Interstellaires
| Interstellaires | ||||
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| Studio album by Mylène Farmer | ||||
| Released | 6 November 2015 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, synthpop | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
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Polydor (France) Cherrytree Records (USA) | |||
| Producer | Martin Kierszenbaum, The Avener | |||
| Mylène Farmer chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Interstellaires | ||||
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Interstellaires is the tenth studio album by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was released on 6 November 2015 in France by Polydor Records. It is produced by Martin Kierszenbaum and The Avener.
Singles
On 18 August, a new temporary site was launched, presenting a countdown whose timer was set to end on 28 August, announcing her return on the scenes with a brand new record. Its background pictured Farmer and British singer Sting, pointing out a collaborational work would have been indeed released. Furthermore, a buzzing loopy noise could be heard in its background. As expected, on 28 August their work was available on iTunes. "Stolen Car",[1] a cover from a song of the same name released in Sting's 2003 Sacred Love album, hit number one on the French chart.[2]
A promo single "Insondables", was released on 28 October 2015.[3]
"City of Love" was released as the second single of the album on 8 January 2016, followed by a remix by Martin Kierszenbaum featuring Shaggy in February.[4]
Release and promotion
On 16 September, French magazine Gala announced Farmer's upcoming studio album title.[5] It was then officially confirmed on 16 September by the singer's recording label, Polydor, through its Facebook page.[6] Another temporaneous site was then launched with a timer set to the album release, as previously done with the "Stolen Car" single. Its layout pictured a nebula with flowing stars in the background and a deep, loud noise added, just like the one that could have already been heard with "Stolen Car"'s site, possibly matching the album core theme.[7]
Commercial reception
On the chart edition of 14 November 2015, Interstellaires debuted at number one on the French Album chart, performing which was then the highest weekly sales of 2015 in France, with 109,971 sales, including 6,153 downloads.[8] The next week, the album dropped to number three with 26.944 sales. At the same date, the album debuted at number one in the francophone part of Belgium (Wallonia), then dropped to number two. In both countries, it was dislodged by Johnny Hallyday's new studio album De l'amour. Interstellaires entered at a peak of number 21 in Flanders, which became the highest position for one of the singer's albums on that chart, and also charted in Germany and the Netherlands, where it peaked at number 79 and in Greece at number 70.Interstellaires also marked Farmer's debut on a Billboard chart, reaching number 9 on the World Chart.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Interstellaires" | Mylène Farmer, Martin Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Stolen Car" (featuring Sting) | Farmer, Sting | The Avener | 3:22 |
| 3. | "À rebours" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 4:11 |
| 4. | "C'est pas moi" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Insondables" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Love Song" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Pas d'access" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 3:17 |
| 8. | "I Want You to Want Me" | Rick Nielsen | Kierszenbaum | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Voie lactée" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 3:17 |
| 10. | "City of Love" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum, Matthew Koma | Kierszenbaum | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Un jour ou l'autre" | Farmer, Kierszenbaum | Kierszenbaum | 4:27 |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 1 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] | 79 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts)[12] | 79 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[13] | 70 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 3 |
| US Billboard World Albums (Billboard World Albums)[9] | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[14] | 16 |
Release history
| Date | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2015 | Polydor | France | CD, Double LP | — |
| 6 November 2015 | Cherrytree Records | United-States | TBA | — |
References
- ↑ "Stolen Car – Single de Mylène Farmer & Sting sur iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Mylène Farmer et Sting au top : "Stolen Car" numéro 1 des ventes de singles". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Insondables – Single". Apple. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mylene.net/modules/index.php?r=4&z=4445
- ↑ Durand, Thomas (15 September 2015). "Mylène Farmer: Un nouvel album au titre évocateur – Gala". Gala (in French) (Prisma Presse). Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Polydor – Timeline Photos | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "www.mylenefarmer-interstellaires.com".
- ↑ Hamard, Jonathan (13 November 2015). "Mylène Farmer numéro un des ventes avec "Interstellaires", meilleur démarrage de l'année" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 "World Music: Top World Albums Chart – Billboard". Billboard.
- 1 2 3 4 "ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Interstellaires". Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums". SNEP.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
- ↑ "IFPI Charts".
- ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a
