Il me dit que je suis belle

Infobox Single
Name = Il me dit que je suis belle


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Artist = Patricia Kaas
Album = Je te dis vous
A-side =
B-side = "It's a Man World"
Released = July, 1993
Format = CD single
CD maxi
Cassette
Digital download (since 2005)
Recorded = London (song)
Miami (video)
Genre = Pop, Ballad
Length = 5:21 (album version)
4:44 (single version)
Label = Sony BMG
Columbia
Writer = Sam Brewski
Producer = Robin Millar
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Certification = Silver France, 1993
Chronology = Patricia Kaas singles
Last single = "Entrer dans la lumière" (1993)
This single = "'Il me dit que je suis belle" (1993)
Next single = "Reste sur moi" (remix (1993)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = Japan release

"Il me dit que je suis belle" is the name of a 1993 song recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her second single from her third studio album, "Je te dis vous", on which it features as fifth track, and her 12th single overall. Released in July 1993, it was a top five hit in France, becoming Kaas' most successful single in terms of chart trajectory and peak position ; it also remains one of the most popular song of the singer.

Lyrics, music and video

Lyrics were written by the famous composer and singer Jean-Jacques Goldman under the pseudonym of Sam Brewski.

The text deals about a perfect love dreamt by the narrator. In the song, Patricia Kaas sings "the refuge of the dreamlike and the gap with the reality. The verses depict the tragic of the dissatisfied daily life, the refrain brings the desired love and declines it with tenderness, romance and cliches." However, this dream is eventually cruel because it does not materialize. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 280 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]

There are two studio versions of the song : the first is the album version, the more accoustic, and the second is the single version, which is used in the music video. It was shot on a beach in Miami, Florida, ["Top 50", Cécile Teysseyre, Canal +, July 31, 1993] and shows Kaas clasping a man portraying her boyfriend on the beach, while some men are watching them quietly in the background.

The song was performed during Kaas' concert tours in 1994, 1998 and 2005, and was thus included on the live albums "Tour de charme", "Rendez-vous" and "Toute la musique..." and also on the singer's best of "Rien ne s'arrête" (single version) and "Ma Liberté contre la tienne".

"Il me dit que je suis belle" was covered by Liane Foly, Natasha St-Pier, Julie Zenatti and Jenifer Bartoli for Les Enfoirés's 2003 album "La Foire aux Enfoirés" (CD 1, 11th track, 4:20). ["La Foire aux Enfoirés", track listing and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Les+Enfoir%E9s&titel=La+foire+aux+Enfoir%E9s&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved June 13, 2008)]

Chart performances

The song had a long chart trajectory in France. It entered the chart at #39 on July 10, 1993. Then it fell off the top 50 but re-entered it the week after at #50. It alternately climbed and dropped almost each week, and finally reached the top ten in its ninth week. It peaked at #5 in its 18th and dropped slowly, remaining in the top ten for eight weeks, in the top 20 for 19 weeks and in the top 50 for 32 weeks."Il me dit que je suis belle", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=7298&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved June 13, 2008)] It achieved Silver status awarded by the SNEP.Patricia Kaas' certifications in France [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-849.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved June 13, 2008)]

"Il me dit que je suis belle" was also much aired on radio and was successfully exported in countries such as Japan, where it was released. It was also charted in Germany, peaking at #80 in December 1993.German Singles Chart, archives [http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php Charts-surfer.de] (Retrieved June 13, 2008)]

Track listings

; CD single
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (new version) — 4:44
# "It's a Man's World" (album version) — 5:43

; CD maxi
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (radio edit / new version) — 4:01
# "It's a Man's World" (album version) — 5:44
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (new version) — 4:42

; Cassette
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (new version) — 4:44
# "It's a Man's World" (album version) — 5:43

; 12" maxi
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (new version) — 4:44

; CD maxi - Japan
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (radio edit / new version) — 4:01
# "It's a Man's World" (album version) — 5:44
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" — 4:42

; Digital download
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (album version) — 5:21
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (1994 live version) — 6:31
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (1998 live version) — 7:03
# "Il me dit que je suis belle" (2005 live version) — 4:51

Charts, certifications and sales

{| class="wikitable sortable"! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Country! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Certification! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Date! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Sales certified! bgcolor="#ebf5ff"|Physical sales
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France
align="center"|Silver
align="center"|1993
align="center"|125,000
align="center"|172,000 [Patricia Kaas's certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "KAAS Patrica" [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved June 12, 2008)]
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References

External links

* [http://www.paroles.net/chanson/15915.1 "Il me dit que je suis belle", lyrics + music video]