Am I Wrong (Étienne de Crécy song)


"Am I Wrong" is a 2000 house song by Étienne de Crécy. The track is mainly instrumental except for sampling the phrase "am I wrong" from Millie Jackson's voice singing "Am I wrong to hunger...", from the song " I Don't Want to Be Right". The song was lead single from his album Tempovision, and its 3D animated video received wide airplay in Europe. "Am I Wrong" charted on European dance and house charts, and peaked at #44 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2001. The song is best remembered for its prize-winning video clip.

Video

De Crécy commissioned his brother, :fr:Geoffroy de Crécy|Geoffroy, to make three animated videos using 3D computer graphics for the album singles "Am I Wrong", "Scratched" and "Tempovision". The "Am I Wrong" video was in large part critical commentary on the food industry and the then current scandal of mad cow disease. The video for "Am I Wrong" was entered in several European film festivals. The video went on to win the :fr:Victoire du vidéo-clip|best video for 2000 at the 2001 Victoires de la musique.

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