Sans contrefaçon
Version Length Album Remixed by Year Comment
Album version 4:07 Ainsi soit je - 1987 See the previous sections
Single version 3:50 - Laurent Boutonnat 1987 The last refrain is deleted
Boy remix 5:55 Dance Remixes Thierry Rogen 1987 This dance remix had a 1:30 introduction and contains the fully lyrics
Girl remix 4:20 - Thierry Rogen 1987 This is a dance remix in which the verses are deleted and which contains only the half of the words of the refrain
Music video 8:43 Les Clips Vol . II , Music Videos I - 1987
Live version ( recorded in 1989 ) 6:10 En Concert - 1989 Farmer asks the audience to sing the refrain with her
Live version ( recorded in 1996 ) 4:23 Live à Bercy - 1996 The version is very energetic . When the song ends , Farmer asks the audience to sing the chorus with her , saying this song is ours
Live version ( recorded in 2000 ) 0:34 Mylenium Tour - 2000 The song is included in a medley . Although Farmer starts to sing Dis maman , pourquoi j'suis pas un garçon ? , she sings first Pourvu qu'elles soient douces , Maman a tort and Libertine
Album version 4:15 Les Mots Laurent Boutonnat 2001 At the end , the music continues for a few more seconds
J.C.A . remix 5:52 RemixeS J.C.A 2003 This is a techno remix in which the second verse and some refrains are removed ; the musical introduction lasts about 1:30 and the words Puisqu'il faut choisir are repeated throughout the first part of the song
Live version ( recorded in 2006 ) 4:46 Avant que l'ombre ... à Bercy - 2006 This reorchestrated version is energetic
Live version ( recorded in 2009 ) 4:09 N°5 on Tour - 2009 Many guitar sounds are used throughout the refrains and the bridge
Official versions
Sans contrefaçon (Without Forgery/Counterfeit) is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je. It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the years and has been covered by many artists. A remixed version by the DJ J.C.A. was released on 5 August 2003 as the first single from the compilation album called RemixeS.