"Mademoiselle Juliette" (English: "''Miss Juliet''") is a song by French singer

Alizée Alizée Lyonnet (''née'' Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and musician. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica. She first became known with her winning performance in the talent s ...

, which was released as the first single from her third studio album '' Psychédélices''. It was released on 30 September 2007, Alizée's first single in 4 years, the last being " À contre-courant" which was released in October 2003.

Release and promotion

The song was released on 30 September 2007. Alizée appeared on French radio station NRJ three days before the release to promote the song. The single was first made available in the online French music store of

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on 27 September 2007. However, it was rapidly removed a few hours later and was reported to be a mistake on Virgin's behalf. The song was later added back the day of the official release.

Formats and track listings

;French CD maxi single # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Album version) — 3:05 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix Radio Edit) — 3:22 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Abz Remix) — 3:07 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Potch & Easyjay Remix) — 3:06 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Shazo Remix) — 4:20 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Deefire 2 Remix) — 3:05 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix - Extended version) — 4:48 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Remix) — 7:24 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Alber Kam Remix - Extended version) — 7:03 ;French 12" vinyl single (Limited edition picture disc) ;A Side: # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Radio edit) — 2:21 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Dub Remix) — 7:20 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix - Extended version) — 4:48 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Shazo Remix) — 4:20 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Deefire 2 Remix) — 3:05 ;B Side: # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Remix) — 7:24 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Alber Kam Remix - Extended version) — 7:03 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Potch & Easyjay Remix) — 3:06 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Acapella) — 3:05

Music and Structure

"Mademoiselle Juliette" is a pop song. The song is set in

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with a

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of 130

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. The song is written in the key of

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. The song begins with techno synths playing followed by vocals and drum beat, then progresses into a fast tempo electropop beat with twinkling synths played by guitars, synthesizer keyboards, and snare drums. Lyrically, the song "Mademoiselle Juliette" portrays

Juliet Capulet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist ...

from '' Romeo and Juliet'', the drama by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, as a girl who would rather party than worry about the Montague-Capulet dispute.

Music video

The video was released on 19 November 2007. In the video

is dancing and having fun in a French mansion. The music video was directed by Julien Rotterman and shot during one day on the north side of Paris, at the ''château of Champlâtreux''. On 30 November 2007, Rotterman released a director's cut of the music video. The video reached #1 on Latin MTV, on a show called ''Los 10 + Pedidos''. On the same channel, it reached #138 in the countdown of the 150 most important videos in the past 15 years.

Charts

The single debuted at #22 on the France Top 100 Singles chart. It only held its peak position for a week, later falling to #52, dropping thirty places. "Mademoiselle Juliette" then stayed on the charts for six more weeks, eventually dropping to #99 and leaving the chart afterward. It debuted in thirteenth place on the French singles download chart. The single fell off the chart a week later. But after promotion of the album and single throughout late November and early December, ''Mademoiselle Juliette'' re-entered the French singles download chart at number 26.French Singles Download Chart 02.12-08.12
/ref> However, it fell off the charts quickly. The single has also been released in

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as a CD single import.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Reception

*Stéréology: Works quite well, as the first song "Mademoiselle Juliette" shows. Alizée with a slightly distorted voice, lots of synthesizers and a beat, then immediately swing dancing leaves. A great pop song that is immediately in the head, and there Ohrwurm pushes his mischief.

References

{{authority control 2007 singles Alizée songs Songs written by Jérémy Chatelain 2007 songs RCA Records singles