"Je veux te voir" is a song by French
electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...
group
Yelle
Yelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake Yelle (Julie Budet) and GrandMarnier (Jean-François Perrier). A third member, Tepr (Tanguy Destable), joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Yelle and GrandMarnier b ...
, released as the lead single from their debut album, ''
Pop Up'' (2007). The song, originally posted on
MySpace under the title "Short Dick Cuizi", was written as an answer to certain rap groups and in particular the rapper Cuizinier of the group
TTC. It mocks his sexual prowess and equipment relentlessly, though Yelle has stated in interviews that it's "not a
diss track
A diss track, diss record or diss song (diss – abbr. from ''disrespect'') is a song whose primary purpose is to verbally attack someone else, usually another artist. Diss tracks are often the result of an existing, escalating feud between the ...
, but a funny track with lots of references". The song, with its booty-pop, electro-punk sound (courtesy of DJ Grand Marnier, who wrote and produced the track), quickly rose to popularity, earning more than 2,500,000 listens on MySpace and 10,000,000 views on YouTube.
Music video
The video features Yelle singing and dancing in front of a background of fluorescent hearts, rainbows, and geometric shapes. The words of the song scroll along the bottom of the screen similar to karaoke. The "Karaoke Deluxe" version features an Eastern garden with a man with the long hair (Gerard Vives). In 2008, another version of the video was released
Stereogum: New Yelle Video - Je Veux Te Voir
/ref> which depicts Yelle in the gym, riding in a Hummer, and dancing at a nightclub. Vincent Desagnat appears in this version. At the beginning of the clip one can hear the intro of Jogging, the last song on the international edition of ''Pop-Up'', and the B-side of "Je veux te voir".
Track listing
Other remixes
# "Je veux te voir" J Anthox Remix# "Je veux te voir" EPR Remix
Charts
References
2006 songs
2006 debut singles
Yelle songs
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