Désert (song)

"Désert"
Single by Émilie Simon
from the album Émilie Simon
B-side	Desert (English version)
Released	October 2002
Format	CD, Vinyl
Recorded	2002
Genre	Electronic
Label	Barclay/Universal
Writer(s)	Émilie Simon
"Desert" Single by Émilie Simon from the album The Flower Book B-side Désert (French version) Released December 5, 2006 Format CD, Vinyl Recorded 2002 Genre Electronic Label Barclay/Universal Writer(s) Émilie Simon Émilie Simon singles chronology “Désert” (2002) “Flowers” (2003) Reissue singles chronology “Rose Hybride De Thé” (2006) “Desert” (2006) “Dame De Lotus” (2007)

“Désert” is Émilie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland. In the United States, a single for the English version was released in late 2006.

Music video

The music video features Émilie Simon sitting on a bed under a lamp. She then pulls out long vines and flowers from a cut in her skin. In the end, a stranger sews back her skin with a needle and a thread. Same music videos were shot for both versions, French and English.

It was directed by Philippe André^[1] and produced by Wanda.^[2]

Track list

CD single

1. "Désert" (French version)
2. "Desert" (English version)

CD maxi-single

1. "Desert" (English version)
2. "Desert (Avril puzzle mix)"
3. "Desert (Leila remix)"
4. "Désert" (French version)
5. "Désert (Thievery Corporation remix)"

Notes

1. Philippe André official website.
2. Desert music video at BEAM.TV.