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| Single by Mylène Farmer from the album L'Autre... |
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| Released | May 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi Cassette Digital download (since 2005) |
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| Recorded | 1991, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Polydor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Text : Mylène Farmer Music : Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Beyond My Control" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 A CD single (abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song A gramophone A cassette single ( CS, also known by the trademark " Cassingle " or capitalized as the trademark " Cassette Single " is a music single See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional " Je t'aime mélancolie " is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Que mon cœur lâche " is a 1992 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991. L'Autre is a VHS recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1991 to 1992 " Je t'aime mélancolie " is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Dance Remixes is the first Remix album by Mylène Farmer, released on November 23, 1992. "Regrets" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in Duet with the musician Jean-Louis Murat. " Désenchantée " ( English: "Disenchanted" is a 1990 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Mylènium Tour is the third live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 5, 2000. " L'Âme-stram-gram " is a 1999 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. "Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Music Videos I is a VHS / DVD recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1985 " Je t'aime mélancolie " is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Maman a tort " is a 1984 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Les Mots is the first compilation by Mylène Farmer, released on November 26, 2001. " Je t'aime mélancolie " is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Que mon cœur lâche " is a 1992 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional Fourth single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in May, 1992. L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
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The fickle and ambiguous song "Pas de doute", already scheduled as the third single from the album L'Autre...,[1] would have been released as the fourth single, but was finally replaced by "Beyond My Control", which was remixed to be more commercial. L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991.
The song was inspired by two characters in the 1782 French epistolary novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses", written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos : the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An epistolary novel German Briefroman ---> is a Novel written as a series of documents Les Liaisons dangereuses ( Dangerous Liaisons) is a French Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos ( October 18, 1741, Amiens, France - September 5, 1803, Taranto [2] In the song, the voice heard on the chorus of the song which repeats "It's beyond my control" is in fact a sample of John Malkovich's voice from the film "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by Stephen Frears. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning two-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor Les Liaisons dangereuses ( Dangerous Liaisons) is a French Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a two-time Oscar -nominated English film director [3]
For the first time in Farmer's career, a CD single was marketed among the various media. At the time of the song's release, the radio NRJ prepared a 7" maxi with a collector picture disc in a limited edition (50 copies) and containing a new remix. NRJ (acronym read as énergie in French, enɛʁʒi is a French Multimedia group based in Paris. A gramophone The overwhelming majority of records manufactured have been of certain sizes (7 10 or 12 inches playback speeds (33⅓ 45 or 78 RPM and appearance (round black discs [4]
The song was performed on Mylenium Tour, but at this occasion, Malkovich's voice was replaced and the choreography initially scheduled was abandoned. Mylènium Tour is the third live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 5, 2000. See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" [4]
The song deals with the self-control, the love and the death. Self control is perceived in a few ways One of which is philosophical and might be described as the exertion of one's own will on one's personal self - their behaviors actions Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Farmer tells her own story from the Valmont's sentence ("it's beyond my control") : that of a woman who kills her unfaithful lover after a night of love. [2] [5]
The video was directed by Laurent Boutonnat who also wrote the screenplay based on the book "Les Liaisons dangereuses", by Choderlos de Laclos. Les Liaisons dangereuses ( Dangerous Liaisons) is a French Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos ( October 18, 1741, Amiens, France - September 5, 1803, Taranto [6] It was his last video for Farmer before that of "Les Mots", nine years after. " Les Mots " is a 2001 song recorded as a Duet by the French artist Mylène Farmer and the English soul The video was shot for two days at Studio Sets in Stains (where the video of "Plus grandir" was already shot in 1985) and cost about only 45,000 euros (the budget was limited because the film Giorgino was in preparation). Not to be confused with Staines in Surrey England For other uses of Stains see Stain (disambiguation. " Plus grandir " is a 1985 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Giorgino is a 1994 French Film directed by Laurent Boutonnat. This Requiem Publishing and Heathcliff SA production features Farmer, Frédéric Lagache, who was the puppeteer in the video of "Sans contrefaçon" and who there plays her flighty lover, and Christophe Danchaud, a dancer of Farmer's tours, who replaces this one for the bare scenes. A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a Puppet — in real time to create the illusion of life " Sans contrefaçon " is a 1987 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. [7]
In the video, Farmer, tied on an ignited pyre, tries to struggle. A pyre (from the Greek: πυρά pyrá, from πυρ pýr, fire is a structure usually made of Wood, for burning a body as part of a Then she kisses for a long time her lover in torrid scenes, and then, wearing a long and wide dress, she walks on embers, with hands full of blood, while singing. These three scenes continue to intersecting until the end of the video. Then Farmer enters a home and surprises her lover making love with a fair-haired woman. Blond (also spelled blonde, see below) or fair-haired is a Hair color characterized by low levels of the dark Pigment eumelanin The scenes are very erotic. Erotica (from the Greek Eros —"desire" or "curiosa" works of art including literature, photography film sculpture Farmer bites her lover in the shoulder and some blood trickles along his back ; they kiss and some blood flows from their mouths. In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up Two wolves voraciously tear apart the body of a dead man. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora [8]
The video, with many explicit scenes of sex and violence, was censored from its release, making a great to-do in the mass media which published many controversial images. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" [9] Michel Drucker categorically refused to air it in his show on France 2, M6 decided to bill it in full version only after midnight, Canal + agreed to broadcast it in the show Top 50, where the programmer confessed she didn't find the video so shocking ; as for the channel MCM, it asked advice of its TV viewers who had voted for or against. Michel Drucker (born 12 September 1942) is a popular French Journalist and TV host France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French Television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. MCM is a French Music video TV channel owned by Groupe MCM. It was started in 1989 by Groupe Europe following the [10]
In France, the single started at number 10 on May 9. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It reached it highest position, number 8, twice : on May 16 and June 6. It left the Top 50 after only 11 weeks of attendance. [11] The single peaked at number 10 on the Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop Singles Chart. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian Record charts Due to the two different regions ( Flanders and Wallonia) there are two different Thus, its running and sales were disappointing in comparison with the three other singles from L'Autre.... L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991.
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| Version | Length | Album | Remixed by | Year | Comment[12] |
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| Album version | 5:20 | L'Autre... | 1991 | See the previous sections | |
| Single version | 4:45 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | This version is shorter because the last refrain is delated. L'Autre is the third studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 9, 1991. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos A guitar has been added to add dance sonorities. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Unlike the album version, the song ends with a musical passage added. | |
| Single version 2 | 5:05 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1991 | This version is shorter because the last refrain is delated. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos It ends with John Malkovich's voice. John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning two-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor | |
| Single mix | 5:24 | Les Mots | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | Guitar riffs were added. Les Mots is the first compilation by Mylène Farmer, released on November 26, 2001. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm |
| Ya ya version | 4:40 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | This is an instrumental version punctuated by the onomatopoeia "Ya ya" sung by Farmer, and the phrase "It's beyond my control" repeated by Malkovitch. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos Onomatopoeia (also spelled onomatopœia, from Greek: ονοματοποιΐα is a Word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing | |
| Ya ya single version | 5:24 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | It is the same version as the 'Ya Ya Version', but longer. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos The last "It's beyond my control", by Malkovich, is totally distorted. | |
| Godforsaken mix | 8:03 | Dance Remixes | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | In this version, the introduction (about 2:00) is composed of guitar riffs, Malkovitch's voice, the word "Lâche" repeated by Farmer and a cry of a man. Dance Remixes is the first Remix album by Mylène Farmer, released on November 23, 1992. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm |
| Under control remix | 7:09 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | The introduction, almost entirely instrumental, lasts four minutes. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos Then, the refrain is sung five times. | |
| The raven mix | 6:02 | Laurent Boutonnat | 1992 | It is an instrumental version, but with the voice of Malkovitch. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos A completely distorted cry can be heard at about the end of the song. | |
| Live version (recorded in 2000) | 5:00 | Mylenium Tour | 2000 | This version is similar to that of the album, but Malkovich's voice is replaced. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Mylènium Tour is the third live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 5, 2000. See Mylenium Tour |
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