"Respire" is one of Mickey 3D's most popular songs. Released in March 2003, it met success in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Like many French rock songs the topic is about a controversial and realistic subject, in this case, the environment and its destruction.
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| Single by Mickey 3D | ||||
| from the album Tu vas pas mourir de rire | ||||
| B-side | "Chanson de rien du tout" | |||
| Released | March 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Virgin, EMI Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mickaël Furnon Najah El Mahmoud Aurelien Joanin | |||
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Lyrics and music
editThe text of the song addresses a "kid" to alert him about the state of the world that adults will leave to him. The first part of the song deals with the story of humans' arrival on Earth and their disturbance of the whole balance of nature. The second part imagines the future of people if they continue to do so (referring to the disappearance of natural resources, animals and even genetic modification because of pollution) and how the "kid" will try to explain to his grandchildren why he did nothing to prevent it. The third part speaks about the state of slavery, misery, and shame of the human species as well as the unpredictability of its future.
Music video
editThe music video was produced as an animated feature, co-directed by Jerôme Combe, Stéphane Hamache and André Bessy. It represents a little girl running in what is believed to be nature, before discovering little by little it is actually a synthetic nature, reconstituted in a studio.
Awards and chart performances
editIn France, "Respire" won two Victoires de la musique in 2004 : one for the best song of the year, the other for the best music video. It was charted for 25 weeks on the French singles chart. After a beginning at #26 on March 29, 2003, it climbed to #12, its peak position, that it reached again in its ninth week. It remained for six weeks in the top 20 and 15 weeks in the top 50,[1] and was eventually certified Silver disc by the SNEP.[2]
In Belgium (Wallonia), the single went to #35 on April 5, 2003, and climbed until reaching #6 in its fifth week. Thereafter, it almost kept on dropping on the chart and totalled eight weeks in the top ten and 18 weeks on the chart (top 40).[3]
In Switzerland, "Respire" featured on the chart for 16 weeks (from April 13 to July 27), 11 of them in the top 50, with a peak at #10 on May 18.[4]
Track listings
edit- CD single
- "Respire" — 3:45
- "Chanson de rien du tout" — 2:49
- "Respire" (club 80) — 3:45
- "Respire" (music video) — 3:45
Charts and sales
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Peak positionsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[2] | Silver | 125,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Respire", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved July 13, 2008)
- ^ a b "French single certifications – Mickey 3D – Respire" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Respire", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 13, 2008)
- ^ a b "Respire", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 13, 2008)
- ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 13, 2008)
- ^ a b 2003 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
- ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved July 13, 2008)
- ^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 13, 2008)