Pardonne-moi (Mylène Farmer song)
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| Single by Mylène Farmer | ||||||||||
| from the album Les Mots | ||||||||||
| B-side | Remix + instrumental | |||||||||
| Released | 21 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, 7" maxi | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2001, France | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, trip hop, ambient | |||||||||
| Length | 4:30 | |||||||||
| Label | Polydor | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Lyrics: Mylène Farmer Music: Laurent Boutonnat |
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| Producer(s) | Laurent Boutonnat | |||||||||
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"Pardonne-moi" (English: "Forgive Me") is a 2001 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, with lyrics written by herself and music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. It was the third and last single from Les Mots, and was released on 21 October 2002. The song is about the unhappy love of a woman who is asking for forgiveness from the Oriental princes whom she loves. The black and white accompanying music video was directed by Boutonnat in Morocco and shows Farmer dressed as a nun, with images of a knight galloping on horseback and a snake. Like the single "À quoi je sers..." released thirteen years earlier, "Pardonne-moi" is generally deemed a synthesis of Farmer's work and thus marked the end of an artistic period in her career. The song received positive reviews from critics and became a top ten hit in France and in the Waloon Belgium, although its sales were rather disappointing.
After many hesitations, Polydor began sending promotional CDs to radio stations starting on 3 September 2002 before announcing the song's release as a single on 14 October. The song was finally released the following week. Unlike Farmer's previous songs "Les Mots" and "C'est une belle journée", as well as Kate Ryan's "Désenchantée" cover, "Pardonne-moi" was poorly broadcast on radio, although it enjoyed an extensive advertising campaign on TF1 and M6. The single was issued as CD single in a limited easel edition, and as 12" maxi with a run of 6,000 also copies containing another remix named 'forgiveness club remix'. There was no CD maxi.
"Pardonne-moi" uses the imagery of a fairy tale. In the lyrics, Farmer cites various princes to whom she speaks: a Hungarian Prince, Hindu Prince, Arabic Prince, Dawn Prince, and Black Prince. French author Erwan Chuberre said that the lyrics deal with "a love that hurts, the one who was lost without knowing why" and refer to the film Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean. Author Julien Rigal stated that the song is about "the discharge of a woman in love many times neglected because of her too strong love". Journalist Benoît Cachin noted several references to Charles Perrault's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty (La Belle au Bois dormant or The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood). According to biographer Bernard Violet, "Pardonne-moi" has a "deliberately plaintive" music.
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