Civilisation (album)

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Civilisation
Orelsan - Civilisation.png
Studio album by
Orelsan
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Genre French rap
Length57:43
LanguageFrench
Label
Producer
Orelsan chronology
La fête est finie
(2017)		Civilisation
(2021)
Singles from Civilisation
  1. "L'odeur de l'essence"
    Released: 17 November 2021
  2. "Jour meilleur"
    Released: 16 December 2021
  3. "La quête"
    Released: 3 March 2022
  4. "Du propre"
    Released: 16 June 2022
  5. "Ensemble"
    Released: 13 July 2022
  6. "CP 009 Évidemment"
    Released: 28 October 2022

Civilisation is the fourth studio album by French rapper Orelsan, released on 19 November 2021 through 7th Magnitude, 3e Bureau and Wagram. The album was largely produced by long-time collaborator Skread and features guest appearances by Gringe and The Neptunes. It marks his first album release in over four years.

Contents

The album made a record-breaking debut on the French Albums Chart, selling more units than any other album in 2021. The album topped at 1st on French and Belgian (Wallonia) charts, as well as 2nd on Swiss charts at its best week. It was certified diamond by the SNEP within five months in France, becoming the fastest album to be certified diamond in the history of French rap. [1] [2]

According to the SNEP, Civilisation was the No.1 selling album in France for two consecutive years of 2021 and 2022. [3] [4]

Background and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Focus Vif Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Le Devoir Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Le Parisien Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]

Prior to its release, Orelsan did not reveal much about the album. [8] According to him, in his mind the record signifies a "deconstruction". [9] In late October 2021, it was announced that physical copies of the album would arrive in 15 different designs. [8] Two vinyl editions of the album were released on 10 December 2021. [10]

Civilisation sees the rapper departing from his "crazed humour" trademark style, instead settling for more "committed and personal tracks", [11] in a soundscape between "drill" and "disco". [12] French publication Le Parisien called Civilisation the best French rap album of 2021. [7] However, the record was also criticised for containing too much singing while it was also noted that the rapper took himself too seriously at times. [13]

Commercial performance

In its first three days, Civilisation sold 94,306 units, beating a record previously held by PNL's Deux frères (2019). [14] The album arrived atop the French Albums Chart, moving 138,929 units in its first week, 96,615 of which were physical sales. [15] The sum reset the record for the largest opening week in France for an album in 2021, beating Adele's 30 which debuted at number two the same week. [16]

The lead single "L'odeur de l'essence" reached number one on the French Singles Chart. The other lead single "Jour meilleur" reached number one the following week. All of the album tracks entered the French Singles Chart Top 20 in its first week, nine of which reached the Top 10.

Track listing

Civilisation track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shonen"
 Skread 2:33
2."La quête"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
  • Phazz
  • Phazz
  • Skread
4:04
3."Du propre"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:47
4."Bébéboa"
  • Cotentin
  • Eddie Purple
  • Cotentin
3:02
5."Rêve mieux"
  • Cotentin
  • Phazz
Phazz3:44
6."Seul avec du monde autour"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:28
7."Manifeste"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread7:22
8."L'odeur de l'essence"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
  • Phazz
  • Skread
  • Phazz
4:42
9."Jour meilleur"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:01
10."Baise le monde"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:45
11."Casseurs Flowters Infinity" (with Gringe)
Skread3:08
12."Dernier verre" (featuring The Neptunes)
  • The Neptunes
  • Skread
3:23
13."Ensemble" (featuring Skread)
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread4:43
14."Athéna"
  • Cotentin
  • Phazz
Phazz2:52
15."Civilisation"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread4:05
Total length:57:43
Civilisation Perdue track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."CP_001_ Intro Civilisation Perdue"
 Skread 2:41
2."CP_002_ Les aventures de MiniSan"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread4:46
3."CP_003_ Toujours perdu quand même"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:38
4."CP_004_ Juste un dernier"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:09
5."CP_005_ Ok... Super..."
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread2:22
6."CP_006_ Ah la France"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread2:31
7."CP_007_ Point de rupture"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:42
8."CP_008_ Nous contre le monde"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
  • Skread
2:47
9."CP_009_ Évidemment" (with Angèle)
Skread3:26
10."CP_010_ On a gagné"
  • Cotentin
  • Le Carpentier
Skread3:45
Total length:60:30

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Civilisation
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [29] Diamond500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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