Pop Up (album)

Pop Up
Studio album by Yelle
Released	3 September 2007
Recorded	La Méaugon, Saint-Julien and Rennes, France
Genre	Electropop
Length	48:35
Language	French
Label	Source Etc
Producer	GrandMarnier
Yelle chronology
Pop Up (2007) Safari Disco Club (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Pop-up is the debut studio album by French electropop trio Yelle. It was released on 3 September 2007 by the EMI-owned label Source Etc. The album peaked at number sixty-one in France, where it was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).

Promotion

On 26 February 2008, Yelle performed the track "A cause des garçons" on the BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends.^[2] They were featured as MTV's Artist of the Week for the week of 24–30 March 2008, appearing during adverts.^[3] The group also appeared twice on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, performing "A cause des garçons" on 12 November 2008 and "Ce jeu" on 4 February 2009.^[4][5]

The Riot in Belgium remix of Yelle's single "A cause des garçons" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Electronic Arts video game Need for Speed: ProStreet. EA Sports also included the remix in UEFA Euro 2008, the official video game of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.

"A cause des garçons" was used as the opening song for the Moschino Spring/Summer 2008 runway show. In 2008, it was also featured in an advert being broadcast in Quebec for Telus. Their single "Je veux te voir" was featured on the season four finale of HBO's Entourage on 2 September 2007, in the opening scene when the gang arrives in Cannes.^[6] "A cause des garçons" was also used in one of the Les Jeunes de Paris sketches on the 12 November 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Emma Stone.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ce jeu"	Julie Budet Jean-François Perrier Tanguy Destable	3:41
2.	"A cause des garçons"	Pierre Grillet Alain Chamfort	3:48
3.	"Dans ta vraie vie"	Budet Perrier Destable	3:47
4.	"Tristesse/Joie"	Budet Perrier	5:49
5.	"Mal poli"	Budet Perrier	2:54
6.	"Les femmes"	Budet Perrier Destable	4:15
7.	"Tu es beau"	Budet Perrier Destable	5:47
8.	"Je veux te voir"	Budet Perrier	4:21
9.	"Amour du sol"	Budet Perrier Destable	4:22
10.	"Mon meilleur ami"	Budet Perrier Destable	3:57
11.	"85A"	Budet Perrier Destable	2:28
12.	"Jogging"	Budet Perrier	3:26

US edition bonus track[8]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix)	2:52

Japanese edition bonus tracks[9]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix)	2:52
14.	"Tristesse/Joie" (Rolf Honey Remix)	4:40

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[10]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Les femmes" (Siriusmo Remix)	4:09
14.	"A cause des garçons" (Drixxxé Remix)	4:36
15.	"A cause des garçons" (Obsession Remix)	5:43

Sampling credits

• "Ce jeu" contains a sample from "Let Me Go" as performed by Heaven 17.
• "Tu es beau" contains a sample from "Do You Really Want an Answer?" as performed by Zapp.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pop Up.^[11]

• Julie "Yelle" Budet – vocals
• Jean-François "GrandMarnier" Perrier – design, engineering, mixing, production
• Grégoire Alexandre – photography
• Olivier de Brood – engineering, mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Jr. Henry – design
• Anne-Sophie Thomas – styling

Charts

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[12]	61
US Top Electronic Albums[13]	8
US Top Heatseekers[14]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[15]	Silver	50 000[16]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
France	3 September 2007	Source Etc	[17]
United States	1 April 2008	Astralwerks Caroline	[8]
Japan	23 April 2008	EMI	[9]

References

1. Reges, Margaret. "Pop-Up – Yelle". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Yelle". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
3. Anitai, Tamar (24 March 2008). "Artist of the Week: Yelle". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
4. Last Call with Carson Daly. Season 8. Episode 26. 12 November 2008. NBC.
5. Last Call with Carson Daly. Season 8. Episode 49. 4 February 2009. NBC.
6. "Entourage: S 4 Ep 54 The Cannes Kids: Music". HBO. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
7. "Emma Stone/Coldplay". Saturday Night Live. Season 37. Episode 6. 12 November 2011. NBC.
8. "Pop-Up". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
9. イエール [Pop Up] (in Japanese). EMI Music Japan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
10. "Pop Up (Version deluxe) by Yelle". iTunes Store France. Apple. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
11. Pop Up (CD liner notes). Yelle. Source Etc. 2007. 509995063322 7.
12. "Yelle – Pop-Up" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
13. "Yelle – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
14. "Yelle – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
15. "Certifications Albums Argent – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
16. "Les Albums Argent" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
17. "Pop up – Yelle" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 2 May 2011.