CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS

RELEASES ‘GIRLFRIEND / DAMN, DIS-MOI’ REMIX EP

NEW ALBUM CHRIS OUT SEPTEMBER 21

WATCH PERFORMANCES FROM BBC RADIO 1’S LIVE LOUNGE

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“Peak Janet and pure lust… feels like a fluid generation’s mantra-in-waiting” – The Guardian

“The French pop sensation returns with an ultra-smooth, funk driven tune” – V Magazine

“Her take on funk is fluid in every sense, but it also finds her sounding utterly dominant” – NME

“An extremely fucking good mission statement” – Noisey

“Christine and the Queens, is, thank god, back” – i-D

 

Christine and the Queens today releases the ‘Girlfriend / Damn, Dis-Moi’ Remix EP, featuring seven new versions of her acclaimed comeback single Girlfriend, including both French and English remixes by Gerd Janson and Palms Trax. Christine’s eagerly anticipated second album, Chris, will be released on 21st September by Because Music in digital and physical formats.

Gerd Janson, revered DJ and producer also known as Tuff City Kids, takes on ‘Girlfriend’ with a Balearic, upbeat twist, while Berlin-based hot talent Palms Trax adds a vibrant disco feel. Also featured on the EP are remixes by G-funk pioneer Dâm-Funk, who worked with Christine on ‘Girlfriend’, and Kelela and GAIKA collaborator Jam City, as well as a rework by GODMODE, the LA label home to Yaeji, Shamir, Aaron Childs and Channel Tres.

Speaking about working with Christine on remixing ‘Girlfriend’, Palms Trax said “Christine is a force of nature so I was super happy to be involved with the project in some small way, with Dâm-Funk being the icing on the cake. He was basically my gateway into the sleazy side of the 80s when I was a teenager so could only ever go full Italo-disco with the mix.”

‘Girlfriend / Damn Dis-Moi’ Remix EP Tracklist

  1. Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Gerd Janson’s Balearic Remix Edit Version)
  2. Damn, dis-moi feat. Dâm-Funk (Gerd Janson’s Balearic Remix Edit Version)
  3. Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Palms Trax Remix)
  4. Damn, dis-moi feat. Dâm-Funk (Palms Trax Remix)
  5. Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Dâm-Funk Re-Freak)
  6. Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Jam City Remix)
  7. Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (GODMODE Remix)

STREAM/DOWNLOAD GIRLFRIEND REMIXES HERE

Earlier this week, Christine and the Queens performed ‘Girlfriend’ and an electrifying cover of Maroon 5’s ‘What Lovers Do’ in her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session. The session can be watched back in full here.

‘Girlfriend’ debuted as Annie Mac’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on BBC Radio 1 and became an instant fixture on BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6 Music A lists, as well as clocking up over five million streams to date. It was followed by ‘Doesn’t matter’’ which Christine describes as “a crisis song that I wrote late one night” and received praise from the likes of The New York Times, The FADER, The Guardian, NME, Pitchfork, and more. 

Chris was written, arranged and performed by Christine and the Queens. It is the follow up to her already iconic debut record Chaleur Humaine, released to near-universal acclaim in France in 2014 and the UK in 2016, and selling more than 1.3 million copies to date.

PREORDER CHRIS HERE  

Christine and the Queens has announced a full tour of Europe, Canada and the United States for the Autumn. See below for the full list of dates. See christineandthequeens.com for ticket information.

 

ALBUM TRACKLISTING

English language version:

1. Comme si

2. Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk)

3. The walker

4. Doesn’t matter

5. 5 dollars

6. Goya Soda

7. Damn (what must a woman do)

8. What’s-her-face

9. Feel so good

10. Make some sense

11. The stranger

 

ALBUM TRACKLISTING

French language version:

1. Comme si on s’aimait

2. Damn, dis-moi (feat. Dâm-Funk)

3. La marcheuse

4. Doesn’t matter (voleur de soleil)

5. 5 dols

6. Goya ! Soda !

7. Follarse

8. Machin-chose

9. Bruce est dans le brouillard

10. Le G

11.Les yeux mouillĂŠs

12. L’étranger (voleur d’eau)

 

TOUR DATES

11 October – LUXEMBOURG – ROCKHAL

12 October – BRUXELLES – FOREST NATIONAL

13 October – AMSTERDAM – AFAS LIVE

15 October – BERLIN – COLUMBIAHALLE

17 October – STOCKHOLM – NOBELBERGET

23 October – SEATTLE -  THE SHOWBOX

26 October – OAKLAND – FOX THEATER

27 October – LOS ANGELES – THE WILTERN

31 October – NEW YORK – BROOKLYN STEEL – SOLD OUT

01 November – NEW YORK – BROOKLYN STEEL

02 November – PHILADELPHIA – UNION TRANSFER

04 November – WASHINGTON – 9:30 CLUB

05 November – TORONTO – THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL

06 November – MONTREAL – PLACE BELL

17 November – BOURNEMOUTH – BIC

20 November – LONDON – EVENTIM APOLLO – SOLD OUT

21 November – LONDON – EVENTIM APOLLO – SOLD OUT

23 November – GLASGOW – ROYAL CONCERT HALL

24 November – EDINBURGH – USHER HALL

26 November – BIRMINGHAM – O2 ACADEMY

27 November – MANCHESTER – O2 APOLLO – SOLD OUT

28 November – MANCHESTER – O2 APOLLO

30 November – DUBLIN – RDS

04 December – NANTES – ZENITH

05 December – BORDEAUX – METROPOLE ARENA

06 December – MONTPELLIER – ZENITH SUD

11 December – GENEVE – ARENA

12 December – STRASBOURG – ZENITH

14 December – LYON – HALLE TONY GARNIER

15 December – TOULOUSE – ZENITH

18 December – PARIS – ACCORHOTELS ARENA – SOLD OUT

19 December – PARIS – ACCORHOTELS ARENA

 

Praise for Girlfriend

“Peak Janet and pure lust… feels like a fluid generation’s mantra-in-waiting” – The Guardian

“The French pop sensation returns with an ultra-smooth, funk driven tune” – V Magazine

“Her take on funk is fluid in every sense, but it also finds her sounding utterly dominant” – NME

“An extremely fucking good mission statement” – Noisey

 

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