Instead, she collaborated with Moby (with whom she had previously recorded duets in 2006 and 2008), the British band Archive and producer-songwriter RedOne, known for his work on Lady Gaga's hits "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance".

Farmer herself wrote all the lyrics, which, characteristically, abound with literary references, notably drawing from the works of Pierre Reverdy.

The music video for "Leila" premiered on the website on 22 November 2010, although there were no plans to release the song as a proper single.

[5] Bleu noir is Farmer's first studio album since 1991's L'Autre to outperform its predecessor in terms of national sales.

[citation needed] The music video for "Bleu noir" premiered on the album's promotional website on 16 March 2011.