes, France | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 48:35 | |||
| Label | Source Etc | |||
| Producer | GrandMarnier | |||
| Yelle chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (73%)[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Pop Up is the debut album by French electropop trio Yelle. It was released in France on 3 September 2007 by the EMI-owned label Source Etc. The album peaked at number sixty-one on the French Albums Chart, and went on to sell 20,000 copies.
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[edit] Promotion
In February 2008, Yelle performed the track "A cause des garçons" on the BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends.[3] They were featured as MTV's Artist of the Week for the week of 24–30 March 2008, appearing during adverts.[4] They also appeared on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, performing "A cause des garçons" on 12 November 2008 and "Ce jeu" on 4 February 2009.
The Riot in Belgium remix of Yelle's single "A cause des garçons" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Electronic Arts video game Need for Speed: ProStreet. EA Sports also included the remix in UEFA Euro 2008, the official video game of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.
"A cause des garçons" was used as the opening song for the Moschino Spring/Summer 2008 runway show. As of 2008, it is also featured in an advert being broadcast in Quebec for Telus. Their single "Je veux te voir" was featured on the season four finale of HBO's Entourage, in the opening scene when the gang arrives in Cannes, and their single "Ce jeu" was played on Gap's and H&M's shop soundtrack in summer 2008.
"A cause des garçons" 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] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ce jeu" | Julie Budet, Jean-François Perrier, Tanguy Destable | 3:41 |
| 2. | "A cause des garçons" | Pierre Grillet, Alain Chamfort | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Dans ta vraie vie" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Tristesse/Joie" | Budet, Perrier | 5:49 |
| 5. | "Mal poli" | Budet, Perrier | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Les femmes" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Tu es beau" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Je veux te voir" | Budet, Perrier | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Amour du sol" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Mon meilleur ami" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 3:57 |
| 11. | "85A" | Budet, Perrier, Destable | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Jogging" | Budet, Perrier | 3:26 |
| US bonus track | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) | 2:52 | |||||||
| Japanese bonus tracks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) | 2:52 | |||||||
| 14. | "Tristesse/Joie" (Rolf Honey Remix) | 4:40 | |||||||
| iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[5] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Les femmes" (Siriusmo Remix) | 4:09 | |||||||
| 14. | "A cause des garçons" (Drixxxé Remix) | 4:36 | |||||||
| 15. | "A cause des garçons" (Obsession Remix) | 5:43 | |||||||
- Sample credits
- "Ce jeu" contains a sample from "Let Me Go" by Heaven 17
- "Tu es beau" contains a sample from "Do You Really Want an Answer?" by Zapp
[edit] Personnel
- Julie Budet – vocals
- Jean-François Perrier – producer, engineer, mixing, design
- Grégoire Alexandre – photography
- Olivier de Brood – engineer, mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Jr. Henry – design
- Anne-Sophie Thomas – styling
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart[6] | 61 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| US Top Electronic Albums[7] | 8 |
| US Top Heatseekers[8] | 14 |
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| France | 3 September 2007[9] | Source Etc |
| United States | 1 April 2008[10] | Astralwerks, Caroline Records |
| Japan | 23 April 2008[11] | EMI Music Japan |
| Argentina | 24 April 2008[12] | EMI |
[edit] References
- ^ Dona, Greg (18 September 2007). "Yelle – Pop Up". AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=266966. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ Reges, Margaret. "Pop-Up – Yelle – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/pop-up-r1216892/review. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Yelle". BBC. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lilyallen/band_yelle.shtml. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ Anitai, Tamar (24 March 2008). "Artist of the Week: Yelle". MTV Buzzworthy. MTV Networks. http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/03/24/artist-of-the-week-yelle/. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ "Pop Up – Version deluxe de Yelle" (in French). iTunes Store France. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/pop-up-version-deluxe/id264407013. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Yelle – Pop-Up" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yelle&titel=Pop%2DUp&cat=a. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Yelle Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/yelle/chart-history/940603?f=322&g=Albums. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Yelle Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/yelle/chart-history/940603?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Pop up : Yelle" (in French). Fnac. http://musique.fnac.com/a2070510/Yelle-Pop-up-CD-album. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Pop-Up: Yelle". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000XIJ3NO. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Yelle – Pop Up" (in Japanese). EMI Music Japan. http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/yelle/?id=2448. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Pop-Up: Yelle". Musimundo.com. http://www.musimundo.com/producto-7243851592422~POP-UP.aspx. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
