"L'Alizé" (English: "The

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") is the second single by French singer

Alizée Alizée Lyonnet ( Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French pop singer. She is one of the best-selling French female artists of the 21st century, and the singer with the most exports out of France. Her best-k ...

. Released in December 2000, it featured the song "L'alizé" as well as an instrumental version of it. Later two limited editions followed, which featured four remixes. The song became a hit particularly in France where it reached number-one for two weeks (becoming both the last number one hit of the year 2000 and the first of 2001).

Music video

The video for the single is a rather simple video compared to the videos for the rest of her ''Gourmandises'' singles. Set against a pink backdrop, this time it features Alizée dressed in white and playing with bubbles. There is one scene in the video where she sings (with the band playing in the background). A lot of machinery (especially bubble machines) and slow camera movement were needed to put the video together. The video was directed by Pierre Stine and was first aired on 6 December 2000 during the show M6's ''Morning Live''.

Track listings

CD single – France # "L'alizé" – 4:15 # "L'alizé" (version instrumentale) – 4:15 CD maxi – France # "L'alizé" – 4:15 # "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15 # "L'alizé" (sirocco house remix) – 4:50 # "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55 # "L'alizé" (dans le vent dance mix) – 5:16 CD maxi – Germany # "L'alizé" (radio edit) – 3:35 # "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15 # "L'alizé" (sunny season mix) – 5:25 # "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55 # "L'alizé" (dans le vent dance mix) – 5:16 # "L'alizé" (single version) – 4:15 12" maxi – France A side # "L'alizé" (vent d'amour club remix) – 5:15 # "L'alizé" (single) – 4:15 B Side # "L'alizé" (sirocco house remix) – 4:50 # "L'alizé" (sweet brise slow remix) – 4:55

Charts

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References

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