"Miss Chatelaine" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang, released in 1992 by Sire and Warner Bros. as the second single from her second solo album, Ingénue (1992).[1] Lang co-wrote the song with Ben Mink, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, one year after her win in the same category for "Constant Craving". The title refers to the Canadian magazine Chatelaine, which named lang Woman of the Year in 1988.[2] The accompanying music video was directed by American photographer and director Rocky Schenck.[3]
| "Miss Chatelaine" | ||||
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| Single by k.d. lang | ||||
| from the album Ingénue | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
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| "Miss Chatelaine" on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception
editLarry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Lang lovingly pays homage to Lawrence Welk on this dreamy entry from her brilliant Ingénue set. Strumming acoustic guitars are the bonding element in an arrangement of accordians [sic], violins, and other cool instruments. The crowning glory, of course, is lang's virtually flawless vocal performance."[4] James Muretich from Calgary Herald viewed the song as "upbeat".[5] A reviewer from Cash Box named it a "standout" cut from the album, noting the "Latin beat and accordion-and string backing".[6] The Daily Vault's Jason Warburg stated, "She can get playful", as in the "rather campy" "Miss Chatelaine".[7]
Stephanie Zacharek from Entertainment Weekly remarked that with its "sidewalk-café accordion accents", the song "could be the theme from a '60s French comedy about a happy-go-lucky heartbreaker who surprised herself by falling in love".[8] Terry Staunton from Melody Maker noted that it "is the only 'up' song on the lovelorn diary that is the Ingénue album. This is the sound of lang in love, dancing round a fountain in a world where "clouds of qualm burst into sunshine."[9] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt it "has a pretty string arrangement and moves along at a nice clip".[10] People Magazine said the massed Modern Jazz Quartet, New York Philharmonic and R.E.M. "couldn't have propped up" such tracks as the "sing-songy" "Miss Chatelaine".[11]
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | 145 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] | 58 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[14] | 25 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 68 |
| UK Airplay (ERA)[16] | 62 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] | 32 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Canada | 1992 | Radio | ||
| United Kingdom | June 14, 1993 |
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| Japan | July 25, 1993 | CD | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "Entertainment Weekly - March 20 1992 - Ingénue". Entertainment Weekly. March 20, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Underwood, Katie (November 24, 2016). "Women of the Tear Throwback: 8 Canadians Who Rocked the '80s and '90s". Chatelaine. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ k.d. lang - Miss Chatelaine (Official Music Video) on YouTube
- ^ Flick, Larry (March 6, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 74. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Muretich, James (March 22, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
- ^ "Music Reviews: Albums - Pick Of The Week" (PDF). Cash Box. April 11, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Warburg, Jason (February 13, 2008). "Ingenue – k.d. lang". The Daily Vault. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (March 20, 1992). "Ingenue". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Staunton, Terry (June 19, 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (April 3, 1992). "K.D. Lang". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Ingenue". People. March 30, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "k.d. lang chart history, received from ARIA on May 10, 2024". Imgur.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1905." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 10, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1932." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 3, 1992. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Airplay 100" (PDF). Hit Music. July 10, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "k.d. lang Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 12, 1993. p. 21.
- ^ "ミス・シャトレインEP | k.d.ラング" [Miss Chatelaine EP | k.d. lang] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
