L'Alizé

"L'Alizé"
Single by Alizée
from the album Gourmandises
B-side Instrumental
Released 28 November 2000
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Recorded 2000
Genre Pop
Length 3:49
Label Universal, Polydor
Writer(s) Lyrics: Mylène Farmer
Music: Laurent Boutonnat
Producer(s) Laurent Boutonnat
Mylène Farmer
Alizée singles chronology
"Moi... Lolita"
(2000)		 "L'alizé"
(2000)		 "Parler tout bas"
(2001)

"L'Alizé" (English: "the trade wind") is the second single by French singer Alizée. Released in December 2000, it featured the song "L'alizé" as well as an instrumental version of it. Later two limited editions followed, which featured four remixes. The song became a hit particularly in France where it reached number-one for two weeks (becoming both the last number one hit of the year 2000 and the first of 2001).

Music video

The video for the single is a rather simple video compared to the videos for the rest of her Gourmandises singles. Set against a pink backdrop, this time it features Alizée dressed in white and playing with bubbles. There is one scene in the video where she sings (with the band playing in the background). A lot of machinery (especially bubble machines) and slow camera movement were needed to put the video together. The video was directed by Pierre Stine and was first aired on December 6, 2000 during the show M6's Morning Live.

Track listings

CD single - France
  1. "L'alizé" – 4:15
  2. "L'alizé" (version instrumentale) – 4:15
CD maxi - France
  1. "L'alizé" – 4:15
  2. "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15
  3. "L'alizé" (sirocco house remix) – 4:50
  4. "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55
  5. "L'alizé" (dans le vent dance mix) – 5:16
CD maxi - Germany
  1. "L'alizé" (radio edit) – 3:35
  2. "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15
  3. "L'alizé" (sunny season mix) – 5:25
  4. "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55
  5. "L'alizé" (dans le vent dance mix) – 5:16
  6. "L'alizé" (single version) – 4:15
12" maxi - France

A-side :

  1. "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15
  2. "L'alizé" (single) – 4:15

B-Side :

  1. "L'alizé" (sirocco house remix) – 4:50
  2. "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2000/01) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 52
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 5
Dutch Mega Top 100[1] 63
Estonian Singles Chart 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 1
German Singles Chart[1] 43
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
French Singles Chart[2] 53
Chart (2001) Position
French Singles Chart[3] 21

Certifications and charts

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France Platinum[4] 28 March 2001 500,000 582,000[5]

Preceded by
"Les Rois du monde"
by Gregori Baquet, Damien Sargue and Philippe D'Avilla		 French SNEP number-one single
December 30, 2000 - January 6, 2001 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Seul" by Garou

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "L'Alizé", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 13, 2007)
  2. ↑ 2000 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 13, 2007)
  3. ↑ 2001 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 13, 2007)
  4. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 29, 2009)
  5. ↑ Certifications of Alizée singles + sales See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "ALIZEE" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 13, 2007)
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