Un Monde parfait

Infobox Single
Name = Un monde parfait

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Artist = Ilona
from Album = Un Monde parfait
Released = February 2005
Format = CD single
CD maxi
Digital download
Recorded = Paris (France)
Naples (Italy)
Genre = Techno
Length = 3:43
Label = Sony BMG Music
Producer = Ivan Russo, Rosario Castagnola
Certification = Diamond France, 2005
Platinium Belgium, 2005
Last single =
This single = "Un Monde parfait"
(2005)
Next single = "C'est les vacances"
(2005)
Misc =Extra tracklisting
Album = Un Monde parfait
Type = studio
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this_track = "Un Monde parfait"
track_no = 1
next_track = "C'est les vacances"
next_no = 2Extra tracklisting
Album =
Type = studio
prev_track = "Arrivederci à bientôt"
prev_no = 12
this_track = "Un Monde parfait" (72 remix)
track_no = 13
next_track =
next_no = Extra tracklisting
Album = "Laissez-nous respirer
Type = studio
prev_track = "Noël, que du bonheur" (acoustic version)
prev_no = 13
this_track = "Un Monde parfait" (acoustic version)
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"Un Monde parfait" was the first single recorded by the French young artist Ilona Mitrecey. Based on a traditional Neapolitan song, it was released in February 2005. "Un monde parfait" means "A Perfect World" in English. The single was a very big hit in France, where it remained for four months at the top of the chart, and has also been released in many other European countries. It has achieved some minor success in Ireland and the UK, but not nearly as much as the rest of Europe.

Background and writing

In 2004, one year after its recording in France, the single had already been released in Italy, under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona'. Originally, it was intended for the Italian dancefloors.

During an interview, Ilona explained that, before "Un Monde parfait", she sang just for fun with her friends. She confided that she recorded "Un Monde parfait" completely by chance and she did that only for play. Her father's society had asked whether she could sing this song from Italy. As she had already sung for some advertisements, she accepted, saying to herself that it could be funny to try"Le monde parfait d'Ilona en interview vidéo" [http://musique.ados.fr/interviews/ilona-mitrecey-en-interview-video_article1291.html Musique.ados.fr] (Retrieved December 12, 2007)] .

Music and video

The French charts specialist Elia Abib explains that this song "mixes an involving sonority resembling Daddy DJ with a text in the spirit of a nursery rhyme". It created "the major surprise of the beginning of spring 2005""Chartoscopie : Mylène et Ilona mènent la danse" [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/article1042.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved December 8, 2007)] .

The music video is a 3D cartoon film showing a little girl who will feature in all the other videoclips of the singles from the album "Un Monde parfait". Ilona features only in the first seconds. She explained that the producers had decided to make a cartoon film because it tallied well with the text and that would preserve her anonymity"Le monde parfait d'Ilona en interview vidéo" [http://musique.ados.fr/interviews/ilona-mitrecey-en-interview-video_article1291.html Musique.ados.fr] (Retrieved December 12, 2007)] .

Ilona says in this song that when she starts to draw, she imagines a perfect world populated of technicolor flowers and animals. Six of these animals will appear in all the other Ilona's music videos and on every cover.

Chart performances

In France, the single went straight to number two on February 27, 2005 and was #1 the following week, and kept this position for 15 weeks. It remained on the Top 10 for 28 weeks and on the Top 100 for 41 weeks, so it was the longest single running in the French singles chart in 2005. It was the best selling single that year and was certified Diamond disc by SNEP2005 Certifications [http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/single.asp?forme_certif=10&annee=23 Disquenefrance.com] (Retrieved December 5, 2007)] . According to the Infodisc Website, the single is the 12th best selling single of all time in France, with more than 1,5 million sales [Best best selling singles of all time in France [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=0 Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved December 5, 2007)] . Ilona, who was 11 years old in 2005, is "the first native of Nineties to reach number one of the [French Singles Chart] . Her youth makes her appear from now on in the Book of the Records, [because she is] the second younger artist to peak at pole position, of course behind Jordy (4 years old)""Chartoscopie : Mylène et Ilona mènent la danse" [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/article1042.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved December 8, 2007)] . "Un Monde parfait" was cited as the most lucrative song of 2006 at the time of a conference given by the SACEM ["The most lucrative artists of 2006 [http://musique.evous.fr/Les-artistes-les-plus-lucratifs-de.html Musique.evous.fr] (Retrieved December 13, 2007)] .

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single remained on the Ultratop 40 Singles Chart from April 2 to November 5, 2005, it is to say for 32 weeks, and peacked at #1 for 12 weeks. It was certified Silver disc and was the second best selling single in 2005, only beaten by Crazy Frog's Axel F. On Swiss Singles Chart, the single went to number 16 on April 3, 2005 and reached its peak position (#3) on May 1, 2005. It left the chart after its 34th week, on November 11, 2005. "Un monde parfait" also appeared on Austrian Top 75 Singles Chart from June 26, 2005 to November 18, 2005 (22 weeks) and reached number 3 for two weeks.

One year later, the single made a short appearance (2 weeks) on Dutch Singles Chart, where it peaked at #92, on July 8, 2006.

TV performances and cover versions

Ilona very rarely does live performances, but she was coaxed into appearing on the nationally-acclaimed show Hit Machine on M6, on May 7, 2005. That performance, carried out with a choreography, may have sparked her subsequent success with her single "Un Monde parfait".

Le 6/9, a French team which compères NRJ every morning, recorded a parody of this song, under the title "Un Casting parfait".

Formats and track listings

; CD single - France
# "Un Monde parfait" (version originale) — 3:05
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 remix radio edit) — 3:41

; CD maxi Universal
# "Un Monde parfait" (original version) — 3:47
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) — 3:44
# "Un Monde parfait" (whistler remix) — 3:17
# "Un Monde parfait" (party mix) — 3:31
# "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix) — 5:08
# "Un Monde parfait" (blade remix) — 4:21
# "Un Monde parfait" (karaoke version) — 3:44

; CD maxi 1 Atollo / Universal
# "Un Monde parfait" (original version) — 3:47
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) — 3:44
# "Un Monde parfait" (whistler remix) — 3:17
# "Un Monde parfait" (party mix) — 3:31
# "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix) — 5:08
# "Un Monde parfait" (Blade remix) — 4:21
# "Un Monde parfait" (videoclip); CD maxi 2 Atollo / Universal
# "Un Monde parfait" (original version) — 3:47
# "A Perfect World" (original English version) — 3:08
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furious remix radio edit) — 3:43
# "Un Monde parfait" (Gabry Ponte remix) — 6:06

; 12" maxi
# "Un Monde parfait" (extended mix)
# "Un Monde parfait" (Blade remix)
# "Un Monde parfait" (Glasperlen remix)
# "Un Monde parfait" (Gabry Ponte remix)
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furious remix)
# "Un Monde parfait" (electro dub)

; Digital download
# "Un Monde parfait" (original version) — 3:07
# "Un Monde parfait" (remix radio edit) — 3:42
# "Un Monde parfait" (72 fast & furios radio edit) — 3:41
# "Un Monde parfait" (acoustic remix) — 3:16
# "Un Monde parfait" (karaoke version) — 3:44

Credits and personnel

; Original version
* Written by Laurent Jeanne, M. Pirolla, Domydee, R. Castagnola
* Executive producer : Ivan Russo
* Assistant producer : Ivan Russo and Rosario Castagnola
* Produced at Studio Moneypenny (Paris)
* Vocal : Ilona
* Choir : Laurent Jeanne
* Guitars and bass : Rosario Castagnola
* Fisa : Antonio Russo
* Arrangements : Ivan Russo, Domydee and Rosario Castagnola, at Studio Atollo Recordes
* Mixed by Ivan Russo at Studio Atollo Recording (Neaple); Whistler remix / Party remix / Extended mix / Blade remix
* Remix and additional production by Glasperlen-spierlern (Robert Wässer, Daniel Scholz and Kay Wittgenstein; 72 fest & forios radio edit
* Remix and additional production by P. Aliberti, Cipro and C. Piccinelli fro 72trax Productions
* Original editors : Universal Music Italia Srl / Atollo / Moneypenny; Cover and design
* Photo : Stéphane Gizard
* Artwork : Objectif Lune
* Design elements and graphique : Studio Nestor for Costume3pièces, Courtesy for Scorpio Music; Videoclip
* Produced by Stéphane Mit

Lyrics

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