"Je danse dans ma tête" (meaning "I Dance Inside My Head") is a song by Canadian singer

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, recorded for her French-language album, ''

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'' (1991). In March 1992, it was released as the third single in Canada and first in France, where the album was renamed ''Des mots qui sonnent'' and issued in April 1992. The song was written by French-Canadian lyricist

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and Italian composer

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, and produced by Musumarra. "Je danse dans ma tête" reached number three on the chart in Quebec and the music video, directed by

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, won the

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for Best Adult Contemporary Video in 1992. The song was included on Dion's greatest hits album, ''

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'' (2005).

Background and release

"Je danse dans ma tête" was written by French-Canadian lyricist

and Italian composer

, and produced by Musumarra. It is one of four new songs written for the album ''

'', which was released in Canada in November 1991. "Je danse dans ma tête" was selected as the third Canadian single, after " Des mots qui sonnent" and "

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", and released in March 1992. The same month, "Je danse dans ma tête" was issued as the lead single in France, where the album was renamed ''Des mots qui sonnent'' and released in April 1992. The commercial single included other songs from the album, "

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" and "Les uns contre les autres", and the promotional single featured two remixes of "Je danse dans ma tête": Europe Mix and Club Europe Mix.

Critical response

According to ''

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'' magazine, Dion took an unexpected turn towards dance in "Je danse dans ma tête", but she sounds confident in her new role. They wrote that the chorus with the word "danse" sung in a deliberate stuttering voice is one of the funniest gimmicks of late.

Chart performance

"Je danse dans ma tête" entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 23 March 1992 and peaked at number three. The song stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks. However, it did not make much impact on the charts in France.

Music video

The music video was directed by

in April 1992. It won the

for Best Adult Contemporary Video in 1992. In 2005, the music video for "Je danse dans ma tête" was included on Dion's DVD, ''

''.

Live performances

On 5 April 1992, Dion performed "Je danse dans ma tête" during TV special ''Salut à Luc Plamondon'' in Quebec, Canada. On 18 May 1992, she sang it during TV show ''Stars 90'' in France. Dion also performed "Je danse dans ma tête" during other Canadian TV shows: ''Last Friday Night'' and ''Sonia Benzera Special Dimanche''. She also sang it during her

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tour in 1992 and 1993. Live versions of "Je danse dans ma tête" can be found on Dion's 1994 album, '' À l'Olympia'' and her 2013 CD/DVD, ''

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''.

Track listings and formats

*French 3", 7", cassette single #"Je danse dans ma tête" – 4:13 #"

" – 2:56 *French CD single #"Je danse dans ma tête" – 4:13 #"Un Garçon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)" – 2:56 #"Les uns contre les autres" – 3:09 *Canadian/French promotional CD single #"Je danse dans ma tête" (Original Version) – 4:13 #"Je danse dans ma tête" (Europe Mix Version) – 4:35 #"Je danse dans ma tête" (Europe Mix Club Version) – 6:32

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Je danse dans ma tete 1991 songs 1992 singles Celine Dion songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles French-language songs Songs with lyrics by Luc Plamondon Songs about dancing Songs written by Romano Musumarra