--- title: Listen to Christine and the Queens' French Remix of "Panda" description: Desiigner's trap hit, "Panda" just got a French makeover thanks to Christine and the Queens' French cover. canonical: https://time.com/4390126/french-remix-panda-christine-and-the-queens/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-30T19:55:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:57.835Z og:title: The French Remix of 'Panda' You Need To Listen To ASAP og:description: Courtesy of Christine and the Queens. og:url: https://time.com/4390126/french-remix-panda-christine-and-the-queens/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a1e09d95a1177c6/69889a3df887dcf0fde9677a/panda-french-remix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2016 BET Awards - 2016 BET Awards - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The French Remix of 'Panda' You Need To Listen To ASAP twitter:description: Courtesy of Christine and the Queens. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a1e09d95a1177c6/69889a3df887dcf0fde9677a/panda-french-remix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the French Remix Of 'Panda' You Never Knew You Needed > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET) Paras Griffin/BET—Getty Images for BET  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 30, 2016 7:55 PM UTC [Desiigner’s](http://time.com/4368704/desiigner-vogue-debut-panda-video/) trap hit, “Panda,” has been the [ubiquitous song of the summer](http://time.com/4321566/song-of-the-summer-justin-timberlake-cant-stop-the-feeling/), but it just got a surprise French makeover. It’s unexpected, but undeniably entertaining thanks to musician [Christine and the Queens](http://time.com/4151691/christine-and-the-queens-tilted-interview/). Christine and the Queens frontwoman, Héloïse Letissier rapped the lyrics to the Brooklyn native’s track in French while appearing on Julie Adenuga’s _Beats 1_ show. “I’d like to hear you rap the lyrics to this in French,” Adenuga told Letissier, before the singer launched into a surprisingly smooth rendition of Desiigner’s song. The song’s French take would be piquant on its own, but is especially cheeky, given that Desiigner’s deep timbre and Future-esque sound often make his lyrics indiscernible to the casual listener. 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