Louise Attaque (album)

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Louise Attaque
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ReleasedApril 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Genre
Length38:50
LanguageFrench
Label Atmosphériques
Producer
Louise Attaque chronology
Louise Attaque
(1997)
Comme on a dit
(2000)

Louise Attaque is an album by French rock band Louise Attaque. Released in 1997, this debut album sold 2.5 million copies in France. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Amours" – 1:57
  2. "J't'emmène au vent" – 3:04
  3. "Ton invitation" – 2:39
  4. "La brune" – 1:55
  5. "Les nuits parisiennes" – 2:31
  6. "L'imposture" – 2:23
  7. "Savoir" – 1:46
  8. "Arrache-moi" – 2:00
  9. "Léa" – 3:17
  10. "Fatigante" – 2:51
  11. "Tes yeux se moquent" – 3:09
  12. "Vous avez l'heure" – 2:25
  13. "Toute cette histoire" – 5:26
  14. "Cracher nos souhaits" – 3:27

Charts

Chart performance for Louise Attaque
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [4] 1

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References

  1. Protest Music in France: Production, Identity and Audiences Barbara Lebrun · 2016 "Its marketing director, Laurent Macherey, explained how Louise Attaque's success was the culmination of a year and a ... By the end of the summer 1997, the sales of Louise Attaque's first album had reached 200,000 (Verlant, 2000, p."
  2. Billboard - 4 Apr 1998 - Page 52 Vol. 110, No. 14 p 52 "Louise Attaque's album is close to platinum [300,000 units sold] without a single and without airplay on the key ...
  3. "Ultratop.be – Louise Attaque – Louise Attaque" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. "Lescharts.com – Louise Attaque – Louise Attaque". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2024.