Je m'appelle Bagdad

"Je m'appelle Bagdad"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Un Autre Univers
Released	22 May 2006
Genre	Pop
Length	4:19
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	David Gategno Elodie Hesme
Producer(s)	David Gategno
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" (2005) "Je m'appelle Bagdad" (2006) "Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour)" (2006)

"Je m'appelle Bagdad" is the second single to be released from Tina Arena's fifth studio album Un autre univers. It is a ballad with various orientalist themes. The song received significant airplay on French radio as did its predecessor "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible".

Arena is quoted as saying the song's title, which roughly translates as "My Name Is Bagdad", is misleading. "This is not a political song and it’s not about a political subject. It’s a metaphor - like a poem. It’s a woman saying ... I was once beautiful and now I’m in ruins, I’m destroyed."^[1]