Moi... Lolita

"Moi... Lolita"
Single by Alizée
from the album Gourmandises
Released	4 July 2000
Format	CD single, CD maxi
Genre	French pop
Length	4:26
Label	Universal, Polydor
Writer(s)	Mylène Farmer
Producer	Laurent Boutonnat Mylène Farmer
Alizée singles chronology
"Moi... Lolita" (2000) "L'Alizé" (2000)
Music sample Alizée - "Moi... Lolita"

"Moi... Lolita" (English: "Me... Lolita") is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises (2000) when she was 16. It was popular in France, Spain, Belgium, Georgia, Austria, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Denmark and the United Kingdom.^[1]

Lyrics and music

The song was instrumental in showcasing Alizée's image as that of a seductive Lolita character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The video for the single, which was the first to be filmed of her, showed Alizée as a village girl visiting a night-club.

The lyrics to the song also make several references to the songwriter, Mylène Farmer.^[2]

Music video

The video for the single was directed by Laurent Boutonnat and was first aired on July 26 of 2000 in M6. The video is about Alizée in a nightclub dancing and having fun. In the first part of the video Alizée is running away from a man who professes his love for her and gives her money. Later, she goes with her little sister (in the video) to a nightclub and starts to dance. The video ends with Alizée and the little girl leaving and the man from the beginning following them.

Chart performances

The song peaked at number-two in France, and stayed in the top five for 24 consecutive weeks, held off from the top position by "Les Rois du monde" by Gregori Baquet, Damien Sargue and Philippe D'Avila. When her following single "L'Alizé" reached number-one, "Moi... Lolita" was still at a number-three position. The song was certified gold two months after its release, and diamond by SNEP. In total, the song sold over 1,282,000 units, becoming the 31st best-selling song in France.

In the UK the song was acclaimed by the New Musical Express who recognised it with a "Single Of The Week" award. It became a rare example of a foreign-language song to chart highly in the UK, peaking at number 9.

Uses in the media and covers

• The song was used in Ridley Scott's film A Good Year in both the trailer and in the film
• "Moi... Lolita" was covered by the winner from Nouvelle Star, Julien Doré and was released as his debut single.

Track listings

CD single - France

1. "Moi... Lolita" (single version)
2. "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version)

CD single - UK

1. "Moi... Lolita" (single version) — 4:16
2. "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) — 6:30
3. "Moi... Lolita" (illicit full vocal mix) — 8:05
4. "Moi... Lolita" (CD rom video) — 4:50

CD maxi - Germany

1. "Moi... Lolita" (radio edit) — 3:40
2. "Moi... Lolita" (single version) — 4:16
3. "Moi... Lolita" (Lola extended remix) — 6:30
4. "Moi... Lolita" (hello helli t'es a dance mix) — 5:50
5. "Moi... Lolita" (Lolidub remix) — 3:45
6. "Moi... Lolita" (the piano version) — 4:20

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2000/01) Peak Position Austrian Singles Chart[3] 5 Belgium Flanders Ultratop 50[4] 4 Belgium Wallonia Ultratop 40[4] 2 Dutch Top 40[5] 2 French SNEP Top 100 Singles Chart[4] 2 German Singles Chart[6] 5 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[7] 15 Romanian Singles Chart[8] 56 Spanish Maxi-Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Top 100[4] 11 UK Singles Chart[9] 9 Chart (2002) Peak Position Austrian Singles Chart[4] 5 Danish Singles Chart[4] 9 Italian FIMI Singles Chart[4] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[4] 52

End of year charts End of year chart (2000) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10] 6 French Singles Chart[11] 3 Swiss Singles Chart[12] 28 End of year chart (2001) Position Austrian Singles Chart[13] 66 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[14] 16 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[15] 96 Dutch Top 40[5] 6 French Singles Chart[16] 54 Swiss Singles Chart[17] 82 End of year chart (2002) Position Austrian Singles Chart[18] 34 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified France[19] Gold 2000 250,000 Netherlands[20] Gold 2002 40,000 Switzerland[21] Platinum 2002 40,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "Innocente" by Renato Zero

Italian FIMI Singles Chart number-one single April 26, 2002 - May 31, 2002 (6 weeks)

Succeeded by "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling

References

1. ^ lescharts.com - Alizée - Moi... Lolita
2. ^ TV5 - Enseignants - Fiches pédagogiques
3. ^ ""Moi... Lolita", in various singles charts". Top40-charts. http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=558&sort=chartid. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} ""Moi... Lolita", in various singles charts". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aliz%E9e&titel=Moi%2E%2E%2E+Lolita&cat=s. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Single top 100 over 2001" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202001.pdf. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
6. ^ "Alizée singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Alizee/single. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
8. ^ Romanian Top 100
9. ^ ""Moi... Lolita", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=29700. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
10. ^ "2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
11. ^ "2000 French Singles Chart" (in French). SNEP. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2000. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
12. ^ "2000 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2000. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
13. ^ "2001 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/2001_single.asp. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
14. ^ "2001 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
15. ^ "2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2001. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
16. ^ "2001 French Singles Chart" (in French). SNEP. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2001. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
17. ^ "2001 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2001. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
18. ^ "2002 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/2002_single.asp. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
19. ^ French certifications disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
20. ^ "Dutch certifications, database". Nvpi. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
21. ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved November 5, 2008)