"Mademoiselle Juliette" is a song by French singer Alizée

Alizée

Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...

, which was released as the first single from her third studio album Psychédélices

Psychédélices

Psychédélices is the title of the third studio album of French singer Alizée. The album was released to stores on 3 December 2007 with its digital release one week earlier, on the 26 November 2007. Digital Vendors include Fnac, Virgin Music France, iTunes and others. The first single, "Mademoiselle...

,. It was released September 30, 2007, Alizée's first single in 4 years, the past being "À contre-courant

À Contre-courant

"À contre-courant" was released on 7 October 2003. It is the seventh single by French singer Alizée. It featured the single version of the song as well as the English version of "J'ai pas vingt ans", "I'm Not Twenty"...

" which was released in October of 2003.

Release and promotion

The song was released September 30, 2007. Alizée appeared on French radio station NRJ three days before the release to promote the song. The single was first made available on the online French music store of Virgin Megastores on September 27, 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 again the day of the official release.

Formats and track listings

French CD maxi single

1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Album version) — 3:05
2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix Radio Edit) — 3:22
3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Abz Remix) — 3:07
4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Potch & Easyjay Remix) — 3:06
5. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Shazo Remix) — 4:20
6. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Deefire 2 Remix) — 3:05
7. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix - Extended version) — 4:48
8. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Remix) — 7:24
9. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Alber Kam Remix - Extended version) — 7:03

French 12" vinyl single (Limited edition picture disc)

A Side:

1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Radio edit) — 2:21
2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Dub Remix) — 7:20
3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix - Extended version) — 4:48
4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Shazo Remix) — 4:20
5. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Deefire 2 Remix) — 3:05

B Side:

1. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Push Up Plump DJs Remix) — 7:24
2. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Alber Kam Remix - Extended version) — 7:03
3. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Potch & Easyjay Remix) — 3:06
4. "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Acapella) — 3:05

Music and Structure

"Mademoiselle Juliette" is an uptempo electropop song. The song is set in Common time

Common Time

"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...

 with a tempo

Tempo

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 of 130 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of F major

F major

F major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat . It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years...

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

Juliet Capulet

Juliet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo. She is the daughter of old Capulet, head of the house of Capulet. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself....

 from Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...

, the drama by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

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

Music video

The video of the first single was released on November 19, 2007..
In the video Alizée

Alizée

Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...

 is dancing and having fun with Kimmosato and his friends in a medieval castle. The video reached #1 in the MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 Latin, in the show Los 10 + Pedidos. And reached #138 in the cowntdown of 150 more important videos for the 15 years of the channel. The music video was directed by Julien Rotterman.

Charts

The single debuted on position twenty-two on the France Top 100 Singles chart. It only held its peak position for a week, later falling to position fifty-two, dropping thirty positions. After falling to position fifty-two, "Mademoiselle Juliette" stood on the charts for six more weeks. Eventually falling to position ninety-nine and leaving the chart afterward.

It debuted on the thirteenth place of 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. However, it fell off the charts quickly.

The single has also been released in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

and the CD single was imported there.

Chart (2007)	Peak Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	44
French Singles Chart	22
French Digital Singles Chart	13
Russian Airplay Chart	44
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	77

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.