of the stage, they were shown behind a light drizzle on giant screens. Initially, Seal had been due to be present at the 13 concerts to sing with Farmer, but he asked for a too much money and was replaced. The song was performed on the Timeless tour in 2013 as a duet with Gary Jules. In 2003, the song was covered by the Swedish singers Christer Björkman and Shirley Clamp on their Swedish CD maxi. Their version is similar to the original. Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "Les Mots": CD single, 7" maxi CD maxi – Europe, Israel, Canada Digital download CD single – Promo / CD single – Promo – Luxurious edition VHS – Promo Release history Official versions Credits and personnel These are the credits and the personnel as they appear on the back of the single: Mylène Farmer – lyrics Laurent Boutonnat – music Requiem Publishing – editions Polydor – recording company Isabel Snyder / aRT miX the agency – photo Henry Neu / Com'N.B – design Made in the E.U. Charts and sales Peak positions Year-end charts Certifications and sales References Notes External links Mylène Farmer & Seal — "Les Mots" All about the song, on Mylene.net 2001 singles Mylène Farmer songs Seal (musician) songs Songs with lyrics by Mylène Farmer Songs with music by Laurent Boutonnat Music videos directed by Laurent Boutonnat Male–female vocal duets Macaronic songs 2001 songs Polydor Records singles