Bleu noir

For the song, see Bleu Noir (song).

Bleu noir
Studio album by
Mylène Farmer
Released6 December 2010 (2010-12-06)
Recorded2010
GenreDance-pop, electropop, synth-pop, pop rock, dark wave, trip hop
LabelUniversal Music France
ProducerMylène Farmer, Danny Griffiths, Darius Keeler, RedOne, Moby
Mylène Farmer chronology
N°5 on Tour
(2009) 		Bleu noir
(2010) 		2001.2011
(2011)
Singles from Bleu noir
  1. "Oui mais... non"
    Released: 29 November 2010
  2. "Bleu noir"
    Released: 18 April 2011
  3. "Lonely Lisa"
    Released: 4 July 2011

Bleu noir is the eighth studio album by the French singer Mylène Farmer, released on 6 December 2010.[1][2]

Bleu noir is Farmer's first album produced without her longtime collaborator Laurent Boutonnat. Instead, she collaborated with Moby (with whom she had previously recorded duets in 2006 and 2008), the British band Archive and producer-songwriter RedOne, known for his work on Lady Gaga's hits "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance". Farmer herself wrote all the lyrics, which, characteristically, abound with literary references, notably drawing from the works of Pierre Reverdy.[3]

The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted the variety of sounds and the contributions from different collaborators. Some went on to praise its overall quality and Mylène's vocal performances.

The first single from the album, "Oui mais... non," composed by RedOne, was released on 11 October 2010.

To promote the album, Farmer's record label set up a temporary website, which was launched on 3 November 2010. The music video for "Leila" premiered on the website on 22 November 2010, although there were no plans to release the song as a proper single.

The album entered the French Digital Chart at number one, with over 9,100 downloads.[4] The following week the album also entered the physical chart at number one, selling 139,176 units in the first week. Both of these figures were records in terms of sales at the time.[5] Bleu noir is Farmer's first studio album since 1991's L'Autre to outperform its predecessor in terms of national sales. By the end of 2010, Bleu noir had sold a total of 328,783 copies (312,978 in physical format and 15,805 downloads).[6]

On 22 January 2011, it was announced that the second single would be the title track, set for release the following month. However, the release of "Bleu noir" was postponed until April due to the production of remixes.[citation needed] The music video for "Bleu noir" premiered on the album's promotional website on 16 March 2011.

The third single, "Lonely Lisa", was released on 4 July 2011.

As for other songs on the album, "Diabolique mon ange" was released to French radio on 4 December 2013, to promote Farmer's sixth live album, Timeless 2013.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mylène Farmer, except Track 11, written by Moby

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Oui mais... non"RedOne4:19
2."Moi je veux..."Moby3:30
3."Bleu noir"Moby4:04
4."N'aie plus d'amertume"Moby4:15
5."Toi l'amour"Moby4:40
6."Lonely Lisa"RedOne3:02
7."M'effondre"Moby3:33
8."Light Me Up"Darius Keeler5:02
9."Leila"Darius Keeler3:51
10."Diabolique mon ange"Darius Keeler5:00
11."Inseparables"Moby4:08
12."Inséparables" (French version)Moby3:14

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[18] Platinum 30,000*
France (SNEP)[20] Diamond 410,000[19]
Russia (NFPF)[21] Platinum 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 10,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 600,000[23]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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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[24] —
15 February 2011 Universal Music México México CD – Digisleeve 2755535

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mylène Farmer : nouvel album Bleu Noir Archived 7 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Bleu Noir official temporary website". Mylenefarmer-bleunoir.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Mylène Farmer - Influences - Bleu Noir (album)". Mylène.net (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ Decant, Charles (9 December 2010). "Disques : les Black Eyed Peas et Mylène Farmer battent des records" (in French). Ozap. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. ^ Cadet, Thierry (14 December 2010). "Tops : Mylène Farmer explose les records avec plus de 139 000 ventes !" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Cité de la musique: rapport 2010" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir (Album)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Нет спасенья от Ваенги. Российские музыкальные чарты. Недели 5 и 6 – 2011". Lenta.ru (in Russian). 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Rapports annueles 2010" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Classement Albums – année 2010" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Rapports annueles 2011" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Classement Albums – année 2011" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ Ruelle, Yohann (20 March 2016). "Mylène Farmer : "Interstellaires" passe le cap des 300.000 ventes en France" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  20. ^ "French album certifications – Mylène Farmer – Bleu noir" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  21. ^ "Russia – Certifications 2011" (PDF). Lenta.ru. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Bleu noir')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Bleu noir". TV Magazine (in French). 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Bleu Noir : Mylène Farmer – Pop | Archambault". Archambault.ca. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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