''Mylènium Tour'' is the third live album by

Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...

, released on 5 December 2000.

Background

After having ending her third successful tour whose last shows were held in Russia on 7 March 2000, Farmer rested, and then decided to release an album and a DVD retracing her concert. With Bertrand Châtenet, she participated in the

audio mixing Audio mixing is the process by which multiple sounds are combined into one or more channels. In the process, a source's volume level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated or enhanced. This practical, aesthetic ...

of the live album and also worked on the bonus available on the DVD. The album, whose release was originally scheduled for September, was finally marketed on 4 December, after several postponements, since its preparation needed a lot of time. The day before, the

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and Virgin stores of the Champs-Elysées organized a special evening by opening at midnight to allow fans to purchase the various supports of the album and the only single "

Dessine-moi un mouton "Dessine-moi un mouton" (English: "Draw Me a Sheep") is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, first in a studio version, then in a live version during her 1999 concert Mylenium Tour. The song was the only single from h ...

" which was released at the same time. The album privileges the songs from the previous studio album ''

Innamoramento ''Innamoramento'' is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 7 April 1999. With sales of 1.5 million, the album is one the singer's most successful ones. It reached Diamond status in France and landed Farmer a number of awards, incl ...

'', but also contains some songs from ''

Anamorphosée ''Anamorphosée'' is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 17 October 1995. Led by the number-one single " XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the ...

'' and '' L'Autre...'', and two B-sides. A medley composed of 1980s four hits of the first two albums is also available on the album.''Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer'', Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 177 Arranged by Yvan Cassar and produced by François Hanss, ''Mylenium Tour'' is the only album, which was not produced by

Laurent Boutonnat Laurent Boutonnat (born 14 June 1961) is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of several groundbreaking music videos. Career Born in Paris, Laurent Bout ...

Commercial performance

In France, the CD went straight to number one on

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, on 9 December 2000. It was dethroned the week after, but managed to stay on the top ten for 11 weeks. It disappeared from the chart (Top 200) on 8 September 2001, after its 31st week of attendance.''Mylenium Tour'', French SNEP Albums Char
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(Retrieved 3 March 2008) On 26 September 2001, the album was certified

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album for a minimum of 600,000 sales.2001 certifications, by SNE
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(Retrieved 3 March 2008) The VHS and the DVD, also released in December 2000, were both certified Diamond videos for more than 100,000 copies sold (350,000 sales).2001 certifications, by SNE
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(Retrieved 3 April 2008) In Belgium Wallonia, the album entered the chart on 16 December 2000, at #14. It reached then #8, its highest position, but immediately left the top ten and remained on the chart (Top 50) for 13 weeks. It was ranked #68 on 2000 End of the Year Chart.2001 Belgian Albums Char
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(Retrieved 3 March 2008) On the chart edition of 30 April 2005, the album re-appeared for a single week, at #50, thanks to the release of '' Avant que l'ombre...''.''Mylenium Tour'',

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(Retrieved 3 March 2008) In Switzerland, the album achieved a minor success: it peaked at #31, on 17 December 2000, then kept on dropping and remained for seven weeks in the top 50 and for 12 weeks in the top 100.''Mylenium Tour'',

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Track listing

Disc one

# "Mylenium" (6:10) # "L'Amour naissant" (5:28) # "

L'Âme-stram-gram "L'Âme-stram-gram" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the lead single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'' and was released on 9 March 1999. The lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was com ...

" (6:00) # "

Beyond My Control "Beyond My Control" is a 1991 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fourth single from her third studio album '' L'autre...'' and was released in May 1992. The song probably remains well known for its music video t ...

" (5:18) # "

Rêver "Rêver" (English: "Dreaming") is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album ''Anamorphosée'' and was released on 16 November 1996. In spite of moderate sales and chart performa ...

" (5:56) # "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs" (4:33) # " Mylène Is Calling" (2:15) # "

Optimistique-moi "Optimistique-moi" (English: "Optimistic Me") is a 1999 song recorded by the France, French artist Mylène Farmer. The fourth single from her fifth studio album, ''Innamoramento'', it was released on 22 February 2000. Dealing with parental relati ...

" (4:22) # "

Pourvu qu'elles soient douces "" (English: "As Long as They're Soft/Gentle/or Sweet") is a 1988 synthpop song by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her second studio album '' Ainsi soit je...'', it was released on 12 September 1988. The long music video ver ...

" / "

Libertine A libertine is a person devoid of most moral principles, a sense of responsibility, or sexual restraints, which they see as unnecessary or undesirable, and is especially someone who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour o ...

" / "

Maman a tort "Maman a tort" is a 1984 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the debut single from Farmer's first studio album '' Cendres de Lune'', and marked the beginning of her collaboration with her long-time composer, Laurent Boutonnat. ...

" / "

Sans contrefaçon "Sans contrefaçon" ("Without Forgery/Counterfeit") is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, '' Ainsi soit je...''. It was a big hit in 1987 and i ...

(Medley)" (6:49) # "

Regrets Regret is the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past, because the consequences of the decision were unfavorable. Regret is related to perceived opportunity. Its intensity varies over time after the decision, in regard ...

" (5:12)

Disc two

# "

Désenchantée "Désenchantée" (; feminine of ''désenchanté'', which is French for "Disenchanted" or "Disappointed") is a 1991 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The first single from her third studio album '' L'Autre...'', it was r ...

" (6:44) # "Méfie-toi" (5:40) # "

" (4:50) # "

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

" (5:27) # "Pas le temps de vivre" (7:08) # "

Je te rends ton amour "Je te rends ton amour" (English: "I'm Giving You Your Love Back") is a 1999 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The second Single (music), single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'', it was released on 8 June 1999. The s ...

" (5:15) # "

Souviens-toi du jour "Souviens-toi du jour" (English: "Remember the Day") is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'' and was released on 2 September 1999. Inspired by Pri ...

" (5:18) # " Dernier Sourire" (4:53) # "

" (6:53)

VHS/DVD

# "Mylenium" (6:40) # "L'Amour naissant" (5:26) # "

" (5:43) # "

" (5:21) # "

" (5:55) # "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs" (5:17) # " Mylène Is Calling" (2:20) # "

" (5:43) # "Medley": "

" / "

" (6:45) # "

" (5:07) # "

" (7:54)" # "Méfie-toi" (5:51) # "

" (6:40) # "

" (5:17) # "Pas le temps de vivre" (8:26) # "

" (5:16) # "

" (7:48) # " Dernier Sourire" (5:23) # "

" (6:49) # Générique de fin (4:28) Notes *² Only on the DVD *"Made in USA" (Dans les coulisses) (8:50), "Band & dancers" (3:40), "326 seconds" (Avant le show) (5:31), "Vous..." (4:50), "Made in Russia" (8:08)² *Bonus multi-angles: "L'Amour naissant" (4:38), "L'Âme-stram-gram" (4:27), "Rêver" (4:20)²

Personnel

For more details about credits and personnel, see:

Mylenium Tour (tour) Mylenium Tour is Mylène Farmer's 1999-2000 concert tour in support of her fifth studio album, ''Innamoramento''. Critical reception and commercial success According to the French magazine ''Instant-Mag'', the "Mylenium Tour is more beautiful h ...

*Laurent Boutonnat – music *Yvan Cassar – musical direction, keyboards *Éric Chevalier – keyboards *Jeff Dahlgren, Brian Ray – guitars *Jerry Watts Jr – bass *Abraham Laboriel Jr – drums *Johanna Manchec-Ferdinand – background vocals *Esther Dobong'Na Essiène (aka Estha Divine) – background vocals *Philippe Rault for Basilic Production Inc. – consultant *Stuffed Monkey – production *Bertrand Châtenet – mixing *Jérôme Devoise – assistant *Thierry Rogen – sound *Tim Young for Metropolis (London) – mastering *Paul van Parys for Stuffed Monkey – executive producer *Thierry Suc – management *Claude Gassian – photos *Henry Neu / Com'N.B – design * Recorded at Studio Mobile "Le Voyageur II" * Mixed at Studio Guillaume Tell

Charts

Weekly album charts

Weekly DVD charts

Year-end album charts

Year-end DVD charts

Certifications and sales

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Formats

Audio * Double CD – Brass case * Double CD – Collector edition with additional photos (30,000) * Double CD – Promo * Double CD – Promo – Statue * Triple 12" * Cassette – Double length¹ * Double CD – Crystal case – Canada ¹ Doesn't contain "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs", "Mylène Is Calling" and "California" Video * VHS ** Plastic case with golden border ** Plastic case with dark golden border * DVD

References

{{Authority control Mylène Farmer live albums Mylène Farmer video albums Live video albums 2000 live albums 2000 video albums Polydor Records live albums Polydor Records video albums Albums with cover art by H. R. Giger