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]
| "C.O.B.R.A." | ||||
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| Single by Marie-Mai | ||||
| from the album Miroir | ||||
| Released | 14 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Musicor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marie-Mai, Fred St-Gelais | |||
| Producer(s) | Fred St-Gelais | |||
| Marie-Mai singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editThe 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
edit"C.O.B.R.A." debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 on 27 August 2012 at number 74.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 74 |
References
edit- ^ "C.O.B.R.A. FIRST OFFICIAL SINGLE OF MARIE-MAI'S NEW ALBUM !". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Un nouveau clip de Marie-Mai". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Marie-mai - C.o.b.r.a." Retrieved 9 September 2012.