Reserection

1995 EP by Saint Etienne and Étienne Daho

Reserection

EP by

Saint Etienne and Étienne Daho

Released| 29 September 1995 (1995-09-29)
Recorded| 1995
Studio|

* Cat Music
(Mitcham, London)
* Olympic Studios
(Barnes, London)

Genre| Electronica
Length| 18:11
Language|

* French
* English

Label| Virgin
Producer|

* Saint Etienne
* Étienne Daho

Saint Etienne chronology
| Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne
(1995)  | Reserection
(1995)  | Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995
(1995)

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|

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Smash Hits| 2/5[1]

Reserection is an extended play (EP) by English alternative dance band Saint Etienne and French singer Étienne Daho, under the collective name St. Etienne Daho. It was released on 29 September 1995 by Virgin Records.

The title is a portmanteau of the words resurrection and erection, with the former referring to rumours at the time that Daho was HIV-positive, or even that he had already died.[2] The opening track, "Reserection", puts the matter to rest as Daho states that he will rise from his "cendres fiction" ("fictitious ashes") "encore et encore" ("again and again").[3]

The only English song on the EP, "Accident", is a reworked version of Daho's 1984 French-language single "Week-end à Rome", with original English lyrics. Daho's speech from "Reserection" is also reprised within the song. "Jungle Pulse", "X Amours", and "Le Baiser français" are French-language reworkings of Saint Etienne's "Filthy", "Paper", and "Suburban Autumn Lieutenant", respectively.

Originally, the EP's sole single was "Jungle Pulse", but Eurodance producer Steve Rodway subsequently produced a remix of "Accident" that became "He's on the Phone", released as the single from Saint Etienne's first greatest hits compilation, Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995.

The band later worked with Daho on the single "Le Premier Jour", from his greatest hits compilation Singles.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Reserection"| Étienne Daho| 0:55
2.| "Jungle Pulse" (performed by Etienne Daho)|

* Brigitte Fontaine
* Daho
* Bob Stanley
* Pete Wiggs
* Tatiana Mais

| 4:47
3.| "X Amours" (performed by Etienne Daho)|

* Daho
* Sarah Cracknell
* Maurice Deebank

| 3:39
4.| "Accident (Week-end à Rome)" (performed by Sarah Cracknell)|

* Cracknell
* Stanley
* Wiggs
* Daho

| 4:34
5.| "Le Baiser Français" (performed by Etienne Daho)|

* Daho
* Stanley
* Wiggs

| 4:16
Total length:| 18:11

Japanese and digital edition bonus track[4][5]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Jungle Pulse" (Zdar version; performed by Etienne Daho)|

* Fontaine
* Daho
* Stanley
* Wiggs
* Mais

| 5:07
Total length:| 23:18

## Charts

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Chart (1995–96)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 22
France (SNEP)[7] | 12
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 50

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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France  | 29 September 1995  | CD | Virgin | [9]
Japan  | 29 May 1996  | [4]
France  | 28 October 2005  | Digital download | Parlophone | [5]
2 December 2016  | LP | [10]

## References

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1. ^ Frith, Mark (17 January 1996). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
2. ^ "Etienne Daho – Biographie" (in French). Radio France Internationale. January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
3. ^ "Lyrics: Reserection". Saint Etienne Heaven. 29 June 2002. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
4. ^ a b "Reserection : Saint Etienne Daho". HMV Japan. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
5. ^ a b "Résérection: Etienne Daho: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
6. ^ "St. Etienne Daho – Reserection EP" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
7. ^ "St. Etienne Daho – Reserection EP" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
8. ^ "St. Etienne Daho | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
9. ^ "Reserection – Etienne Daho – CD maxi single" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
10. ^ "Reserection (Album vinyle)" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

* v
* t
* e

Saint Etienne

* Sarah Cracknell
* Bob Stanley
* Pete Wiggs

* Gerard Johnson
* Ian Catt

Studio albums|

* Foxbase Alpha
* So Tough
* Tiger Bay
* Good Humor
* Sound of Water
* Finisterre
* Tales from Turnpike House
* Words and Music by Saint Etienne
* Home Counties
* I've Been Trying to Tell You
* The Night

Soundtrack albums|

* The Misadventures of Saint Etienne
* What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?

Compilation albums|

* You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
* Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne
* Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995
* Casino Classics
* Continental
* Interlude
* Smash the System: Singles and More
* Travel Edition 1990–2005
* London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne

Extended plays|

* Reserection
* Places to Visit

Singles|

* "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
* "Kiss and Make Up"
* "Nothing Can Stop Us"
* "Join Our Club"
* "Avenue"
* "You're in a Bad Way"
* "Hobart Paving"
* "Who Do You Think You Are"
* "Xmas 93"
* "Pale Movie"
* "Like a Motorway"
* "Hug My Soul"
* "He's on the Phone"
* "Sylvie"
* "The Bad Photographer"
* "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)"
* "Shower Scene"
* "A Good Thing"
* "Stars Above Us"
* "Burnt Out Car"
* "Method of Modern Love"

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs recorded by Saint Etienne
* Debsey Wykes

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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