Bleu noir

Bleu noir
Studio album by Mylène Farmer
Released	6 December 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	dance-pop, synthpop, pop rock, darkwave, trip hop
Label	Universal Music France
Producer	Mylène Farmer, Danny Griffiths, Darius Keeler, RedOne, Moby
Mylène Farmer chronology
N°5 on Tour (2009) Bleu noir (2010) 2001.2011 (2011)
Singles from Bleu noir
"Oui mais... non" Released: 29 November 2010 "Bleu noir" Released: 18 April 2011 "Lonely Lisa" Released: 4 July 2011

Bleu noir is the eighth studio album by French Star singer Mylène Farmer, released 6 December 2010.^[1][2] Farmer's label set up a web site to promote the album on 3 November 2010. For some of her fans this album is a return to her roots. It has drawn favorable comparisons to Innamoramento and also the albums prior to Anamorphosée. This album seems to depict the artist as a woman at her prime, confident in her achievements and able to express herself without sacrificing her integrity.

Farmer has written the lyrics and Moby, Archive and RedOne have composed the music for the album. The first single from the album is "Oui mais... non", composed by RedOne. The single was released on 11 October 2010.

The music video of "Leila" premiered at the album's temporary website on 22 November 2010, but there has not been any plan to release the song as a single.

The album entered the French Digital Chart at number one, with over 9,100 downloads.^[3] The next week, the album also entered the physical chart at number one, selling 139,176 units in the first week. Both performances were deemed as records in terms of sales.^[4] Bleu noir is Farmer's first studio album since 1991's L'Autre to outperform its predecessor in terms of national sales. In 2010, Bleu noir has sold 328,783 copies (312,978 physical and 15,805 digital).^[5]

On 22 January 2011, it was revealed that the second single would be the title track of the same name and will be released the following month. However, the release of the single was delayed due to the production of remixes of "Bleu noir".

The music video of "Bleu noir" premiered at the album's temporary website on 16 March 2011.

On 4 December 2013, "Diabolique mon ange" was released on French radio as single from Farmer's sixth live album, Timeless 2013.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer, except Track 11, written by Moby. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Oui mais... non"	RedOne	4:19
2.	"Moi je veux..."	Moby	3:30
3.	"Bleu noir"	Moby	4:04
4.	"N'aie plus d'amertume"	Moby	4:15
5.	"Toi l'amour"	Moby	4:40
6.	"Lonely Lisa"	RedOne	3:02
7.	"M'effondre"	Moby	3:33
8.	"Light Me Up"	Darius Keeler	5:02
9.	"Leila"	Darius Keeler	3:51
10.	"Diabolique mon ange"	Darius Keeler	5:00
11.	"Inseparables"	Moby	4:08
12.	"Inséparables" (French version)	Moby	3:14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 1 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[9] 98 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade Romandie)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 39 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 9 Chart (2011) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 9 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 38

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[16]	Platinum	30,000^*
France (SNEP)[17]	Diamond	411,800[18][19]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20]	Gold	15,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
29 November 2010	Universal Music France	France	Digital	—
6 December 2010			CD - Collector "Wooden School Writing Case"	2755537
			LP	2755536
			CD - Crystal Jewel box	2755534
			CD - Digisleeve	2755535
7 December 2010	Polydor	Canada	Digital[21]	—
15 February 2011	Universal Music México	México	CD - Digisleeve	2755535

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2010 (France)

References

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