There is another version shortened to four minutes. Shot for five days (from 18 to 23 February 1991) in Budapest, Hungary, with a budget of about 240,000 euros, this video was one of the longest at the time (10:12) and used many extras: 119 children and many Hungarian actors such as Erika Francz Jánosné. The music video was produced by Requiem Publishing and Heathcliff SA and directed by Laurent Boutonnat, who also wrote the script. In the lyrics, the singer expresses her great lucidity on the absurdity of the world and discusses topics related to the existentialism. This song also has "a very dancing rhythmic color" thanks to the chords played on the piano in the introduction, the bright and chiseled percussion or vocals (performed by Debbie Davis and Carole Fredericks) which bring out the refrain. "Désenchantée" has a melodious tune, and its lyrics have "unexpected hyphenate which dissect the phrases in small sections". As a result, the song was also released in other countries including Canada, UK, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Japan. Very quickly, the song achieved great success in France, becoming Farmer's biggest hit. The text was inspired by the 1934 book On the Heights of Despair by the Romanian philosopher Emil Cioran. Boutonnat originally wanted a jerky song with techno influences, but Rogen convinced him to add drums and a more funk sound. According to the sound engineer, Thierry Rogen, "Désenchantée" was recorded four times.
The pessimistic lyrics of the song strongly echoed the feelings toward worldwide events and thus certainly contributed to its success. At the time, many demonstrations were organized by students throughout France to protest against their status and conditions for learning, and the Gulf War was raging. Mylène Farmer version Background and writing Īfter a two-year absence from the media, Farmer launched this new single "Désenchantée" on 18 March 1991, three weeks before the release of the album L'Autre. 1.4 Promotion and performances on tours.
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