"DVNO" is a song by French

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from their debut album '' †''. The song was released on 19 May 2008 in the United Kingdom. The song was added to Radio 1's B List playlist.

Background

The vocalist featured in the song is Mehdi Pinson from the band Scenario Rock, under the

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of DVNO. According to band member Xavier de Rosnay, the title of the song stands for "Divino", which refers to "In every suburb of the world, in every city, there’s always a nightclub called El Divino... Clubs where you have to wear a white shirt to get in."

Music video

Directed by So-Me, Yorgo Tloupas, and Machine Molle, the music video is a highly stylized partial lyric video, featuring portions of the song's lyrics in the form of famous animated company logo graphics from the era of

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and early CGI. Notable featured company logos are those of

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, and

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, including that of sister company

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. The final animation segment pays homage to Cannell Entertainment's

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, with duo members Xavier de Rosnay and

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making an appearance.

Appearances in film and television

The song was featured in the 2007 film ''

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'' directed by

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. The song was also used in a commercial for the

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in 2007, and featured as a "Web Obsession of the Week" in the edition of 14 March 2008 of ''

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''.

Track listing

12" single # "DVNO" (

Remix) # "DVNO" ( Surkin Remix) # "DVNO" ( Sunshine Brothers Mix) # "DVNO" (LA Riots Remix) # "DVNO" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dvno 2007 singles Justice (band) songs 2007 songs