| C.O.B.R.A. | |
| Cover: | C.O.B.R.A. by Marie-Mai.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marie-Mai |
| Album: | Miroir |
| Released: | 14 August 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Length: | 3:27 |
| Label: | Musicor |
| Producer: | Fred St-Gelais |
| Prev Title: | Sans cri ni haine |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
C.O.B.R.A. is the first single released from Marie-Mai's fourth album Miroir. It was released as digital download on 14 August 2012. The song was written by Fred St-Gelais and Marie-Mai. In an interview, Marie-Mai explained the song's inspiration: “C.O.B.R.A. is a rallying cry, an anthem to those who do not want to merge in the crowd, told Marie-Mai. Fred (St-Gelais, director) and I, we wanted to write a song that would find all its meaning on stage, during a show, with a contagious rhythm...Let yourself get bewitched by the Cobra!”.[1]
The video was filmed by director Jonathan Desbiens and produced by Patrick Chevrier and Outan Médias.[2] The video premiered on 5 September 2012. The music video was filmed under the moonlight in the forest and in a mysterious building. The music video featured men and women running through the forest to get through the party held in the mysterious building. Marie-Mai can be seen engaged in a mesmerizing dance in the middle of the crowd and also on the stage. In the ending scene, Marie-Mai's eyes turns into a set of yellow reptilian eyes.
"C.O.B.R.A." debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 on 27 August 2012 at number 74.