RELEASES ‘GIRLFRIEND / DAMN, DIS-MOI’ REMIX EP
NEW ALBUM CHRIS OUT SEPTEMBER 21
WATCH PERFORMANCES FROM BBC RADIO 1’S LIVE LOUNGE
“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
- Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Gerd Janson’s Balearic Remix Edit Version)
- Damn, dis-moi feat. Dâm-Funk (Gerd Janson’s Balearic Remix Edit Version)
- Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Palms Trax Remix)
- Damn, dis-moi feat. Dâm-Funk (Palms Trax Remix)
- Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Dâm-Funk Re-Freak)
- Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk (Jam City Remix)
- 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 mouillés
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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