Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy

Six years after her Mylenium Tour, Mylène Farmer came back on stage with a tour in 2006 which included 13 shows at Bercy, in Paris. This very successful series of concerts started on 13 January and ended 16 days later, on 29 January. As after each of her tour, Farmer decided to launch a live album retracing her concert. Thus, Jérome Devoise mixed the 20 songs performed on stage and the album "Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy" was eventually released on 4 December 2006 as CDs and DVDs, under various editions.

The album contains songs from all Farmer's studio albums, except Cendres de Lune and Innamoramento. The production enjoys very high quality in terms of sound effects. Some of the old hits were re-orchestred in a much modern version, while the slow songs from the last studio album are recorded in a more stripped style.^[1]

The various formats, particularly the DVD box, had huge success: the video was certified Diamond after a single week of release.

The two singles from this album, "Avant que l'ombre..." and "Déshabillez-moi", achieved a minor success in term of sales, but were both top ten hits in France.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dvdrama	^[2]
Dvd.fr	^[3]

This album was, on the whole, well received by media and contemporary pop music critics. Nicolas Gardon, in L'Echo Republicain, said that this album offers an "fair performance, but only a few surprises: the shimmering and coloured universe of Mylène Farmer is perfectly reproduced in this double CD.^[4] The release of this DVD was regarded as "the event of the week" by the magazine Télé Star.^[5]

Dvdrama qualifies the DVD as "sublime" video, specifying: "The image of this concert exceeds in all respects the nevertheless perfect image of the previous two already available concerts. The red and the black, the dominant colors, are staggering of beauty". On the other hand, it expressed some little criticisms on the quality of the sound.^[6]

Commercial performance

In France, the DVD was sold to 98,000 copies in its first week of release — what constitutes a record. On the French Videos Chart, it debuted at number 1^[7] for four consecutive weeks and stayed in the top ten for 13 weeks. It managed to remain in the top 40 until 17 November 2007. Certified diamond,^[8] this DVD was, only 15 days after its release, the second best-selling video of 2006, just behind the musical Le Roi Soleil.^[9]

The CD was sold to 41,034 copies in the week of its release, and, as for the DVD, it went straight to number 1 on the French Albums Chart on 9 December 2006. However, it dropped to #8 the following week, stayed only for eight weeks in the top 50 and left the chart (Top 200) after its 18th week.^[10] So the DVD was preferred by the buyers. The album was nevertheless the 57th best-selling album of 2006^[11] and totaled approximately 130,000 copies sold. It was certified Gold disc by the SNEP.^[12]

In Belgium Wallonia, the CD entered the album chart at #9 on 16 December 2006, and reached its peak position, #3, the week after. However, it dropped quickly then and stabilized in the last positions. It left the chart (Top 40) on 6 April 2007, after 12 weeks of attendance.^[13]
The DVD started directly to number 1 and kept this position for eight consecutive weeks. It stayed in the top ten for a total of 32 weeks. So, in Belgium too, the DVD was more sold than the CD.

The live CD was also charted in Switzerland, but had a moderate success in this country. It went to #20 on 17 December 2006 and reached its peak position, #18, the following week. After that, it kept on dropping and left the Top 100 after its 11 week.^[14]

Track listings

CD

CD 1

Introduction (5:30)
"Peut-être toi" (3:27)
"XXL" (5:27)
"Dans les rues de Londres" (4:18)
"California" (5:19)
"Porno graphique" (4:13)
"Sans contrefaçon" (4:46)
"Q.I" (6:58)
"C'est une belle journée" (8:21)
"Ange, parle-moi" (4:50)
"Redonne-moi" (5:44)

CD 2

"Rêver" (7:42)
"L'Autre" (7:25)
"Désenchantée" (6:42)
"Nobody Knows" (5:36)
"Je t'aime mélancolie" (4:53)
"L'amour n'est rien..." (5:05)
"Déshabillez-moi" (4:12)
"Les Mots" (5:06)
"Fuck Them All" (6:42)
"Avant que l'ombre..." (7:26)

DVD

Introduction (7:32)
"Peut-être toi" (3:22)
"XXL" (5:27)
"Dans les rues de Londres" (4:16)
"California" (5:15)
"Porno graphique" (4:07)
"Sans contrefaçon" (4:48)
"Q.I" (6:50)
"C'est une belle journée" (4:14)
"Ange, parle-moi" (4:32)
"Redonne-moi" (5:36)
"Rêver" (7:41)
"L'Autre" (7:25)
"Désenchantée" (9:08)
"Nobody Knows" (5:36)
"Je t'aime mélancolie" (4:47)
"L'amour n'est rien..." (4:59)
"Déshabillez-moi" (3:54)
"Les Mots" (5:05)
"Fuck Them All" (8:18)
"Avant que l'ombre..." (7:45)
Générique de fin (3:56)

The second DVD contains several bonuses ("L'Ombre des autres", "Scene by scene views", "Works by Escalle", "Haute Couture", "Live Alternative"), and a hidden bonus: "La Cassar mobile".

Album charts

Weekly album charts

Weekly chart performance for *Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy*
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	3
European Albums (Billboard)^[16]	14
French Albums (SNEP)^[17]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	18

Year-end album charts

2006 year-end chart performance for *Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy*
Chart (2006)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[19]	90
French Albums (SNEP)^[20]	57

2007 year-end chart performance for *Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy*
Chart (2007)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[21]	180

DVD charts

Weekly DVD charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgian DVDs (Ultratop Wallonia)^[22]	1
French DVDs (SNEP)^[23]	1
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	5

Year-end DVD charts

Chart (2006)	Position
Belgian DVDs (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	4
French DVDs (SNEP)^[26]	2
Chart (2007)	Position
Belgian DVDs (Ultratop Wallonia)^[27]	6
French DVDs (SNEP)^[28]	15
Chart (2008)	Position
French DVDs (GfK)^[29]	43
Chart (2009)	Position
French DVDs (SNEP)^[30]	33
Chart (2010)	Position
French DVDs (SNEP)^[31]	32

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[32] Album	Gold	75,000^*
France (SNEP)^[34] DVD	Diamond	86,000^[33]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Credits

Text: Mylène Farmer

Except: "Déshabillez-moi": Robert Nyel

Music: Laurent Boutonnat

Except: "L'amour n'est rien...": Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat; "Déshabillez-moi": Gaby Verlor

Editions: Requiem Publishing

Except: "Sans contrefaçon": Universal Music Publishing / BMG Music Publishing France; "Déshabillez-moi": Intersong

Record label: Polydor
Production: Stuffed Monkey
Recorded and mixed by Jérôme Devoise, with Tristan Monrocq, at Studio Guillaume Tell
Executive production: Paul Van Parys
Mastering: André Perriat, at Top Master
Management: Thierry Suc
Photography: Claude Gassian
Design: Henry Neu / Com' N.B

For more details about credits and personnel, see: Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour).

Formats

Audio

Double CD
Double CD — Collector
Quadruple 7"

Audio & Video

Collector edition (2 CD + 2 DVD) - Limited edition (7,500)

Video

Double DVD
Double DVD — Collector
Blu-ray (since September 2008)

References

^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 49 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
^ Dvdrama review Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Dvd.fr review
^ L'Echo Républicain, December 2006, "Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy", Nicolas Gardon Devant-soi.com^{[permanent dead link]} (Retrieved 23 March 2008)
^ Télé Star, December 2006 Devant-soi.com^{[permanent dead link]} (Retrieved 23 March 2008)
^ Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, Dvdrama Dvdrama.com Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 April 2008
^ French SNEP Musical DVD Chart from 03.12.06 to 09.12.06 Ifop.com Archived 10 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ 2006 DVD certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ 2006 French SNEP Musical DVD Chart Ifop.com Archived 25 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, French SNEP Albums Chart Lescharts.com Archived 24 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ 2006 French SNEP Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ 2006 Albums certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 April 2008)
^ Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 12 January 2008)
^ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Eurocharts – Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 51. 23 December 2006. p. 59. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Lescharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Rapports annueles 2006" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Les 200 meilleures ventes d'albums en France pour l'année 2006" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Classement Albums - année 2007" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Mylène Farmer - Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy DVD" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Les 40 meilleures ventes de vidéos musicales en France" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Swiss Charts – Music DVD Top 10: 02-05-2010". Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Rapports annueles 2006" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Les 40 meilleures ventes de vidéos musicales en France pour l'année 2006" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Rapports annueles 2007" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Classement Video - année 2007" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Cité de la musique: rapport 2008" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Classement Video - année 2009" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "Classement Video - année 2010" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "French album certifications – Mylène Farmer – Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
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Total sales:
- 56,300:"Cité de la musique: rapport 2007" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 10,300:"Cité de la musique: rapport 2008" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 10,400:"Cité de la musique: rapport 2009" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 9,000:"Cité de la musique: rapport 2010" (PDF). Observatoire de la musique / GfK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ "French video certifications – Mylène Farmer – Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.

v t e Mylène Farmer
Discography Songs
Studio albums	Cendres de lune Ainsi soit je... L'autre... Anamorphosée Innamoramento Avant que l'ombre... Point de suture Bleu noir Monkey Me Interstellaires Désobéissance L'Emprise
Compilation albums	Les Mots 2001.2011 Histoires de Plus grandir
Remix albums	Dance Remixes Remixes
Video releases	Les Clips Les Clips Vol. II Les Clips Vol. III L'autre Music Videos I Music Videos II Music Videos III Music Videos II & III Music Videos IV
Live releases	En concert Live à Bercy Mylenium Tour Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy N°5 on Tour Timeless 2013 Live 2019
Concerts and tours	Mylène Farmer en concert Live à Bercy Mylenium Tour Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy Mylène Farmer en tournée Timeless Mylène Farmer 2019 Nevermore 2023/2024
Singles	"Maman a tort" "On est tous des imbéciles" "Plus grandir" "Libertine" "Tristana" "Sans contrefaçon" "Ainsi soit je..." "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces "Sans logique" "À quoi je sers..." "Allan" (live) "Désenchantée" "Regrets" "Je t'aime mélancolie" "Beyond My Control" "Que mon cœur lâche" "XXL" "L'Instant X" "California" "Comme j'ai mal" "Rêver" "La Poupée qui fait non" (live) "L'Âme-stram-gram" "Je te rends ton amour" "Souviens-toi du jour" "Optimistique-moi" "Innamoramento" "Dessine-moi un mouton" (live) "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..." "Les Mots" "C'est une belle journée" "Pardonne-moi" "Fuck Them All" "Q.I" "Redonne-moi" "L'amour n'est rien..." "Peut-être toi" "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" "Avant que l'ombre..." (live) "Déshabillez-moi" (live) "Dégénération" "Appelle mon numéro" "Si j'avais au moins..." "C'est dans l'air" "Sextonik" "Oui mais... non" "Bleu Noir" "Lonely Lisa" "Du temps" "À l'ombre" "Je te dis tout" "Monkey Me" "Stolen Car" "Rolling Stone" "N'oublie pas" "Désobéissance" "L'âme dans l'eau" "À tout jamais" "Rayon vert" "L'Emprise"
Other songs	"Never Tear Us Apart" "Sois moi – Be Me"
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