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--> But at the same time, we can't belong together
Though it feels like we were made for one another
Do you realize we're wasted on each other?
It's you

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--> But at the same time, we can't belong together
together\\
Though it feels like we were made for one another
another\\
Do you realize we're wasted on each other?
other?\\
It's youyou\\

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* FunWithHomophones: "Love You Back" has an intentional {{mondegreen}} in the chorus, with "we're wasted on each other, it's you" as the official lyric and "we're wasting all each other's youth" as an alternate reading of the line.

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* FunWithHomophones: "Love You Back" has an intentional {{mondegreen}} in the chorus, with "we're "do you realize we're wasted on each other, it's you" as the official lyric and "we're "do you realize we're wasting all each other's youth" as an alternate reading of the line.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: In Hugo's own words, "Love You Back" is about 'not fully loving someone who loves you, and wishing you could.'
--> But at the same time, we can't belong together
Though it feels like we were made for one another
Do you realize we're wasted on each other?
It's you
If I could love you back I would


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* FunWithHomophones: "Love You Back" has an intentional {{mondegreen}} in the chorus, with "we're wasted on each other, it's you" as the official lyric and "we're wasting all each other's youth" as an alternate reading of the line.
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%% All tropes related to the Shelter animation should go to that page (Anime/Shelter), (Anime/{{Shelter|2016}}), not here. Tropes related to its lyrics can go here. %%



** "Shelter." Has [[Anime/{{Shelter}} its own page.]]

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** "Shelter." Has [[Anime/{{Shelter}} [[Anime/{{Shelter|2016}} its own page.]]
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* NotChristianRock: A bulk of ''Good Faith'' is evocative of religious music, prominently with {{gospel|Music}} choirs and spiritual-sounding song titles like "Nirvana" and "Miracle", but none of the music itself directly references religion in specific.

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* TheOutsideWorld: The music videos for "You're On", "Pay No Mind" and "Nonsense" sequentially follow a guy and girl formulate a plan to escape an idyllic but sterile-looking cityscape, but beyond the city walls is nothing but a vast desert and a looming tower that lights up at night. Eventually, they reach the tower (which turns out to just be Madeon's logo) and presumably live HappilyEverAfter.



* TheOutsideWorld: The music videos for "You're On", "Pay No Mind" and "Nonsense" sequentially follow a guy and girl formulate a plan to escape an idyllic but sterile-looking cityscape, but beyond the city walls is nothing but a vast desert and a looming tower that lights up at night. Eventually, they reach the tower (which turns out to just be Madeon's logo) and presumably live HappilyEverAfter.
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* SelfDuplication: During the ''Good Faith Forever'' performance of The Prince, there's a section where [[https://twitter.com/madeon/status/1440712913967214619 six silhouettes of Hugo are projected onto the screen behind him]], giving the impression that he split himself into seven copies.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he started off his career at an early age, he's been well known for defying the laws of aging for most of it. Just to give you an idea, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/electri_daisy_2014_las_vegas_madeon_billboard_650.jpg this image]] was taken ''when he was 19.'' Since then he's downplayed this a bit by growing out a beard, but there's no denying the guy's got an uncommonly boyish face still.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he started off his career at an early age, he's been well known for defying the laws of aging for most of it. Just to give you an idea, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/electri_daisy_2014_las_vegas_madeon_billboard_650.jpg this image]] was taken ''when he was 19.'' Since then he's He's downplayed this a bit since then by growing out a beard, but there's no denying the guy's got an uncommonly boyish face still.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he started off his career at an early age, he's been well known for defying the laws of aging for most of it. Just to give you an idea, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/electri_daisy_2014_las_vegas_madeon_billboard_650.jpg this image]] was taken ''when he was 19.'' (Since then he's downplayed this a bit by growing out a beard, but there's no denying the guy's got an uncommonly boyish face still.)

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he started off his career at an early age, he's been well known for defying the laws of aging for most of it. Just to give you an idea, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/electri_daisy_2014_las_vegas_madeon_billboard_650.jpg this image]] was taken ''when he was 19.'' (Since Since then he's downplayed this a bit by growing out a beard, but there's no denying the guy's got an uncommonly boyish face still.)
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** Hidden messages in the video for ''The Prince'' lead into Hugo's most elaborate ARG yet; ''12122017''. As documented [[https://www.reddit.com/r/madeon/comments/ikbinl/a_full_detailed_explanation_on_the_arg_and_how_we/ here]], fans would solve cryptic puzzles to find the six track names for his new EP ''Celine'', which saw a limited release once they had all been discovered.

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** Hidden messages in the video for ''The Prince'' lead led into Hugo's most elaborate ARG yet; ''12122017''. As documented [[https://www.reddit.com/r/madeon/comments/ikbinl/a_full_detailed_explanation_on_the_arg_and_how_we/ here]], fans would solve cryptic puzzles to find the six track names for his new EP ''Celine'', which saw a limited release once they had all been discovered.

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** Hidden messages in the video for ''The Prince'' lead into Hugo's most elaborate ARG yet; ''12122017''. As documented [[https://www.reddit.com/r/madeon/comments/ikbinl/a_full_detailed_explanation_on_the_arg_and_how_we/ here]], fans would solve cryptic puzzles to find the six track names for his new EP ''Celine'', which saw a limited release once they had all been discovered.



* DarkerAndEdgier: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbaw9mqOa8 Evil Edit]] of Shelter is a classic example, hitting much harder with a moodier sound than the original mix.

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His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbaw9mqOa8 Evil Edit]] of Shelter is a classic example, hitting much harder with a moodier sound than the original mix.



** According to the record's description, the ''Celine'' EP was written and recorded in a fit of anger. The record shows this, with a harsh {{red and black|AndEvilAllOver}} colour scheme and a darker, more industrial sound.



* LastNoteNightmare: ''Absolu'', the final track of the ''Celine'' EP is a slower, calming piece that contrasts heavily with [[DarkerAndEdgier the rest of the record]], only to JumpScare the listener with ten seconds of heavy bass and growling synths right at the end.



* RealSongThemeTune: "Finale" is this for VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale.
* {{Wingdinglish}}: The ''Adventure'' alphabet (see AlternateRealityGame above).

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* RealSongThemeTune: "Finale" is this for VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale.
* {{Wingdinglish}}: The ''Adventure'' ''Adventure/Imperial'' alphabet (see AlternateRealityGame above).
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** More recently, there's [[https://youtu.be/AOhFzDN3eMI The Prince]], a song Madeon originally intended to include in Good Faith but decided to release separately because of how dark it was compared to the rest of the album's songs.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Good Faith'' further develops the electropop/nu disco sounds from ''Adventure'', adding elements of gospel, R&B and hip hop on top of them. Hugo himself attributes this development from listening to artists like Music/FrankOcean, Music/TameImpala and Music/TheWeeknd during the album's production.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: "Hold Me Just Because" is a [[SillyLoveSongs straightforward love ballad]] directed to someone Hugo fell for as a child, and still hasn't let go years later.

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* ElectroHouse
* ElectronicMusic: Yeah! With a heavy pop influence, natch.

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* ElectroHouse
* ElectronicMusic: Yeah! With His signature sound is carved out with big ElectroHouse and a heavy pop influence, natch.influence.


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* NotChristianRock: A bulk of ''Good Faith'' is evocative of religious music, prominently with {{gospel|Music}} choirs and spiritual-sounding song titles like "Nirvana" and "Miracle", but none of the music itself directly references religion in specific.

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A producer since his tween years, Hugo's work generally blends modern electro house, nu-disco and pop into a slick, distinctive sound, earning him a diverse and sizable fanbase in the scene. His first album, ''Adventure,'' dropped in 2015 to critical acclaim, and his second album, ''Good Faith,'' is set to release in the summer of 2019.

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A producer since his tween years, Hugo's work generally blends modern electro house, nu-disco and pop into a slick, distinctive sound, earning him a diverse and sizable fanbase in the scene. His first album, ''Adventure,'' dropped in 2015 to critical acclaim, and his second album, the sophomore follow-up, ''Good Faith,'' is set to release came out in the summer of November 2019.
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* TheOutsideWorld: The music videos for "You're On", "Pay No Mind" and "Nonsense" sequentially follow a guy and girl formulate a plan to escape an idyllic but sterile-looking cityscape, but beyond the city walls is nothing but a vast desert and a looming tower that lights up at night. Eventually, they reach the tower (which turns out to just be Madeon's logo) and presumably live HappilyEverAfter.
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** "Shelter." Has [[Anime/Shelter its own page.]]

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** "Shelter." Has [[Anime/Shelter [[Anime/{{Shelter}} its own page.]]

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[[caption-width-right:331:''Tell me whose side you're on...'']]

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->''There is a place in the distance\\
A place that I've been dreaming of\\
No, oh time and space don't exist there\\
We can dance like there's no tomorrow...''
-->-- '''Madeon''', "The City"

Hugo Leclercq is a French electronic music producer and DJ best known for his work as Madeon. His most popular work includes his breakthrough 2011 mashup "Pop Culture" -- so named for its use of 39 popular songs from across the worlds of pop music and electronica -- and "Shelter," a collaboration between him and longtime friend Music/PorterRobinson.

A producer since his tween years, Hugo's work generally blends modern electro house, nu-disco and pop into a slick, distinctive sound, earning him a diverse and sizable fanbase in the scene. His first album, ''Adventure,'' dropped in 2015 to critical acclaim, and his second album, ''Good Faith,'' is set to release in the summer of 2019.

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* AlternateRealityGame: He's pretty fond of these, making use of them for the promotion of his first two albums:
** For ''Adventure,'' Hugo's music videos, single covers and promotional material made use of [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madeon%27s_alphabet_-_font.jpg a specialized alphabet]] as part of an ARG expanding the narrative of the videos for "You're On," "Pay No Mind" and "Nonsense."
** Hugo kicked off the album cycle for his second full length by changing his Twitter profile picture to an inverted color palette version of the original image, and teased its lead single "All My Friends" by releasing an exclusive vinyl to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRL98Urky2w four cities in the States and Europe]] a week before its full release.
* AnimatedMusicVideo:
** "Shelter." Has [[Anime/Shelter its own page.]]
** "Pop Culture" has a number of unofficial [=AMV=] mashup edits that grew popular by matching the song's style. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-6xk4W6N20 Fan.tasia]] is one of the more well-known of these.
* AutoTune: Occasionally shows up as part of his style. "Zephyr" uses it alongside a voice changer effect on Hugo's vocals, while ''Cut the Kid'' places a prominent vocoder effect on the vocal loop used throughout.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbaw9mqOa8 Evil Edit]] of Shelter is a classic example, hitting much harder with a moodier sound than the original mix.
* ElectroHouse
* ElectronicMusic: Yeah! With a heavy pop influence, natch.
* FanRemake: The visuals from him and Porter's joint Shelter Tour were remade by fans as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrLxJrtcX0 Shelter: the Movie]].
* GenreMashup: Like Porter, his music mostly classifies as electropop, disco and house, but he brings in elements of indie rock, chiptune and ambient tunes from time to time as well.
* LimitedLyricsSong: As of the end of this sentence, you now know the entirety of the lyrics to "OK."
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he started off his career at an early age, he's been well known for defying the laws of aging for most of it. Just to give you an idea, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/electri_daisy_2014_las_vegas_madeon_billboard_650.jpg this image]] was taken ''when he was 19.'' (Since then he's downplayed this a bit by growing out a beard, but there's no denying the guy's got an uncommonly boyish face still.)
* RealSongThemeTune: "Finale" is this for VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale.
* {{Wingdinglish}}: The ''Adventure'' alphabet (see AlternateRealityGame above).
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->''Your last chance\\
Last summer\\
Last dance\\
Beat to your own drummer\\
Go out fighting\\
Go out young\\
A flash of lightning\\
Eclipse the sun''

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