C.O.B.R.A. (Marie-Mai song)

"C.O.B.R.A."
Single by Marie-Mai
from the album Miroir
Released	14 August, 2012
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	3:27
Label	Musicor
Writer(s)	Marie-Mai, Fred St-Gelais
Producer(s)	Fred St-Gelais
Marie-Mai singles chronology
"Sans cri ni haine" (2012) C.O.B.R.A. (2012)

C.O.B.R.A. is the first single released from Marie-Mai's fourth album Miroir. It was released as digital download on 14 August 2012. The song was written by Fred St-Gelais and Marie-Mai. In an interview, Marie-Mai explained the song's inspiration: “C.O.B.R.A. is a rallying cry, an anthem to those who do not want to merge in the crowd, told Marie-Mai. Fred (St-Gelais, director) and I, we wanted to write a song that would find all its meaning on stage, during a show, with a contagious rhythm...Let yourself get bewitched by the Cobra!”.^[1]

Music video

The video was filmed by director Jonathan Desbiens and produced by Patrick Chevrier and Outan Médias.^[2] The video premiered on 5 September, 2012. The music video was filmed under the moonlight in the forest and in a mysterious building. The music video featured men and women running through the forest to get through the party held in the mysterious building. Marie-Mai can be seen engaged in a mesmerizing dance in the middle of the crowd and also on the stage. In the ending scene, Marie-Mai's eyes turns into a set of yellow reptilian eyes.

Chart performance

"C.O.B.R.A." debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 on 27 August 2012 at number 74.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3]	74

References

1. "C.O.B.R.A. FIRST OFFICIAL SINGLE OF MARIE-MAI'S NEW ALBUM !". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. "Un nouveau clip de Marie-Mai". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. "Marie-mai - C.o.b.r.a.". Retrieved 9 September 2012.