''Franky Knight'' is
Émilie Simon
Émilie Simon (; born 1978 in Montpellier, Occitanie, France) is a French singer, songwriter and composer of electronic music.
Music
''Émilie Simon''
In May 2003, she released her debut album '' Émilie Simon''. The electronic album was cr ...
's fifth studio album, released in December 2011. Many tracks also serve as the soundtrack for ', a film based on the novel of the same title by
David Foenkinos
David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris.
His novel ''La délicatesse'' is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was re ...
, which he co-directed with his brother
Stéphane
Stéphane is a male French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. Notable people with this given name include:
* Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French footballer
* Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player
* Stéphane Allagno ...
.
Background
When David Foenkinos asked Émilie to write the soundtrack for ''La Délicatesse'' she already had some songs in mind for her next album that were very personal and she felt they were a perfect fit for the story.
''Franky Knight'' makes reference to her fiancé and music partner, François Chevallier, who died of complications with
Influenza A (H1N1) while on vacation in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
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. Chevallier died at 29 years, on , a week before the release of their previous work together, ''
The Big Machine
''The Big Machine'' is the fourth studio album by French singer, composer and producer Émilie Simon, released on 14 September 2009, by Barclay. The album is completely in English; no French songs were included on the album. However, some songs ...
''. He also worked as sound engineer and producer with
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University Col ...
,
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member S ...
and others.
Track listing
Singles
The lead single from the album, "Mon Chevalier", was released for digital download on .
["Mon Chevalier"]
at iTunes
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. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on . It was directed by
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
and Stéphane Foenkinos.
[.]
Charts
References
External links
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Émilie Simon albums
2011 albums