Pop Up (album)
Pop Up | ||||
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Studio album by Yelle | ||||
Released | 3 September 2007 | |||
Recorded | La Méaugon, Saint-Julien and Rennes, France | |||
Genre | Electropop | |||
Length | 48:35 | |||
Language | French | |||
Label | Source Etc | |||
Producer | GrandMarnier | |||
Yelle chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Pop-up is the debut studio album by French electropop trio Yelle. It was released on 3 September 2007 by the EMI-owned label Source Etc. The album peaked at number sixty-one in France, where it was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). As of 2008, sales in the United States have exceeded 11,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [2]
Promotion
On 26 February 2008, Yelle performed the track "A cause des garçons" on the BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends.[3] They were featured as MTV's Artist of the Week for the week of 24–30 March 2008, appearing during adverts.[4] The group also appeared twice on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, performing "A cause des garçons" on 12 November 2008 and "Ce jeu" on 4 February 2009.[5][6]
The Riot in Belgium remix of Yelle's single "A cause des garçons" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Electronic Arts video game Need for Speed: ProStreet. EA Sports also included the remix in UEFA Euro 2008, the official video game of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.
"A cause des garçons" was used as the opening song for the Moschino spring/summer 2008 runway show. In 2008, it was also featured in an advert being broadcast in Quebec for Telus. Their single "Je veux te voir" was featured on the season four finale of HBO's Entourage on 2 September 2007, in the opening scene when the gang arrives in Cannes.[7] "A cause des garçons" was also used in one of the Les Jeunes de Paris sketches on the 12 November 2011 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Emma Stone.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ce jeu" |
| 3:41 |
2. | "A cause des garçons" |
| 3:48 |
3. | "Dans ta vraie vie" |
| 3:47 |
4. | "Tristesse/Joie" |
| 5:49 |
5. | "Mal poli" |
| 2:54 |
6. | "Les femmes" |
| 4:15 |
7. | "Tu es beau" |
| 5:47 |
8. | "Je veux te voir" |
| 4:21 |
9. | "Amour du sol" |
| 4:22 |
10. | "Mon meilleur ami" |
| 3:57 |
11. | "85A" |
| 2:28 |
12. | "Jogging" |
| 3:26 |
US edition bonus track[9] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) | 2:52 |
Japanese edition bonus tracks[10] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "A cause des garçons" (Tepr Remix) | 2:52 |
14. | "Tristesse/Joie" (Rolf Honey Remix) | 4:40 |
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[11] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "Les femmes" (Siriusmo Remix) | 4:09 |
14. | "A cause des garçons" (Drixxxé Remix) | 4:36 |
15. | "A cause des garçons" (Obsession Remix) | 5:43 |
- Sampling credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pop Up.[12]
- Julie "Yelle" Budet – vocals
- Jean-François "GrandMarnier" Perrier – design, engineering, mixing, production
- Grégoire Alexandre – photography
- Olivier de Brood – engineering, mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Jr. Henry – design
- Anne-Sophie Thomas – styling
Charts
Chart (2007–08) | Peak position |
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French Albums Chart[13] | 61 |
US Top Electronic Albums[14] | 8 |
US Top Heatseekers[15] | 14 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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France (SNEP)[16] | Silver | 50 000[17] |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
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France | 3 September 2007 | Source Etc | [18] |
United States | 1 April 2008 | [9] | |
Japan | 23 April 2008 | EMI | [10] |
References
- ↑ Reges, Margaret. "Pop-Up – Yelle". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=cxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=its+never+been+like+that+phoenix+nielsen+soundscan&source=bl&ots=YKQSdSq254&sig=BREdptDnXXp_0_sPj2HpQ_zHhb4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiX6eSNvePVAhXBOhQKHUk5C3kQ6AEIYzAJ#v=onepage&q=its%20never%20been%20like%20that%20phoenix%20nielsen%20soundscan&f=false
- ↑ "Yelle". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ↑ Anitai, Tamar (24 March 2008). "Artist of the Week: Yelle". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ↑ Last Call with Carson Daly. Season 8. Episode 26. 12 November 2008. NBC.
- ↑ Last Call with Carson Daly. Season 8. Episode 49. 4 February 2009. NBC.
- ↑ "Entourage: S 4 Ep 54 The Cannes Kids: Music". HBO. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Emma Stone/Coldplay". Saturday Night Live. Season 37. Episode 6. 12 November 2011. NBC.
- 1 2 "Pop-Up". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- 1 2 イエール [Pop Up] (in Japanese). EMI Music Japan. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "Pop Up (Version deluxe) by Yelle". iTunes Store France. Apple. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Pop Up (CD liner notes). Yelle. Source Etc. 2007. 509995063322 7.
- ↑ "Yelle – Pop-Up" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ↑ "Yelle – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Yelle – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Certifications Albums Argent – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Les Albums Argent" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Pop up – Yelle" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 2 May 2011.