Histoires de

Histoires de
Greatest hits album by Mylène Farmer
Released	4 December 2020
Recorded	1997–2020
Length	230:10
Label	Stuffed Monkey
Producer	Mylène Farmer The Avener Laurent Boutonnat Mike Del Rio Feder Martin Kierszenbaum Kimotion Moby RedOne
Mylène Farmer chronology
Live 2019 (2019) Histoires de (2020) Plus grandir (2021)
Singles from Histoires de
"L'âme dans l'eau" Released: 18 September 2020

Histoires de is a greatest hits album by French singer Mylène Farmer, released on 4 December 2020. It is her third compilation, after Les Mots (2001) and 2001.2011 (2011).

Composition

Composed of 52 tracks, this compilation retraces Farmer's career up to that point and includes a previously unreleased song, "L'Âme dans l'eau", released two months earlier.

Songs from the albums Cendres de lune, Ainsi soit je..., L'Autre... and Anamorphosée are offered in their Live versions on disc 1; this is likely due to the fact that the singer's former label, Universal Music, holding the rights to her material released between 1986 and 1997.

There are two songs that were not released during this time period which are also only available in a Live version: Mad World, a cover of Tears for Fears in a duet with Gary Jules, and Diabolique mon ange, the original version of which was on the album Bleu noir (2010).

On discs 2 and 3, songs released after 1999 (starting with singles from the album Innamoramento) are offered in their original version, with the exception of Dégénération and C'est dans l'air (both from Point de suture) which are offered in their single edits (shortened versions compared to the originals).

Some singles are absent, either because they did not have a Live version released after 1999, or by a deliberate choice, since the singer wanted to balance the number of songs from each album, which explains the presence on the last disc of certain songs that were not released as singles, such as À force de... (from Monkey Me), Interstellaires, Un jour ou l'autre (both from Interstellaires) and Histoires de fesses (from Désobéissance).

Commercial performance

In France, the compilation was certified Gold within ten days for more than 50,000 copies sold. It was later certified Platinum two months later, having sold more than 100,000 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mylène Farmer except where noted; all music is composed by Laurent Boutonnat except where noted.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Libertine"	Laurent Boutonnat Jean-Claude Déquéant	N°5 on Tour	5:36
2.	"Sans logique"		Live 2019	3:49
3.	"Sans contrefaçon"		N°5 on Tour	4:10
4.	"Ainsi soit je..."		N°5 on Tour	4:19
5.	"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"		Live 2019	5:23
6.	"Je t'aime mélancolie"		Timeless 2013	5:01
7.	"Regrets"		Mylenium Tour	5:06
8.	"Désenchantée"		Timeless 2013	6:19
9.	"Beyond My Control"		Mylenium Tour	4:56
10.	"XXL"		Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy	4:49
11.	"California"		Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy	5:22
12.	"Rêver"		N°5 on Tour	5:22
13.	"Comme j'ai mal"		Timeless 2013	3:48
14.	"L'Instant X"		Stade de France	4:53
15.	"Mad World" (featuring Gary Jules)	Roland Orzabal	Timeless 2013	3:25
16.	"Diabolique mon ange"	Farmer Darius Keeler	Timeless 2013	5:12
Total length:				75:30

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Innamoramento"		Innamoramento	5:24
2.	"L'Âme-stram-gram"		Innamoramento	4:23
3.	"Souviens-toi du jour"		Innamoramento	4:58
4.	"Optimistique-moi"	Farmer	Innamoramento	4:20
5.	"Je te rends ton amour"		Innamoramento	5:10
6.	"C'est une belle journée"		Les Mots	4:16
7.	"Les Mots" (featuring Seal)		Les Mots	4:49
8.	"Fuck Them All"		Avant que l'ombre...	4:35
9.	"L'amour n'est rien..."		Avant que l'ombre...	5:06
10.	"Avant que l'ombre..."		Avant que l'ombre...	5:57
11.	"Q.I"		Avant que l'ombre...	5:24
12.	"Redonne-moi"		Avant que l'ombre...	4:25
13.	"Dégénération" (Radio Edit)		Point de suture	4:06
14.	"C'est dans l'air" (Radio Edit)		Point de suture	3:37
15.	"Appelle mon numéro"		Point de suture	5:30
16.	"Si j'avais au moins..."		Point de suture	5:30
Total length:				77:30

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oui mais... non"	Farmer RedOne Jimmy Joker	Bleu noir	4:20
2.	"Bleu Noir"	Farmer Moby	Bleu noir	4:04
3.	"M'effondre"	Farmer Moby	Bleu noir	3:33
4.	"Lonely Lisa"	Farmer RedOne Joker	Bleu noir	3:02
5.	"Du temps"		2001.2011	3:37
6.	"À force de..."		Monkey Me	4:06
7.	"Monkey Me"		Monkey Me	4:11
8.	"À l'ombre"		Monkey Me	4:48
9.	"Je te dis tout"		Monkey Me	5:30
10.	"Interstellaires"	Farmer Martin Kierszenbaum	Interstellaires	3:11
11.	"Stolen Car" (featuring Sting)	Farmer Sting	Interstellaires	3:22
12.	"City of Love"	Farmer Kierszenbaum Matthew Koma	Interstellaires	4:27
13.	"Un jour ou l'autre"	Farmer Kierszenbaum	Interstellaires	4:27
14.	"Rolling Stone"	Farmer Feder Johanna Iser Peter Hoppe Anastassia Zimmerman Ashley Hicklin Kimberley Sawford Quentin Segaud	Désobéissance	3:45
15.	"N'oublie pas" (featuring LP)	Farmer LP Nate Campany Mike Del Rio	Désobéissance	3:40
16.	"Désobéissance"	Farmer Leon Deutschmann	Désobéissance	3:59
17.	"Sentimentale"	Farmer Feder Segaud	Désobéissance	4:16
18.	"Des larmes"	Farmer Del Rio LP	Désobéissance	3:48
19.	"Histoires de fesses"	Farmer Feder	Désobéissance	1:57
20.	"L'âme dans l'eau"	Farmer Jonathan Burr Adam Richardson	Previously unreleased	3:07
Total length:				77:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Histoires de

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	2
French Albums (SNEP)	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	5

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for Histoires de

Chart (2020)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	99
French Albums (SNEP)	43

2021 year-end chart performance for Histoires de

Chart (2021)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	58
French Albums (SNEP)	97

Certifications

Certifications for Histoires de

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)	Platinum	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.