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Rendez-Vu

{{Short description|1999 single by Basement Jaxx}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Rendez-Vu

| cover = Rendezvu.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Basement Jaxx

| album = Remedy

| B-side =

  • "Miracles Keep on Playin'"
  • "All U Crazies"

| released = {{start date|1999|8|2|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-07-31.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 2 August, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=31 July 1999|access-date=22 July 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = House{{cite book|title= The Alternative Jukebox|first=Larry|last=Bradley|date= November 4, 2014|chapter= The 1990s: Basement Jaxx - "Rendez-Vu|page= 219|publisher=Cassell|isbn=978-1-84403-789-6|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/BBC_Radio_6_Music_s_Alternative_Jukebox.html?id=w_phoAEACAAJ}}

| length =

  • {{duration|m=5|s=46}} (album version)
  • {{duration|m=3|s=45}} (radio edit)

| label = XL

| writer =

  • Simon Ratcliffe
  • Felix Buxton

| producer = Basement Jaxx

| prev_title = Red Alert

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Jump n' Shout

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|6LvFUC-198s|"Rendez-Vu"}}}}

}}

"Rendez-Vu" is a song by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 2 August 1999 as the second single from their debut album, Remedy (1999). "Rendez-Vu" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. It also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance 30 chart and number 21 in Iceland and Ireland.It was also used as the theme song for "AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo."

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by American director Evan Bernard, set in a Hispanic town and depicts a love story between a man and a woman. The woman has a jealous Mexican wrestler boyfriend who smashes her new lover's hand, which is replaced by a record needle. Both men tell this incident to their respective friends and meet in the town for a showdown (where a guitarist also happens to be telling the story to a few locals up to that point). The man and the wrestler meet and settle things with a best of three in rock, paper, scissors. The man wins and is reunited with his lover as the town celebrates. In the end, it is all shown to be the dream of a sleeping dog.

Track listings

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Standard CD and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=XL Recordings|id=XLS 110 CD}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=XL Recordings|id=XLC 110}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=XL Recordings|id=ADICT 071 CD}}

  1. "Rendez-Vu" {{small|(radio edit)}}
  2. "Miracles Keep on Playin'" {{small|("Red Alert" remix)}}
  3. "All U Crazies"

UK and US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=XL Recordings|id=XLT 110}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Astralwerks|id=ASW 6281-6, 0 1704 66281 6 7}}

:A1. "Rendez-Vu"

:B1. "Miracles Keep on Playin'" {{small|("Red Alert" remix)}}

:B2. "All U Crazies"

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Italian 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Rendez-Vu|others=Basement Jaxx|year=1999|type=Italian 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Rise Records|id=RISE 042}}

  1. "Rendez-Vu" {{small|(extended mix)}}
  2. "Rendez-Vu" {{small|(radio edit)}}
  3. "Miracles Keep on Playin'" {{small|("Red Alert" remix)}}
  4. "All U Crazies"

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1999)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Basement Jaxx|song=Rendez-vu|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/basement-jaxx/chart-history/cns/|title=Basement Jaxx Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 October 2019}}

|17

{{single chart|Canadadance|2|chartid=8422|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-08-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=34|page=11|date=21 August 1999|access-date=15 June 2020}}

|18

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2989385#page/n11/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn (9.9–16.9. 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=12|date=10 September 1999|access-date=5 October 2019}}

|21

{{single chart|Ireland2|21|song=Rendez-vu|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|24|year=1999|week=34|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|61|artist=Basement Jaxx|song=Rendez-vu|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|4|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=19990814|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Basement Jaxx|rowheader=true|access-date=11 November 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1999)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9962&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9962.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9962|title=RPM 1999 Top 50 Dance Tracks|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=11 November 2018}}

|14

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1999|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=12 May 2022}}

|182

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Basement Jaxx|title=Rendez-Vu|award=Silver|relyear=1999|certyear=2022|id=17807-1685-1|access-date=21 January 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

References

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{{Basement Jaxx}}

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Category:1999 singles

Category:1999 songs

Category:Astralwerks singles

Category:Basement Jaxx songs

Category:Songs written by Felix Buxton

Category:Songs written by Simon Ratcliffe (musician)

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:XL Recordings singles