“Lady” holds the distinction of being Modjo’s biggest hit to date. It also holds Gold certifications in both France and Germany for selling at least 250,000 copies in each of these countries. This hit went on to enjoy additional successes in several other territories, including Australia and New Zealand.Īs of 2022, “Lady” holds platinum certification in the UK having sold over half a million units in this region alone. ![]() It also topped the official singles charts in nine European countries, including England. It if for this reason the following members of Chic are also officially credited as the song’s co-writers:Īlthough the track was only placed on #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it managed to top the US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) chart. And to pay tribute to “ Soup for One“, during live performance, Modjo would often play both songs together. That said, it should be noted that that very catchy guitar part of “Lady” was sampled from Chic’s 1982 hit “Soup for One”. Modjo’s own Yann Destagnol and Romain Tranchart co-wrote this track. The said album was launched on 18 th September, 2001 by MCA Records. ![]() It was one of the tracks found on Modjo’s only album titled, “Modjo”. “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)” was released as a single on 31 st July, 2000. Mais c’est surtout parce que j’identifiais à chaque fois Sarah-Jane à ma sœur (que j’considère comme ma deuxième mère) et à ses potes, j’étais petit (6 ans) donc je voyais ça d’un œil émerveille, c’était ma soeur, sa jeunesse, sa liberté, ses potes.īref, ça fait un peu journal intime comme commentaire mais je me suis dis que ça pourrait être sympa de raconter pourquoi je suis vachement attaché et touché par ce clip.When was “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)” released? Mais c’est surtout le clip qui est le plus dur à regarder pour moi, le hasard a fait qu’il est sorti pendant l’une des meilleures périodes de ma vie, tout allait bien dans ma famille comparé à aujourd’hui, donc le sentiment de nostalgie qui y est rattaché est vraiment fort. Mes frères, des gros caïd de l’époque, avaient pour habitudes d’avoir beaucoup de CD House et French Touch de l’époque, du coup “Lady” tournait énormément à la baraque donc je la connaissais vraiment bien. J’suis le dernier d’une famille de 5 enfants, mes 3 frères ont tous plus de 40 et ma sœur 33 ans, je suis le dernier (23 ans). J’ai carrément coupé la musique tellement j’avais les larmes aux yeux (je rigole vraiment pas, je regardais dans le vide en pensant à l’époque).Ĭe clip à une raisonnance beaucoup plus profonde pour moi et a vraiment marquée mon enfance. Pour tout dire, ma dernière écoute de “Lady” date de la semaine dernière dans la douche. Je rejoue souvent la chanson ou le clip, et je sais pas pourquoi mais je suis directement envahi par un sentiment de nostalgie, mais un sentiment très très violent, qui prend aux tripes, vraiment. Patrice, Sarah-Jane, Gilles.īACK TO WEBSITE : BACK TO WEBSITE : Excellent de lire cet article. These are Polaroids from “Lady” Casting sessionģ. But MTV edited one shot out of the video… Do you know which one ? □ This version is of course the Official version of the video. Yann and Romain (from Modjo) appear in the video : they sell the car to the three teenagers. In June 2000, we went on a road trip on the roads of Quebec. That’s how we found our beautiful teenager trio, three real friends in life : Sarah-Jane, Patrice and Gilles. ![]() I was looking for three teenagers with a real relationship between them, no matter if it was friendship or love. In Montreal we organize a casting session to find our three young heroes. This is how, in June 2000, we take a plane and end up in Montreal, Quebec. I wanted it to look like a mix of the USA and my french suburban hometown. I am french too and I thought the video had to look the same, to be able to talk to everyone in the world, to be the most universal possible. Modjo, the band is french, but they made the choice to sing to everyone in the world : in english. I write it quite fast, with “Virgin Suicides” and “Boys Don’t Cry” in mind. Three teenagers, two boys and one girl, decide to run away together, and they want to have pleasure, fun and escape reality. So I come up with this bitter teenager love story : One day, my producer Anath sends me this tune “Lady (Hear me tonight)” and asks me to think about a music video. I listen a lot to the song, I find it absolutely melancholic and very romantic. Sadness mixed with joy.
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