Limelight (Alizée song)

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"Limelight"
Single by Alizée
from the album Une enfant du siècle
Released26 April 2010
Format Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Picture Disc
Recorded2010
Genre Pop
Length5:15 (Album Version) / 3:34 (Radio Edit)
Label Jive Epic, Wisteria Song, Institutibles, Sony Music
Songwriter(s) Angy Laperdrix, Guillaume de Maria, Julien Galinier and Raphael Vialla
Producer(s) Château Marmont
Alizée singles chronology
"Les Collines (Never Leave You)"
(2010)
"Limelight"
(2010)
"Clara veut la Lune"
(2012)

"Limelight" is the 12th single by the French singer Alizée, released in 2010. The single is an electro-pop. "Limelight" was used as a teaser song for the upcoming album Une enfant du siècle. The music and the lyrics are by Angy Laperdrix, Guillaume de Maria, Julien Galinier and Raphael Vialla. The single was only on sale in Poland.

Alizée French singer

Alizée Jacotey, known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and voice actress. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica.

<i>Une enfant du siècle</i> 2010 studio album by Alizée

Une enfant du siècle is the fourth studio album by the French recording artist Alizée. The first one released under Jive Records/Epic label and her first French-English-Spanish language album. The full album leaked on to the Internet on 19 March 2010. The album was released in France on 29 March 2010. The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the radical change and collaborations, but criticized the perceived lack of enthusiasm in her singing. Respondents praised the album for its mature nature, abstract and sober, the musical direction of Alizée, calling it her "most risky record". On the same day Alizée signed autographs at Virgin Megastore in Paris. The album is inspired by and depicts the life of Edie Sedgwick.

Poland Republic in Central Europe

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

Contents

Format

The vinyl single has on its B-side the long version of the song and the A-side has a picture.

Video

Official music video of the song was never released. Only a teaser video exists. [1]

Credits

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