Moi... Lolita
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"Moi... Lolita" is a song by French singer Alizée
, which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises
(2000) when she was 16. It was popular in France
, Spain
, Belgium
, Georgia
, Austria
, the Netherlands
, Lebanon
, Ukraine
, Turkey
, Azerbaijan
, Russia
, Greece
, Italy
, Germany
, Poland
, Denmark
and the United Kingdom
.
character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov
. The video for the single, which was the first to be filmed of her, showed Alizée as a village girl visiting a night-club.
The lyrics to the song also make several references to the songwriter, Mylène Farmer
.
and was first aired on July 26 of 2000 in M6.
The video is about 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 money. Later, she goes with her little sister (in the video) to a nightclub and starts to dance. The video ends with Alizée and the little girl leaving and the man from the beginning following them.
, and stayed in the top five for 24 consecutive weeks, held off from the top position by "Les Rois du monde
" by Gregori Baquet, Damien Sargue
and Philippe D'Avila. When her following single "L'Alizé
" reached number-one, "Moi... Lolita" was still at a number-three position. The song was certified gold two months after its release, and diamond by SNEP. In total, the song sold over 1,282,000 units, becoming the 31st best-selling song in France.
In the UK the song was acclaimed by the New Musical Express 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 9.
CD single - UK
CD maxi - Germany
Alizée
Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
, which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises
Gourmandises
Gourmandises is the debut album by Alizée. It was released in France on 21 November 2000, followed by an international release on 13 March 2001, though the first single, "Moi... Lolita", was released in 2000 itself. The album was the result of a collaboration between Alizée, Mylène Farmer and...
(2000) when she was 16. It was popular in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Lyrics and music
The song was instrumental in showcasing Alizée's image as that of a seductive LolitaLolita
Lolita is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first written in English and published in 1955 in Paris and 1958 in New York, and later translated by the author into Russian...
character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a multilingual Russian novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist...
. The video for the single, which was the first to be filmed of her, showed Alizée as a village girl visiting a night-club.
The lyrics to the song also make several references to the songwriter, Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
.
Music video
The video for the single was directed by Laurent BoutonnatLaurent Boutonnat
Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of moody, provocative and literature-inspired music videos.- Career :...
and was first aired on July 26 of 2000 in M6.
The video is about Alizée
Alizée
Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
in a nightclub dancing and having fun. In the first part of the video Alizée
Alizée
Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
is running away from a man who professes his love for her and gives her money. Later, she goes with her little sister (in the video) to a nightclub and starts to dance. The video ends with Alizée and the little girl leaving and the man from the beginning following them.
Chart performances
The song peaked at number-two in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and stayed in the top five for 24 consecutive weeks, held off from the top position by "Les Rois du monde
Les Rois du monde
"Les Rois du monde" is a 2000 song performed by Philippe d'Avilla, Damien Sargue and Grégori Baquet. It was the second single from the 2000 French musical Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour, featuring as the fourth track on the album of the same name...
" by Gregori Baquet, Damien Sargue
Damien Sargue
Damien Sargue, born 26 June 1981, is a French pop singer known for his performance of Romeo in Gérard Presgurvic's Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour...
and Philippe D'Avila. When her following single "L'Alizé
L'Alizé
"L'Alizé" is the second single by French singer Alizée. Released in December 2000, it featured the song "L'Alizé" as well as an instrumental version of it. Later two limited editions followed, which featured four remixes...
" reached number-one, "Moi... Lolita" was still at a number-three position. The song was certified gold two months after its release, and diamond by SNEP. In total, the song sold over 1,282,000 units, becoming the 31st best-selling song in France.
In the UK the song was acclaimed by the New Musical Express 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 9.
Uses in the media and covers
- The song was used in Ridley Scott's film A Good YearA Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 British romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
in both the trailer and in the film - "Moi... Lolita" was covered by the winner from Nouvelle StarNouvelle StarNouvelle Star is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France....
, Julien DoréJulien DoréJulien Doré is a French singer, winner of the fifth season of the television show Nouvelle Star, aired on the French Television M6 channel....
and was released as his debut single.
Track listings
CD single - France- "Moi... Lolita" (single version)
- "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version)
CD single - UK
- "Moi... Lolita" (single version) — 4:16
- "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) — 6:30
- "Moi... Lolita" (illicit full vocal mix) — 8:05
- "Moi... Lolita" (CD rom video) — 4:50
CD maxi - Germany
- "Moi... Lolita" (radio edit) — 3:40
- "Moi... Lolita" (single version) — 4:16
- "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) — 6:30
- "Moi... Lolita" (hello helli t'es a dance mix) — 5:50
- "Moi... Lolita" (Lolidub remix) — 3:45
- "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version) — 4:20
Peak positions
| Chart (2000/01) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Belgium Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... Ultratop 50 Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
4 |
| Belgium Wallonia Ultratop 40 Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
2 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
2 |
| French SNEP Top 100 Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 5 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 56 |
| Spanish Maxi-Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Top 100 | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
9 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 9 |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 52 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 28 |
| End of year chart (2001) | Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 66 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 16 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 96 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 54 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 82 |
| End of year chart (2002) | Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 34 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Gold | 2000 | 250,000 |
| Netherlands | Gold | 2002 | 40,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum | 2002 | 40,000 |