Parle à ma Main was released in 2007 by Fatal Bazooka, the comedy rap persona of French entertainer Michaël Youn, featuring singer Yelle. The track parodied shallow pop and valley-girl speech, built around slang refrains that French listeners quoted constantly. It reached number one in France and became one of the defining novelty hits of the period. Online, short sung lines from the chorus were clipped for reactions, and this pitying refrain survived because it captures a very specific French dismissive attitude that translates even for listeners who speak little French today.