<sod>During the recording of his ''Electronica'' albums, Jarre composed and recorded a piece that he said 'made him think of ''Oxygène''. With the 40th anniversary in mind, Jarre decided to record another chapter of ''Oxygène'', with the original minimalist approach in mind, but using new technology to create it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jeanmicheljarre.com/|title=Official website. Includes biography, discography, news, tour dates and more|first=Sony Music Entertainment Germany|last=GmbH|publisher=}}</ref> During the ''Electronica'' Tour, Jarre previewed the track ''Oxygene 17''. For the artwork of the album, Jarre returned again to longtime collaborator and artist of the original Oxygène album cover Michel Granger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=36646|title=Jean-Michel Jarre announces second album of 2016, Oxygène 3|publisher=[[Resident Advisor]]|date=2016-09-30}}</ref><eod>
<sod>During the recording of his ''Electronica'' albums, Jarre composed and recorded a piece that he said 'made him think of ''Oxygène''. With the 40th anniversary in mind, Jarre decided to record another chapter of ''Oxygène'', with the original minimalist approach in mind, but using new technology to create it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jeanmicheljarre.com/|title=Official website. Includes biography, discography, news, tour dates and more|first=Sony Music Entertainment Germany|last=GmbH|publisher=}}</ref> During the ''Electronica'' Tour, Jarre previewed the track ''Oxygene 17''. For the artwork of the album, Jarre returned again to longtime collaborator and artist of the original Oxygène album cover [[Michel Granger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=36646|title=Jean-Michel Jarre announces second album of 2016, Oxygène 3|publisher=[[Resident Advisor]]|date=2016-09-30}}</ref><eod>