''Reserection'' is an

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(EP) by English

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band Saint Etienne and French singer

Étienne Daho Étienne Daho (; ; born 14 January 1956) is a French singer-songwriter. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock- surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981. Career Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery vo ...

, under the collective name St. Etienne Daho. It was released on 29 September 1995 by

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. The title is a

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of the words ''

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'' and ''

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'', with the former referring to rumours at the time that Daho was

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-positive, or even that he had already died. The opening track, "Reserection", puts the matter to rest as Daho states that he will rise from his "''cendres fiction''" ("fictitious ashes") "''encore et encore''" ("again and again"). The only English song on the EP, "Accident", is a reworked version of Daho's 1984 French-language single "Week-end à Rome", with original English lyrics. Daho's speech from "Reserection" is also reprised within the song. "Jungle Pulse", "X Amours", and "Le Baiser français" are French-language reworkings of Saint Etienne's "Filthy", "Paper", and "Suburban Autumn Lieutenant", respectively. Originally, the EP's sole single was "Jungle Pulse", but

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producer

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subsequently produced a remix of "Accident" that became " He's on the Phone", released as the single from Saint Etienne's first greatest hits compilation, '' Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995''. The band later worked with Daho on the single "Le Premier Jour", from his greatest hits compilation ''Singles''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reserection Ep 1995 EPs 1995 collaborative albums Étienne Daho albums French-language EPs 1990s French-language albums Saint Etienne (band) albums Virgin Records EPs