Monkey Me

Monkey Me
Studio album by Mylène Farmer
Released	3 December 2012[1]
Genre	Dance-pop, synthpop, pop rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Laurent Boutonnat
Mylène Farmer chronology
2001.2011 (2011) Monkey Me (2012) Timeless 2013 (2013)
Singles from Monkey Me
"À l'ombre" Released: 22 October 2012 "Je te dis tout" Released: 28 January 2013 "Monkey Me[2]" Released: 30 August 2013

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pure Charts	link
Voici
La Dernière Heure	Favorable
Evous	link
Party
A Voir A Lire	link

Monkey Me is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, and her 18th album overall. Preceded by the lead single "À l'ombre" which peaked at number-one in France, the album was released on 3 December 2012. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it entered the French album chart at number one on 15 December 2012, selling 147,530 units in its first week, which was a record. The album was certified 3× Platinum within its first month of release in France.

The album is supported by the sold-out Timeless 2013 Tour.

Reception

In France, the album entered at number one on the chart edition of 15 December 2012, cumulating 147,530 sales (i.e. 137,590 physical formats and 9,940 downloads), which was the best weekly sales of 2012 in France.^[3]

Despite its strong sales, the album received mixed reviews from the press. On one hand, many critics welcomed the return of Laurent Boutonnat in the songwriting process, but on the other hand, most of them, especially the magazine 7 sur 7, found the arrangements very dated.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mylène Farmer; all music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elle a dit"	3:52
2.	"À l'ombre"	4:51
3.	"Monkey Me"	4:13
4.	"Tu ne le dis pas"	4:22
5.	"Love Dance"	4:06
6.	"Quand"	4:07
7.	"J'ai essayé de vivre..."	4:40
8.	"Ici-bas"	4:33
9.	"A-t-on jamais"	3:47
10.	"Nuit d'hiver"	5:24
11.	"À force de..."	4:08
12.	"Je te dis tout"	5:30

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 29 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade Romandie)[9] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 24 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 7 Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 34 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 72

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[14]	Platinum	30,000^*
France (SNEP)[15]	3× Platinum	386,500[16][17]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Formats

• Limited Numbered Edition Collector Box (CD + Pure Audio Blu-ray)
• Limited Edition Digipak CD (CD + Pure Audio Blu-ray)
• 2 x Vinyl
• CD

References

1. "Mylène Farmer, Wiz Khalifa, Olivia Ruiz... Les sorties albums de la semaine du 3 décembre" (in French). Première (Groupe Lagardère). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
2. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Mylene-Farmer/news-84937.html
3. Hamard, Jonathan (11 December 2012). "Mylène Farmer : meilleur démarrage de l'année pour "Monkey Me"" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
4. http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/9102/Nouveaux-albums/article/detail/1543517/2012/12/03/Mylene-Farmer-sait-elle-qu-on-est-en-2012.dhtml
5. "Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
6. "Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
7. "Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me (Album)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
8. "Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
9. "Mylène Farmer - Monkey Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
10. "Rapports annueles 2012" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
11. "Classement Albums - année 2012" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
12. "Rapports annueles 2013" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
13. "Le Top de l'année : Top Albums Fusionnés 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
14. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2012". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
15. "French album certifications – Mylène Farmer – Monkey Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
16. "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums "Tout Temps"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
17. Ruelle, Yohann (20 March 2016). "Mylène Farmer : "Interstellaires" passe le cap des 300.000 ventes en France" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 2 July 2016.