"Elle me dit" was first released in France, whereas "Celebrate" served as the first official single for the United Kingdom.

[15] Mika worked with Greg Wells, Dan Wilson, Nick Littlemore and Klas Åhlund on The Origin of Love.

"[16] In an interview for a popular French magazine, Mika claimed that the album's musical style would include elements of Daft Punk and Fleetwood Mac.

[20] "Elle me dit" appears on the regular version of the album in English, as the track "Emily".

The music video for the track was filmed in Los Angeles during the third week of October, and premiered on 21 November 2012, just two days' before the single's official release.

It carried the same artwork as its European equivalent release, "Underwater", but was heavily edited for radio play.

It featured explicit scenes of a man and a woman engaging in sex, whilst in a loving relationship.

The song was heavily edited for its release as a single, completely rearranging the instrumentation, tempo and removing the expletives "bitch" and "shit" from the lyrics.

[24] In Mika's home country of the United Kingdom, The Origin of Love briefly appeared at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart, the issue dated 20 October 2012.