Christine (Christine and the Queens song)

"Christine"
Single by Christine and the Queens
from the album Chaleur Humaine
Released 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 3:54
Label Because
Writer(s) Héloïse Letissier
Producer(s) Letissier
Christine and the Queens singles chronology
"Saint Claude"
(2014)		 "Christine"
(2014)		 "Paradis perdus"
(2015)


"Jonathan"
(2015)
"Tilted"
(2016)
"Saint Claude"
(2016)
Alternative cover
"Tilted" cover art
Music video
"Christine" on YouTube
Music video
"Tilted" on YouTube

"Christine" is a song performed by Christine and the Queens. It was released as a digital download on 13 October 2014 through Because Music as the third single from her debut studio album Chaleur Humaine (2014). The song was written and produced by Héloïse Letissier. The English version was later released as "Tilted".[1] It was named one of the ten best songs of 2015 by Time magazine.[2] "Christine" was a number one hit on both of Belgium's Ultratop charts and peaked at number 3 in France, while "Tilted" became a top 20 hit in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. "Tilted" remixes were released digitally on 8 April 2016.

Background

According to Heloise Letissier, when she first wrote the song, it was written in English. She then translated it into French for the album, and from this she made another English version.[3] She said the song is about "making an easy song with an uneasy subject. It’s about feeling out of place, not finding your balance, or being depressed even, but with playful images, with a song you can dance on." She explained the English title of the song: "The French song is talking about the same difficulty of turning on your feet. I was searching for lots of images or words that could fit, and I just stumbled upon this word, to tilt or be tilted, and I was exactly trying to find this image. It’s literally talking about not finding your balance with a playful image."[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Christine" was first released onto YouTube on 18 December 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds.[4]

Track listings

"Christine"

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Christine"   3:54

"Tilted"

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Tilted"   3:54
Remixes digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Tilted" (MS MR Remix) 3:46
2. "Tilted" (Clock Opera Remix) 3:39
3. "Tilted" (Bayonne Remix) 4:05
4. "Tilted" (Paradis Remix) 5:50
5. "Tilted" (Danny L Harle Remix) 2:31

Chart performance

"Christine"

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 32

"Tilted"

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 54
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 13
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 18
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 20
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[15] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
 France 13 October 2014 Because Music [18][7]
 United Kingdom 15 January 2016 Digital download [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Nolan Feeney (December 21, 2015). "Here's How Christine and the Queens Wrote One of the Year's Best Songs". Time.
  2. ↑ Nolan Feeney, Maura Johnston (December 1, 2015). "Top 10 Best Songs". Time.
  3. ↑ Nick Williams (June 11, 2015). "Christine and The Queens's 'It Girl' Heloise Letissier on Her A-List Fans and Her Drag Queen-Inspired Alter Ego". Billboard.
  4. ↑ Christine and The Queens - Christine (Clip Officiel) - YouTube
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. 1 2 "Lescharts.com – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Christine and the Queens – Christine". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ "CHART WATCH #376". auspOp. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 31, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  12. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-07-29". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-08-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-07-22" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 september 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Christine and the Queens – Christine" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 september 2016.
  18. ↑ "Christine And The Queens – Christine (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Tilted – Christine and the Queens". Qobuz. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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