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{{Short description|2000 single by Alizée}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Moi... Lolita

| cover = Alizée - Moi... Lolita.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alizée

| album = Gourmandises

| released = {{Start date|2000|07|03|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio = Studio Guillaume Tell (Suresnes)

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:26

| label = Polydor

| composer = Laurent Boutonnat

| lyricist = Mylène Farmer

| producer =

  • Laurent Boutonnat
  • Mylène Farmer

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = L'Alizé

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|QpbHdIrtpNo|"Alizée - Moi... Lolita (Clip Officiel HD)"}}}}

}}

"Moi... Lolita" (English: "Me... Lolita") is a song by French pop singer Alizée, released on 3 July 2000 from her debut studio album, Gourmandises (2000), through the label Polydor. The song was written by Mylene Farmer, who produced the song with Laurent Boutonnat. The lyrics describe a young girl navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The character, Lolita, is depicted as simultaneously innocent and self-aware, exploring themes of youthful curiosity, emotional vulnerability, and early romantic experiences. The song contains themes of youth, seduction, innocence, and rebellion.

Upon release, the song became both a commercial and critical success. The single topped the charts of Italy and Spain while reaching number two in France and number nine in the United Kingdom. It was certified platinum in France, where it sold over 700,000 copies, and achieved gold or platinum status in several other countries including Belgium, Switzerland, and the UK. Many critics commended the single for reintroducing French pop to international audiences at the turn of the millennium, with The Guardian highlighting its enigmatic charm and mysterious allure. The song's widespread appeal, along with Alizée’s magnetic presence, helped cement "Moi... Lolita" as one of the most iconic French pop singles of the early 2000s.

The video for the single was directed by Laurent Boutonnat and was first premiered on 26 July 2000 on M6. It shows Alizée in a nightclub dancing and having fun. In the first part of the video Alizée is running away from a man who professes his love for her and gives her a money bill when she asks for it. Later, she flees from her abusive mother, with her little sister, to a nightclub and starts to dance.

Background and composition

In 1999, Alizée appeared on the M6 channel's talent show Graines de star.{{Cite web |last=Fiaschetti |first=Romain |date=25 March 2023 |title=Alizée émouvante face à Nikos Aliagas : harcèlement scolaire, Mylène Farmer... la chanteuse de 38 ans déballe tout dans "50' Inside" |url=https://www.public.fr/alizee-emouvante-face-a-nikos-aliagas-harcelement-scolaire-mylene-farmer-la-chanteuse-de-38-ans-deballe-tout-dans-50-inside |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=Public |language=fr}} Initially, she intended to sign up for the programme's dance contest, but that category was reserved for groups only. Alizée therefore joined the singing category instead, performing the song "Waiting for Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez and "Ma Prière" (a single released by Axelle Red in 1997).{{Cite web |last=PureBreak |date=11 October 2017 |title=Alizée arrête la chanson : "Je n'ai plus envie de faire d'album" |url=https://www.purebreak.com/news/alizee-arrete-la-chanson-je-n-ai-plus-envie-de-faire-d-album/138157 |access-date=13 April 2025 |website=www.purebreak.com}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7vKu1QvSU |title=Alizée - Moi...Lolita Graines de Star 09-29-2000 |date=28 June 2019 |last=robert rhein |access-date=13 April 2025 |via=YouTube}} She went on to win the Meilleure Graine award for most promising young singing star of tomorrow. Her winning performance was seen by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, who were looking for a young, fresh voice to partake in their new project. They approached Alizée, and she was selected after studio auditions.

The song was instrumental in showcasing Alizée's image as that of a seductive Lolita character, referring to the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. The lyrics to the song also make several references to the songwriter, Mylène Farmer.[http://www.tv5.fr/TV5Site/pedagogie/fs_fiche_chanson.php?id_fiche=43] {{dead link|date=January 2012}} Recording sessions took place in Studio Guillaume Tell, located in Suresnes.{{Cite web |title=Studio Guillaume Tell |url=https://www.guillaumetell.com/en |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=www.guillaumetell.com}} The song is played and composed in B minor, with a tempo of 108 beats per minute.{{Cite web |title=Moi Lolita by Alizee Chords, Melody, and Music Theory Analysis - Hooktheory |url=https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/alizee/moi-lolita |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241227195103/https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/alizee/moi-lolita |archive-date=27 December 2024 |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=www.hooktheory.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=BPM and key for Moi... Lolita by Alizée {{!}} Tempo for Moi... Lolita |url=https://songbpm.com/@alizee/moi-lolita-dm0wk |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=SongBPM |language=en}}

Critical reception

Peter Robinson from NME acclaimed the song, stated: "It's pop as pop should be: the perfect marriage of innocence and experience of which the French, from Birkin to Paradis, have always seemed overwhelmingly capable. All this plus it has one of the most electrifying middle eights ever committed to record."{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/6054|title=Alizee : Moi… Lolita|work=NME|date=26 November 2014|accessdate=12 September 2005|last=Robinson|first=Peter}}

Commercial performance

In France, "Moi... Lolita" peaked at number two for 13 nonconsecutive weeks on the SNEP Singles Chart, being unable to dislodge "Les Rois du monde" by Gregori Baquet, Damien Sargue and Philippe D'Avilan from the number-one spot. It stayed in the top five for 24 consecutive weeks, and when Alizée's following single, "L'Alizé", reached number one, "Moi... Lolita" was still at number three. The song was certified gold two months after its release by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). In the United Kingdom the song was acclaimed by the NME who recognised it with a "Single of the Week" award. It became a rare example of a foreign-language song to chart highly in the UK, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart to become the highest-charting French-language song since 1995, when Celine Dion's "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" peaked at number seven.{{cite web|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/2002/week-ending-february-23rd-2002|title=Week Ending February 23rd 2002|last=Masterton|first=James|author-link=James Masterton|publisher=Chart Watch UK|date=17 February 2002|access-date=29 July 2023}}

Music video

The music video for "Moi... Lolita" by Alizée, directed by Laurent Boutonnat, presents a narrative that complements the song's themes of youthful allure and innocence. It begins with Alizée, portraying the character Lolita, in a rural setting where she is pursued by a man who professes his love for her and gives her money. She runs away from him, and the scene transitions to her returning home, where her stepmother scolds her and throws a basket of laundry at her. Alizée, along with her younger sister, takes a bus to the city, with the man still following them. The video then shifts to a nightclub scene, where Alizée dances and enjoys herself, embodying the playful and seductive aspects of the song's lyrics. The narrative concludes with Alizée and her sister returning home, with the man continuing to follow them, highlighting the ongoing pursuit and the complexities of the character's interactions.

Track listings

CD single – France

  1. "Moi... Lolita" (single version) – 4:16
  2. "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version) – 4:20

CD single – UK

  1. "Moi... Lolita" (single version) – 4:16
  2. "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) – 6:30
  3. "Moi... Lolita" (Illicit full vocal mix) – 8:05
  4. "Moi... Lolita" (CD rom video) – 4:50

CD maxi – Germany

  1. "Moi... Lolita" (radio edit) – 3:40
  2. "Moi... Lolita" (single version) – 4:16
  3. "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) – 6:30
  4. "Moi... Lolita" (hello helli t'es a dance mix) – 5:50
  5. "Moi... Lolita" (Lolidub remix) – 3:45
  6. "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version) – 4:20

Personnel

  • Design – Henry Neu
  • Lyrics By [Paroles] – Mylène Farmer
  • Music By [Musique] – Laurent Boutonnat
  • Photography By [Photo] – Philippe Salomon
  • Written-By – Laurent Boutonnat, Mylène Farmer

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ 2000–2002 weekly chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2002)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|5|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|2|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Denmark|9|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/00/MM-2000-10-14-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=17 |issue=42 |date=14 October 2000 |page=10 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

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{{single chart|France|2|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Germany|5|songid=4377|artist=Alizée|song=Moi...Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2020}}
{{single chart|Hungary|15|year=2002|week=21|rowheader=true|access-date=8 December 2010}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|34|artist=Alizée|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|1|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=Alizee|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Alizée|song=Moi...Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2020}}
scope="row"| Poland (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-08.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 37/2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=37|page=17|date=8 September 2001|access-date=21 January 2024}}

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scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ){{cite web |url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf |title=Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes |publisher=Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec |author=Michel Gignac |website=banq.qc.ca |page=13 |language=French |accessdate=14 April 2025}}

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{{single chart|Scotland|6|date=20020217|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Spain|1|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Sweden|52|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Alizée|song=Moi... Lolita|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|9|artist=Alizee|artistid=11716|rowheader=true|access-date=6 May 2020}}

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|+ 2011 weekly chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2011)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Poland (Polish Airplay New){{cite web |url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/pozostale/archiwum.php?year=2011&typ=nowosci&idlisty=309#title |title=Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video |language=pl |publisher=ZPAV |access-date=18 August 2020}}

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|+2023 weekly chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col" | Chart (2023)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20230616-20230622|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Jun 22, 2023|publisher=TopHit|access-date=8 February 2025}}

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=Monthly charts =

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|+ 2023 monthly chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/monthly/202306|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Monthly Chart: June 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=6 November 2024}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ 2000 year-end chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000 |title=Rapports annuels 2000 – Singles |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=30 April 2010}}

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scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/00/MM-2000-12-23-OCR-Page-0009.pdf |title=Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=17 |issue=52 |date=23 December 2000 |page=9 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

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scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000 |title=Classement Singles – année 2000 |language=fr |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=30 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225042126/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000 |archive-date=25 February 2012}}

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scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2000 |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=6 May 2020}}

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|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001 |title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=6 May 2020}}

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scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001 |title=Jaaroverzichten 2001 – Singles |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=30 April 2010}}

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scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2001 |title=Rapports annuels 2001 – Singles |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=30 April 2010}}

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scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/01/MM-2001-12-22-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=19 |issue=52 |date=23 December 2001 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

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scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2001 |title=Classement Singles – année 2001 |language=fr |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=30 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117031807/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2001 |archive-date=17 January 2012}}

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scope="row"| Germany (Media Control){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2001 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=26 March 2020}}

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scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2001 |title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2001 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Top 40 |access-date=26 March 2020}}

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scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=26 March 2020}}

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scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2001 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2001 |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=6 May 2020}}

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|+ 2002 year-end chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2002 |title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2002 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=6 May 2020}}

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scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/00s/03/MM-2003-01-11-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=21 |issue=2/3 |date=11 January 2003 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

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scope="row"| Germany (Media Control){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2002 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2002 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=26 March 2020}}

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scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf |title=Top of the music |language=it |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318021536if_/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2003}}

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scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf |title=UK Year-End Charts 2002 |work=UKChartsPlus |page=2 |access-date=6 May 2020}}

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|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ua/annual/2023|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Annual Chart 2023|publisher=TopHit|access-date=6 November 2024}}

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=Decade-end charts=

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|+ Decade-end chart performance for "Moi... Lolita"

! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/decennium.asp?cat=s&dec=00 |title=Decennium Charts – Singles 2000–2009 |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=3 May 2022}}

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Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|award=Diamond|artist=Alizée|title=Moi? Lolita|type=single|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|salesamount=1,200,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Alizee/news-114838.html|title=Alizée : ses deux premiers albums sortiront en vinyle le 11 décembre|publisher=Charts in France|access-date=22 May 2021|language=fr|date=22 August 2020|editor=PureMédias}}|refname="snep"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|artist=Alizée|title=Moi... Lolita|type=single|relyear=2000|certyear=2002}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|artist=Alizée|title=Moi... Lolita|type=single|relyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Summary}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|artist=Alizée|title=Moi... Lolita|type=single|relyear=2000|refname=snep|salesamount=2,000,000|salesref=}}

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References

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{{Alizée}}

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Category:2000 songs

Category:Alizée songs

Category:Lolita

Category:Music videos directed by Laurent Boutonnat

Category:Number-one singles in Italy

Category:Number-one singles in Spain

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Songs with lyrics by Mylène Farmer

Category:Songs with music by Laurent Boutonnat