By 2000, French house had passed out of fashion faster than some snotty indie kid could ask, 'Mirwais and Madonna?' Yet this was the precise time when Etienne de Crecy -- widely believed to be one of the most influential dance acts to ever come out of the scene -- finally decided to release a personal full-length album under his own name. About time, really. Squiggling past looping divas, afternoon glares, and funkadelic body bops, De Crecy manages to manufacture a trail of songs that reach for that Anglo-French brass ring with nothing but admirable gravitas. There are bouncing squelches in the Zombie Nation-vein here ('Out of My Hands'), classically skewed big beat stomps over there ('Relax'), but the album really goes for the gullet when it doesn't know what in the world it wants to be. How else could you explain these Latino guitars and modem squawks? If Tempovision is trying to be anything, it's probably a response to seeing De Crecy's own Air/Daft Punk disciples get the coiffured crossover treatment and knowing that there's always room for one more. Which means pop diva production is only a step away.
Only Paradise, E-Smoove feat. Michael White, Etienne de Crecy, Ian Pooley, Moby feat. Gwen Stefani. About Etienne de Crecy. A high-profile figure of the French House persuasion, Deep House visionary Etienne de Crecy also drove two disco-slanted projects of the 1990s: Motorbass (with Philippe Zdar of the La Funk Mob fame) and Super Discount.
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:53 | ||
| 2 | 03:58 | ||
| 3 | 05:16 | ||
| 4 | 03:51 | ||
| 5 | 04:51 | ||
| 6 | 05:36 | ||
| 7 | 06:11 | ||
| 8 | 04:04 | ||
| 9 | 06:38 | ||
| 10 | 04:32 | ||
| 11 | 14:10 |
| 'Am I Wrong' | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Étienne de Crécy | ||||
| from the album Tempovision | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Pixadelic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Etienne de Crécy[1] | |||
| Étienne de Crécy singles chronology | ||||
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'Am I Wrong' is a 2001 house song by Étienne de Crécy. The track is mainly instrumental except for sampling the phrase 'am I wrong' from Millie Jackson's voice singing 'Am I wrong to hunger...', from the song '(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right'. The song was lead single from his album Tempovision, and its 3D animated video received wide airplay in Europe.[2] 'Am I Wrong' charted on European dance and house charts, and peaked at #44 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2001.[3] The song is best remembered for its prize-winning video clip.
Video[edit]
De Crécy commissioned his brother, Geoffroy, to make three animated videos using 3D computer graphics for the album singles 'Am I Wrong', 'Scratched' and 'Tempovision'. The 'Am I Wrong' video was in large part critical commentary on the food industry and the then current scandal of mad cow disease. The video for 'Am I Wrong' was entered in several European film festivals.[4] The video went on to win the best video for 2000 at the 2001 Victoires de la musique.[5][6]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2000–01) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[1] | 15 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 44 |
References[edit]
Etienne De Crecy Tempovision
- ^ abc'Ultratop.be – Etienne de Crécy – Am I Wrong' (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^Billboard - 18 Nov 2000 - Page 57 ... central to the development of the thriving French dance scene as Etienne de Crecy, who has worked with Daft Punk and Air. ... Lead single 'Am I Wrong' is starting to pick up European airplay, while the clip for the song, an animated 3D affair made by de Crecy's brother Geoffrey, is in high rotation on various European music channels. '
- ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 144. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^Billboard - Jun 23, 2001 - Page 48 'The video for 'Am I Wrong' has been entered in many European film festivals, the artist says, who adds that it received much acclaim in France for its political commentary on mad cow disease..'
- ^Motion Blur: Graphic Moving Imagemakers 1856694658 Shane R. J. Walter, Matt Hanson, Onedotzero (Firm) - 2004 'What is it like working with your brother Etienne de Crecy, and how do you view the videos you have done for him? - It was very comfortable working with my brother because with just a few clues and simple directions he could imagine what the... Early character sketches for Am I Wrong'
- ^RFI 2001 'Geoffrey de Crecy s'est vu remettre la Victoire du meilleur vidéo-clip de l'année pour Am I wrong de son frère Etienne de Crécy.'
- ^'Etienne de Crecy: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2017.