| "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" | ||||
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.JPG) French seven-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Mylène Farmer | ||||
| from the album Ainsi soit je... | ||||
| B-side | "Puisque..." | |||
| Released | 12 September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 4:55 (album version) 4:16 (single version) | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lyrics: Mylène Farmer Music: Laurent Boutonnat | |||
| Producer(s) | Laurent Boutonnat | |||
| Mylène Farmer singles chronology | ||||
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"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" French pronunciation: [puʁvy kɛl swa dus] (English: "As Long as They're Soft/Gentle/or Sweet") is a 1988 synthpop song by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je..., it was released on 12 September 1988. The long music video version was considered provocative, and contains various scenes of sexual content. It achieved great success in France, becoming Farmer's first number-one hit.