| Histoires de | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 4 December 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-2020 | |||
| Length | 230:10 | |||
| Label | Stuffed Monkey | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Mylène Farmer chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Histoires de | ||||
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Histoires de is a greatest hits album by French singer Mylène Farmer, released on 4 December 2020. It is her third compilation, after Les Mots (2001) and 2001.2011 (2011).
Composition
Composed of 52 tracks, this compilation retraces Farmer's career up to that point and includes a previously unreleased song, "L'Âme dans l'eau", released two months earlier.
Songs from the albums Cendres de lune, Ainsi soit je..., L'Autre... and Anamorphosée are offered in their Live versions on disc 1; this is likely due to the fact that the singer's former label, Universal Music, holding the rights to her material released between 1986 and 1997.
There are two songs that were not released during this time period which are also only available in a Live version: Mad World, a cover of Tears for Fears in a duet with Gary Jules, and Diabolique mon ange, the original version of which was on the album Bleu noir (2010).
On discs 2 and 3, songs released after 1999 (starting with singles from the album Innamoramento) are offered in their original version, with the exception of Dégénération and C'est dans l'air (both from Point de suture) which are offered in their single edits (shortened versions compared to the originals).
Some singles are absent, either because they did not have a Live version released after 1999, or by a deliberate choice, since the singer wanted to balance the number of songs from each album, which explains the presence on the last disc of certain songs that were not released as singles, such as À force de... (from Monkey Me), Interstellaires, Un jour ou l'autre (both from Interstellaires) and Histoires de fesses (from Désobéissance).
Commercial performance
In France, the compilation was certified Gold within ten days for more than 50,000 copies sold. It was later certified Platinum two months later, having sold more than 100,000 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Libertine" (N°5 on Tour Live) |
| Yvan Cassar | 5:36 |
| 2. | " Sans logique" (Live 2019) |
|
| 3:49 |
| 3. | " Sans contrefaçon" (N°5 on Tour Live) |
| Cassar | 4:10 |
| 4. | " Ainsi soit je..." (N°5 on Tour Live) |
| Cassar | 4:19 |
| 5. | " Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (Live 2019) |
|
| 5:23 |
| 6. | " Je t'aime mélancolie" (Timeless 2013 Live) |
| Cassar | 5:01 |
| 7. | " Regrets" (Mylenium Tour Live) |
| Cassar | 5:06 |
| 8. | " Désenchantée" (Timeless 2013 Live) |
| Boutonnat | 6:19 |
| 9. | " Beyond My Control" (Mylenium Tour Live) |
| Cassar | 4:56 |
| 10. | " XXL" (Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Live) |
| Cassar | 4:49 |
| 11. | " California" (Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Live) |
| Cassar | 5:22 |
| 12. | " Rêver" (N°5 on Tour Live) |
| Cassar | 5:22 |
| 13. | " Comme j'ai mal" (Timeless 2013 Live) |
| Boutonnat | 3:48 |
| 14. | " L'Instant X" (Stade de France Live) |
| Boutonnat | 4:53 |
| 15. | " Mad World" (featuring Gary Jules) (Timeless 2013 Live) | Roland Orzabal | Cassar | 3:25 |
| 16. | "Diabolique mon ange" (Timeless 2013 Live) |
| Cassar | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 75:30 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Innamoramento" |
| Boutonnat | 5:24 |
| 2. | " L'Âme-stram-gram" |
| Boutonnat | 4:23 |
| 3. | " Souviens-toi du jour" |
| Boutonnat | 4:58 |
| 4. | " Optimistique-moi" | Farmer | Boutonnat | 4:20 |
| 5. | " Je te rends ton amour" |
| Boutonnat | 5:10 |
| 6. | " C'est une belle journée" |
| Boutonnat | 4:16 |
| 7. | " Les Mots" (featuring Seal) |
| Boutonnat | 4:49 |
| 8. | " Fuck Them All" |
| Boutonnat | 4:35 |
| 9. | " L'amour n'est rien..." |
| Boutonnat | 5:06 |
| 10. | " Avant que l'ombre..." |
| Boutonnat | 5:57 |
| 11. | " Q.I" |
| Boutonnat | 5:24 |
| 12. | " Redonne-moi" |
| Boutonnat | 4:25 |
| 13. | " Dégénération" (Radio Edit) |
| Boutonnat | 4:06 |
| 14. | " C'est dans l'air" (Radio Edit) |
| Boutonnat | 3:37 |
| 15. | " Appelle mon numéro" |
| Boutonnat | 5:30 |
| 16. | " Si j'avais au moins..." |
| Boutonnat | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 77:30 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Oui mais... non" |
| RedOne | 4:20 |
| 2. | " Bleu Noir" |
| Moby | 4:04 |
| 3. | "M'effondre" |
| Moby | 3:33 |
| 4. | " Lonely Lisa" |
| RedOne | 3:02 |
| 5. | " Du temps" |
| Boutonnat | 3:37 |
| 6. | "À force de..." |
| Boutonnat | 4:06 |
| 7. | " Monkey Me" |
| Boutonnat | 4:11 |
| 8. | " À l'ombre" |
| Boutonnat | 4:48 |
| 9. | " Je te dis tout" |
| Boutonnat | 5:30 |
| 10. | "Interstellaires" |
| Kierszenbaum | 3:11 |
| 11. | " Stolen Car" (featuring Sting) |
| The Avener | 3:22 |
| 12. | "City of Love" |
| Kierszenbaum | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Un jour ou l'autre" |
| Kierszenbaum | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Rolling Stone" |
| Feder | 3:45 |
| 15. | " N'oublie pas" (featuring LP) |
| Del Rio | 3:40 |
| 16. | "Désobéissance" |
| Kimotion | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Sentimentale" |
| Feder | 4:16 |
| 18. | "Des larmes" |
| Del Rio | 3:48 |
| 19. | "Histoires de fesses" |
| Feder | 1:57 |
| 20. | "L'âme dans l'eau" |
| 3:07 | |
| Total length: | 77:10 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France ( SNEP) [8] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Histoires de" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Histoires de". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Histoires de". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 2020". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2020" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 2021". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2021" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – Mylène Farmer – Histoires de" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
