"Elle me dit" (English: She Tells Me) is a song by Lebanese-born British-American singer and songwriter Mika, released as a single in France ahead of the release of his third studio album, The Origin of Love. Mika re-recorded the song in English under the title "Emily". "Emily" is included on the standard track listing of The Origin of Love, while "Elle me dit" is featured as a bonus track the French standard edition of the album, and all international deluxe editions. The song was released on 11 July 2011.
Background
The song was first rumoured when a twelve-second preview was published online on 1 July 2011.[1] Just ten days later, the French iTunes Store made the whole song available as a digital download.[2] However, its official release did not occur until 26 September 2011.[3] Lyrically, the song is "about all the horrific things a mother can say to her son to get him to fuck out of her house".[4]
Original
- Elle me dit, c'est ta vie
- Fais c'que tu veux, tant pis
- Un jour tu comprendras
- Un jour tu t'en voudras
- Elle me dit, t'es trop nul
- Sors un peu de ta bulle
- Tu fais n'importe quoi
- On dirait que t'aimes ça
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Transcription
- She tells me, it's your life,
- Do what you want, oh well
- One day you'll understand
- One day you'll be sorry
- She tells me, you're a zero
- Get out of your bubble a little
- You don't do anything important
- Looks like you like that
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A first English version named "She tells me" was sung live, with lyrics very close to the initial meaning.[5] The commercially released version switched the focus to an Emily character with the singer being the one bossing her around.
Music video
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The music video directed by Kinga Burza was released on 16 August 2011. The video shows a family dancing and singing along to the song individually, as well as clips of the family members arguing and behaving mischievously. The video features a well-known ensemble of French actors, including Fanny Ardant, Marie-Clotilde Ramos-Ibanez, Patrice Pujol and Axel Huet.
Track listing
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1. |
"Elle me dit" (Radio Edit) |
3:27 |
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"Elle me dit" (Beataucue Remix) |
5:14 |
Chart performance
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
- ↑ TwitVid.com, Elle me dit Preview.
- ↑ Elle me dit – single, iTunes – Retrieved 2011-07-13
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvAL3X8a-M
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyE86S5z1Y4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ultratop.be – Mika – Elle me dit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ultratop.be – Mika – Elle me dit" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Mika – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Mika.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mika – Elle me dit" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201134 into search.
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- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mika – Elle me dit". Swiss Singles Chart.
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- ↑ http://proxy.siteo.com.s3.amazonaws.com/www.disqueenfrance.com/file/4bis100singlesfusionnesnep.pdf
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External links
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