Respire (Mickey 3D song)

Infobox Single
Name = Respire


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Artist = Mickey 3D
Album = Tu vas pas mourir de rire
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B-side = "Chanson de rien du tout"
Released = March 2003
Format = CD single
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Genre = Pop rock
Length = 3:45
Label = Virgin, EMI Music
Writer = Mickaël Furnon
Najah El Mahmoud
Aurelien Joanin
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Certification = Silver France, 2003
Last single = "Ma grand-mère" (2003)
This single = "Respire" (2003)
Next single = "Yalil (La fin des haricots)" (2003)
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"Respire" is one of Mickey 3D's most popular songs. Released in March 2003, it met success in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Like many French rock songs the topic is about a controversial and realistic subject, in this case, the environment and its destruction.

Lyrics and music

The text of the song adresses a "kid" to alert him about the state of the world that adults will leave to him. The first part of the song deals with the story of the humans when they arrived on Earth and had messed up the whole balance of the nature. The second part imagines the future of the men if they continue to do so (referring to the disappearance of natural resources, animals and even genetic modification because of the important pollution) and how the "kid" will try to warrant to his grandchildren why he did nothing to prevent it. The third part concludes with a declaration on the selfishness of humans and leans more towards pessimism.

Music video

The music video was produced as an animated feature, co-directed by Jerôme Combe, Stéphane Hamache and André Bessy. It represents a little girl running in what is believed to be the nature, before discovering little by little it is actually a synthetic nature, reconstituted in a studio.

Awards and chart performances

In France, "Respire" won two Victoires de la musique in 2004 : one for the best song of the year, the other for the best music video. It was charted for 25 weeks on the French singles chart. After a debut at #26 on March 29, 2003, it climbed to #12, its peak position, that it reached again in its ninth week. It remained for six weeks in the top 20 and 15 weeks in the top 50,"Respire", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mickey+3D&titel=Respire&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved July 13, 2008)] and was eventually certified Silver disc by the SNEP.French certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-113.htm Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved July 13, 2008)]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single went to #35 on April 5, 2003 and climbed until reaching #6 in its fifth week. Thereafter, ti almost kept on dropping on the chart and totalled eight weeks in the top ten and 18 weeks on the chart (top 40)."Respire", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Mickey+3D&titel=Respire&cat=s Ultratop.be] (Retrieved July 13, 2008)]

In Switzerland, "Respire" featured on the chart for 16 weeks (from April 13 to July 27), 11 of them in the top 50, with a peak at #10 on May 18."Respire", Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Mickey+3D&titel=Respire&cat=s Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved July 13, 2008)]

Track listings

; CD single
# "Respire" — 3:45
# "Chanson de rien du tout" — 2:49
# "Respire" (club 80) — 3:45
# "Respire" (music video) — 3:45

Certifications and sales

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