"Rendez-Vu" is a song by English

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duo

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. It was released on 2 August 1999 as the second single from their debut album, '' Remedy'' (1999). "Rendez-Vu" reached number four on the

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and number one on the US

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chart. It also reached number one on the Canadian ''

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'' Dance 30 chart and number 21 in Iceland and Ireland.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by American director

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, set in a

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town and tells of a love story of two lovers. However, the girl has a jealous boyfriend (who happens to be a Mexican wrestler) who smashes her lover's hand (which is replaced by a record needle). Both men tell this incident to their respective friends and meet in the town for a showdown (where a guitarist also happens to be telling the story to a few locals up to that point). The man and the wrestler meet and settle things with a best of three in rock, paper, scissors. The man wins and is reunited with his lover as the town celebrates. In the end, it is all shown to be the dream of a sleeping dog.

Track listings

Standard CD and cassette single # "Rendez-Vu" # "Miracles Keep on Playin'" # "All U Crazies" UK and US 12-inch single :A1. "Rendez-Vu" :B1. "Miracles Keep on Playin'" :B2. "All U Crazies" Italian 12-inch single # "Rendez-Vu" # "Rendez-Vu" # "Miracles Keep on Playin'" # "All U Crazies"

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References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Astralwerks singles Basement Jaxx songs Songs written by Felix Buxton Songs written by Simon Ratcliffe (musician) UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles XL Recordings singles