"Beyond My Control" is a 1991 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fourth single from her third studio album L'autre... and was released in May 1992. The song probably remains well known for its music video that caused controversy and was censored at the time because of its sexual and violent content. It achieved minor success in terms of sales, even though it reached the top ten in France and Belgium.
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The song draws its inspiration in French epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses.
Mylène Farmer biting Frédéric Lagache, her lover in the very controversial video for "Beyond My Control".
"Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the years and has been covered by many artists. A remixed version by the DJ J.C.A. was released on 5 August 2003 as the first single from the compilation album called RemixeS.
The music video for "Sans contrefaçon" is inspired by Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (here the 1911 edition by A. Mussino).
The puppet especially created by Benoît Lestang for the music video, which resembles Mylène Farmer, and the actor Frédéric Lagache.