Elle me dit

"Elle me dit"
Single by Mika
from the album The Origin of Love
Released	11 July 2011
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop
Length	3:38
Label	Barclay, Casablanca
Writer(s)	Mika, Doriand
Producer(s)	Greg Wells, Mika
Mika singles chronology
"Kick Ass (We Are Young)" (2010) "Elle me dit" (2011) "Celebrate" (2012)
Audio sample file info · help Music video "Elle Me Dit" on YouTube

"Elle me dit" (English: She Tells Me) is a song by Lebanese-born British-American singer and songwriter Mika, released as a single in France ahead of the release of his third studio album, The Origin of Love. Mika re-recorded the song in English under the title "Emily". "Emily" is included on the standard track listing of The Origin of Love, while "Elle me dit" is featured as a bonus track the French standard edition of the album, and all international deluxe editions. The song was released on 11 July 2011.

Background

The song was first rumoured when a twelve-second preview was published online on 1 July 2011.^[1] Just ten days later, the French iTunes Store made the whole song available as a digital download.^[2] However, its official release did not occur until 26 September 2011.^[3] Lyrically, the song is "about all the horrific things a mother can say to her son to get him to fuck out of her house".^[4]

Original Elle me dit, c'est ta vie Fais c'que tu veux, tant pis Un jour tu comprendras Un jour tu t'en voudras Elle me dit, t'es trop nul Sors un peu de ta bulle Tu fais n'importe quoi On dirait que t'aimes ça

Transcription She tells me, it's your life, Do what you want, oh well One day you'll understand One day you'll be sorry She tells me, you're a zero Get out of your bubble a little You don't do anything important Looks like you like that

A first English version named "She tells me" was sung live, with lyrics very close to the initial meaning.^[5] The commercially released version switched the focus to an Emily character with the singer being the one bossing her around.

Music video

The music video directed by Kinga Burza was released on 16 August 2011. The video shows a family dancing and singing along to the song individually, as well as clips of the family members arguing and behaving mischievously. The video features a well-known ensemble of French actors, including Fanny Ardant, Marie-Clotilde Ramos-Ibanez, Patrice Pujol and Axel Huet.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elle me dit"	3:38

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elle me dit" (Radio Edit)	3:27
2.	"Elle me dit" (Beataucue Remix)	5:14

Chart performance

Chart (2011-2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	9
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	36
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7]	1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]	43
France (SNEP)[9]	1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10]	65
South Korea (GAON)[11]	129
South Korea International Songs (GAON)[12]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	16

Year-end charts

Year	Chart	Position
2011	Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[14]	74
	Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[15]	14
	Belgian Dance Singles Chart (Wallonia)[16]	7
	French Singles Chart[17]	8
	South Korea International Singles Chart[18]	147
2012	French Singles Chart[19]	101

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[20]	Gold	10,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date	Format(s)
Australia[21]	11 July 2011	Digital download
France
Spain[22]
France	26 September 2011	CD single[3]

References

1. TwitVid.com, Elle me dit Preview.
2. Elle me dit – single, iTunes – Retrieved 2011-07-13
3. "Elle Me Dit: Mika: Amazon.fr: Musique". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvAL3X8a-M
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyE86S5z1Y4
6. "Ultratop.be – Mika – Elle me dit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "Ultratop.be – Mika – Elle me dit" (in French). Ultratop 50.
8. "Mika – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Mika.
9. "Lescharts.com – Mika – Elle me dit" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201134 into search.
11. "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
12. "Gaon International Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Mika – Elle me dit". Swiss Singles Chart.
14. "JAAROVERZICHTEN 2011". Ultratop (NL)language=Dutch. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
15. "RAPPORTS ANNUELS 2011". Ultratop (FR)accessdate=2011-12-29.
16. "RAPPORTS ANNUELS 2011: Dance" (in French). Ultratop (FR). Retrieved 25 June 2014.
17. http://proxy.siteo.com.s3.amazonaws.com/www.disqueenfrance.com/file/4bis100singlesfusionnesnep.pdf
18. "Gaon International Digital Chart: 2011" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
19. "Classement des 200 premiers Singles Fusionnés par GfK année 2012" (PDF) (in French). GFK. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
20. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2011". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
21. "iTunes - Music - Elle me dit - Single by MIKA". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
22. "iTunes - Música - Elle me dit - Single de MIKA". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

External links

• Mika's Official Website
• Live @ NRJ