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"XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer. It was the first single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on September 19, 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, having more rock sonorities, unlike than the previous singles. Even if it went straight to number-one in France, it dropped quickly on the singles chart.
[edit] Background and writingIn 1995, Farmer, living in Los Angeles[1], found the inspiration to write new songs by reading various books, including "La Mort intime" by the French author Marie de Hennezel and "Le livre tibétain de la vie et de la mort".[2] She then asked to Laurent Boutonnat to join her in California to produce together a new album, Anamorphosée. However, following the failure of the 1993 film Giorgino, they decided to propose a Farmer's new public image and a new sound with rock and grunge sonorities. So, when the French channel M6 announced the name and the content of the first single, "XXL", that was a big surprise, since the album was not released yet then. Many fans did not expect a such musical change ;[3] some of them decided to abandon the new universe proposed by the duo Farmer / Boutonnat, while a new public was won over.[4] The various remixed on the media are all produced by Laurent Boutonnat and Bertrand Châtenet. Another remix, named 'UK remix', has been done about a year later, on "Rêver"'s CD maxi, but by Richard Dekkard. As for the 'JXL remix', it was produced by the Dutch musician Junkie XL and features on the compilation RemixeS. "XXL" was the last song performed at each show of the 1996 tour, and one of the first sung at each concert of the 2006 tour. "XXL" was scheduled for the 2000 Mylenium Tour, but was finally rejected. It is also the first Farmer's single where she didn't appear on the cover (the second was "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..."). [edit] Lyrics and music"XXL" is a feminist song in which Farmer sings love that all girls need. She evokes all kinds of women : bourgeois, homeless, romantic, pessimistic, feminists, anti-abortion, great ladies, prostitutes, transsexuals, stars, women who are suffering or not from the AIDS virus.[5] The name of the song is a reference to the largest size in the American ready-to-wear.[6] Unlike most of the texts of Farmer's songs, the lyrics are generally easy to understand.[7] The song has very rock sonorities made by the guitarist Jeff Dahlgren.[8] From its beginning, its rhythmic is very drive. [edit] Music video.jpg) The video was directed by Marcus Nispel[9] who also wrote the screenplay. This Requiem Publishing production cost about 80,000 euros (230,000 euros, according to the journalist Benoît Cachin[5]) and was shot for two days (one for Farmer, the other for the extras) in Fillmore (California)[10], on the Fillmore and Western Railway. The video shows a 1910 locomotive being driven at high speed (this train was also used in a Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin).[11] For the shooting, Farmer remained hung on this locomotive for nearly five hours and was scared because it ran sometimes very quickly. She wore a dress made by the French fashion designer Thierry Mugler.[12] The video, in black and white,[13] features Farmer hung on at the front of a moving locomotive. It was filmed in an orange grove.[14] It was first broadcast on September 18, 1995, on M6.[15] According to Instant-Mag, the train could be a symbol of the sexual intercourse.[16] The music video is included on the videos albums Music Videos II and Music Videos II & III. [edit] Cover versionsThe song was parodied in 1996 by Le Festival Roblès under the title "L'Amour en 4L", and was covered by Rejane in 1998. In 2009, Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada made a come back in his singer career with an acoustic cover version of "XXL". [edit] Chart performancesOn September 23, 1995, the single went straight to #1 in the French Top 50 Singles Chart, but fell quickly the following weeks. It remained for only 5 weeks in the Top 10 and 12 weeks in the chart.[17] Thus, at this time, Farmer recorded her third number one in France. In 1995, it was the 42nd best selling single in France.[18] The song was also number one on French Airplay Chart.[19] The song had a very decent running in the Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart. It featured in the Ultratop 40 for 14 weeks, from October 7, 1995 to January 6, 1996. From the first week it went into the Top 10 and reached its highest position the following week (#3) and reached it again three weeks later. The song has managed to return to the Top 10 during its 13th week, before collapsing the following week and then leaving the chart. Altogether, the song has remained ranked for 14 weeks, half of it in the Top 10.[20] It was the 36th best-selling single of 1995.[21] "XXL" stayed in the Swiss Singles Chart for 10 weeks, from October 15 to December 17. It peaked at number 11 on November 5, before dropping. However, #11 is the highest position for a Farmer's single in Switzerland.[22] [edit] Formats and track listings
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