Que ta tête fleurisse toujours

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Que ta tête fleurisse toujours
Studio album by
Released1 December 2023 (2023-12-01)
Genre
Length37:16
LanguageFrench
Label
Producer
  • Marsō
  • Martin Lefebvre
  • Renaud Rebillaud
  • Tristan Salvati
Mika chronology
Zodi et Téhu, frères du désert
(2023)
Que ta tête fleurisse toujours
(2023)
Singles from Que ta tête fleurisse toujours
  1. "C'est la Vie"
    Released: 1 September 2023[2]
  2. "Jane Birkin"
    Released: 17 November 2023[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Irish Examiner[1]

Que ta tête fleurisse toujours (transl.May your head always bloom[1]) is the sixth studio album by British singer Mika, released on 1 December 2023 through Island Def Jam and Universal Music France.

Background and promotion[edit]

Mika named the album after a phrase often repeated to him by his mother, Joannie Penniman, who died in 2021 from brain cancer.[4] The album marks his first in French and was preceded by the single "C'est la Vie", released in September 2023.[5] The singer will embark on the Apocalypse Calypso Tour starting in February 2024 to promote the album in Europe.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Que ta tête fleurisse toujours track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bougez"3:17
2."Jane Birkin"3:16
3."Sweetie banana"2:56
4."Apocalypse Calypso"3:16
5."30 secondes"3:09
6."C'est la Vie"3:28
7."Moi, Andy et Paris"3:35
8."Je sais que je t'aime"2:51
9."Doucement"3:11
10."Touche Touche"2:25
11."Amour pirate"2:59
12."Passager"2:50
Japanese edition track[7]
No.TitleLength
13."C'est la Vie" (kids choir version; with La Maîtrise populaire)3:28

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Que ta tête fleurisse toujours
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 8

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Que ta tête fleurisse toujours
Chart (2023) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 180

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Power, Ed (1 December 2023). "Album review: Mika blooms in French with Que ta Tête Fleurisse Toujours". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ Gratian, Paul (1 September 2023). "« C'est la vie » : Mika révèle une nouvelle chanson en français, premier titre de son prochain album". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.yomika.com/2023/11/14/jane-birkin/
  4. ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël (1 December 2023). "Mika a écrit une chanson en hommage à sa défunte mère". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Mika sort son sixième album ce vendredi : « Cet album me métamorphose »". Ouest-France (in French). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ Peacock, Tim (27 September 2023). "Mika Announces U.K. And Ireland 'Apocalypse Calypso' Tour Dates". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.universal-music.co.jp/mika/products/uico-1334/
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mika – Que ta tête fleurisse toujours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mika – Que ta tête fleurisse toujours" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mika – Que ta tête fleurisse toujours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mika – Que ta tête fleurisse toujours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ "2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France" (in French). SNEP. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.