Saviour (Anggun song)

"Cesse la pluie"
Single by Anggun
from the album Luminescence
Released	2005
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Sony BMG
Anggun singles chronology
"Être une femme" (2005) "Cesse la Pluie" (2005) "Juste avant toi" (2006)

"Cesse la pluie" (English: "Stop the Rain") is the second single from Anggun's third French album, Luminescence in 2005. The English version of the song, "Saviour", was also the soundtrack of film Transporter 2. "Cesse la pluie" also has Indonesian version, titled "Mantra", which became a hit in Indonesia. Despite not having same success as its predecessor, "Être une femme", the song spent more weeks on French Singles Chart, 23 weeks on the Top 100.

Track listing

• Cesse la pluie
• Cesse la pluie - Teetoff Dance Remix
• Saviour
• Etre une femme - Indian Vibes Remix
• Cesse la pluie - Video Clip

Video

Cesse la pluie video was directed by Jean-Baptiste Erreca in Spain. The video was shot in two versions - normal and movie tie-in - with gold-coloured filter was used to achieve the tinted effect. For movie tie-in version, scenes taken from The Transporter 2 movie trailer were added in between. The treatment starts with water being released down the aqueduct, followed by closeup shots of Anggun focusing on her eyes and mouth. The singer then stood near the underground stream singing while the water drips on her. The scene is later followed by Anggun singing with the aid of her band. The following shot sees Anggun in Roberto Cavalli camo-print caftan swinging the elongated sleeves against the incoming wind. The band-aided singing scene repeated until the next, where she, dressed in an embellished black tulle ballgown, plays with fire lit from the tips of her silver finger caps. As the video enters its second half ending frame, the shots were mixed with Anggun and her band performing in the rain. The video ends with a pan shot of Anggun catwalking while extending her elongated sleeves, and fades out.

Wardrobe

The wardrobe was provided by Italian designer Roberto Cavalli with the green camo-print caftan with side cutouts and elongated sleeves was culled from Cavalli's spring/summer 2005 ready-to-wear collection just months before it hit the stores. The designer also created a special two-piece bathing suit featuring extensively beaded gold lurex top with plunging neckline and matching hot pants.

Controversy

Due to the overt wardrobe and her sexy moves, the English version video of the single (Saviour) was banned by the censors in Indonesia. However, the video managed to receive satisfactory rotation amount in Malaysia and other Asian countries via MTV Asia. The video was finally shown to the public during her major concert in Jakarta several years back.

Charts

Chart (2005/2006)	Peak position
French Singles Chart[1]	22
Indonesian Airplay Chart1	1
Swiss Singles Chart[1]	65
Greek Singles Chart2	41
Italian Singles Chart2	35
Dutch Singles Chart2	94

1 "Mantra"

2 "Saviour"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Anggun - Cesse la pluie - Music Charts, αCharts.us