Safari Disco Club

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Safari Disco Club
Yelle - Safari Disco Club.png
Studio album by
Released14 March 2011 (2011-03-14)
StudioRecreation Center
(Brittany, France)
Genre
Length42:24
LanguageFrench
Label Barclay
Producer
Yelle chronology
Pop Up
(2007)
Safari Disco Club
(2011)
Complètement fou
(2014)
Singles from Safari Disco Club
  1. "Safari Disco Club"
    Released: 10 January 2011
  2. "Que veux-tu"
    Released: 17 January 2011
  3. "Comme un enfant"
    Released: 30 November 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
ChartAttack 3.5/5 [3]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Favourable [5]
One Thirty BPM 70% [6]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 7/10 [9]
UR Chicago 4/5 [10]

Safari Disco Club is the second studio album by French electropop band Yelle. It was released on 14 March 2011 by Barclay Records. The album was promoted by the singles "Safari Disco Club", "Que veux-tu" and "Comme un enfant".

Contents

Safari Disco Club received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon its release. While some reviewers praised the tracks' catchy melodies and dancefloor-friendly sound, others found it inferior to their debut album Pop-Up (2007). A few critics even went on to criticize the lead singer Julie Budet's vocal performances.

Promotion

The first single, "Safari Disco Club", was released on 10 January 2011, [11] with a music video directed by Jérémie Saindon following on 1 March 2011. [12]

Tour

Yelle supported Katy Perry on the UK leg of her California Dreams Tour, beginning on 17 March 2011. [13] Yelle also toured Europe, North America, South American, Asia and Oceania in support of Safari Disco Club. [14]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jean-François Perrier and Julie Budet

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Safari Disco Club"
  • Perrier
  • Tanguy Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable [a]
3:34
2."Que veux-tu"
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable
3:53
3."C'est pas une vie"
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable [a]
3:34
4."Comme un enfant"
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier [a]
4:13
5."Chimie physique"
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier [a]
3:54
6."La musique" Moritz Friedrich
  • Friedrich
  • Perrier [a]
3:38
7."Mon pays"
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable [a]
4:32
8."J'ai bu"
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable [a]
3:07
9."Le grand saut"Friedrich
  • Friedrich
  • Perrier [a]
3:58
10."Unillusion"Friedrich
  • Friedrich
  • Perrier [a]
  • Destable [a]
3:50
11."S'éteint le soleil"
  • Perrier
  • Destable
  • Perrier
  • Destable [a]
4:11
Digital bonus tracks (except the US) [15]
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Que veux-tu" (Madeon Extended Remix)
  • Perrier
  • Destable
4:46
13."Chimie physique" (Fortune Remix)
  • Destable
  • Perrier
4:24
14."Mon pays" (Lo Fi Fnk Remix)
  • Perrier
  • Destable
3:07
US iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Safari Disco Club" (BeatauCue Remix)
  • Perrier
  • Destable
5:14
13."Que veux-tu" (Madeon Extended Remix)
  • Perrier
  • Destable
4:46

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Safari Disco Club. [17]

Yelle

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 76
French Albums (SNEP) [19] 77
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 92
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [21] 13
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [22] 9
US World Albums (Billboard) [23] 4

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
France14 March 2011 Barclay [24]
United Kingdom28 March 2011 V2 [25]
United States29 March 2011 [26]
Canada5 April 2011
[27]

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