Mademoiselle Juliette


"Mademoiselle Juliette" is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as the first single from her third studio album Psychédélices,. It was released on 30 September 2007, Alizée's first single in 4 years, the past being "À contre-courant" which was released in October 2003.

Release and promotion

The song was released on 30 September 2007. Alizée appeared on French radio station NRJ three days before the release to promote the song. The single was first made available on the online French music store of Virgin Megastores on 27 September 2007. However, it was rapidly removed a few hours later, and was reported to be a mistake on Virgin's behalf. The song was later added back again the day of the official release.

Formats and track listings

;French CD maxi single
  1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:05
  2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:22
  3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:07
  4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:06
  5. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 4:20
  6. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:05
  7. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 4:48
  8. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 7:24
  9. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 7:03
;French 12" vinyl single
;A Side:
  1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 2:21
  2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 7:20
  3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 4:48
  4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 4:20
  5. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:05
;B Side:
  1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 7:24
  2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 7:03
  3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:06
  4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" — 3:05

    Music and Structure

"Mademoiselle Juliette" is a pop song. The song is set in Common time with a tempo of 130 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of F major. The song begins with techno synths playing followed by vocals and drum beat, then progresses into fast tempo electropop beat with twinkling synths played by guitars, synthesizer keyboards, and snare drums.
Lyrically, the song "Mademoiselle Juliette" portray Juliet Capulet from Romeo and Juliet, the drama by William Shakespeare, as a girl who would rather party than worry about the Montague-Capulet dispute.

Music video

The video was released on 19 November 2007.
In the video Alizée is dancing and having fun in a French mansion. The music video was directed by Julien Rotterman and shot during one day on the north side of Paris, in château of Champlâtreux. On 30 November 2007 the Rotterman released a director's cut version of the music video.
The video reached #1 in the MTV Latin, in a show called Los 10 + Pedidos. On the same channell, it reached place 138 in the cowntdown of 150 most important videos in the past 15 years.

Charts

The single debuted on position twenty-two on the France Top 100 Singles chart. It only held its peak position for a week, later falling to position fifty-two, dropping thirty positions. After falling to position fifty-two, "Mademoiselle Juliette" stood on the charts for six more weeks. Eventually falling to position ninety-nine and leaving the chart afterward.
It debuted on the thirteenth place of the French singles download chart. The single fell off the chart a week later. But after promotion of the album and single throughout late November and early December, Mademoiselle Juliette re-entered the French singles download chart at number 26. However, it fell off the charts quickly.
The single has also been released in Mexico and the CD single was imported there.
Chart Peak
Position
French Singles Chart22
French Digital Singles Chart13
Russian Airplay Chart44

Reception