C.O.B.R.A. (Marie-Mai song)

C.O.B.R.A. is the first single released from Marie-Mai's fourth album Miroir. It was released as digital download on 14 August 2012. The song was written by Fred St-Gelais and Marie-Mai. In an interview, Marie-Mai explained the song's inspiration: “C.O.B.R.A. is a rallying cry, an anthem to those who do not want to merge in the crowd, told Marie-Mai. Fred (St-Gelais, director) and I, we wanted to write a song that would find all its meaning on stage, during a show, with a contagious rhythm...Let yourself get bewitched by the Cobra!”.[1]

"C.O.B.R.A."
Single by Marie-Mai
from the album Miroir
Released14 August, 2012
Recorded2009
GenrePop, rock
Length3:27
LabelMusicor
Songwriter(s)Marie-Mai, Fred St-Gelais
Producer(s)Fred St-Gelais
Marie-Mai singles chronology
"Sans cri ni haine"
(2012)		 "C.O.B.R.A."
(2012)

Music video

The video was filmed by director Jonathan Desbiens and produced by Patrick Chevrier and Outan Médias.[2] The video premiered on 5 September, 2012. The music video was filmed under the moonlight in the forest and in a mysterious building. The music video featured men and women running through the forest to get through the party held in the mysterious building. Marie-Mai can be seen engaged in a mesmerizing dance in the middle of the crowd and also on the stage. In the ending scene, Marie-Mai's eyes turns into a set of yellow reptilian eyes.

Chart performance

"C.O.B.R.A." debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 on 27 August 2012 at number 74.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 74
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References
  1. "C.O.B.R.A. FIRST OFFICIAL SINGLE OF MARIE-MAI'S NEW ALBUM !". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. "Un nouveau clip de Marie-Mai". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. "Marie-mai - C.o.b.r.a." Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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