Rendez-Vu
1999 single by Basement Jaxx
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"Rendez-Vu" is a song by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 2 August 1999 as the second single from their debut album, Remedy (1999). "Rendez-Vu" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Dance Club Play chart. It also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance 30 chart and number 21 in both Iceland and Ireland.
- "Miracles Keep on Playin'"
- "All U Crazies"
- 5:46 (album version)
- 3:45 (radio edit)
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| Single by Basement Jaxx | ||||
| from the album Remedy | ||||
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| Released | 2 August 1999 | |||
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| Label | XL | |||
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| Producer | Basement Jaxx | |||
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| "Rendez-Vu" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by American director Evan Bernard, set in a Hispanic town and depicts a love story between a man and a woman. The woman has a jealous Mexican wrestler boyfriend who smashes her new lover's hand, which is replaced by a record needle. Both men tell this incident to their respective friends and meet in the town for a showdown (where a guitarist also happens to be telling the story to a few locals up to that point). The man and the wrestler meet and settle things with a best of three in rock, paper, scissors. The man wins and is reunited with his lover as the town celebrates. In the end, it is all shown to be the dream of a sleeping dog.
Track listings
Standard CD and cassette single[3][4][5]
- "Rendez-Vu" (radio edit)
- "Miracles Keep on Playin'" ("Red Alert" remix)
- "All U Crazies"
UK and US 12-inch single[6][7]
- A1. "Rendez-Vu"
- B1. "Miracles Keep on Playin'" ("Red Alert" remix)
- B2. "All U Crazies"
Italian 12-inch single[8]
- "Rendez-Vu" (extended mix)
- "Rendez-Vu" (radio edit)
- "Miracles Keep on Playin'" ("Red Alert" remix)
- "All U Crazies"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 August 1999 |
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XL | [26] |
| United States | 18 January 2000 | Astralwerks | [27] |