Perdu d'avance

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Perdu d'avance
Perdu-davance-by-orelsan.jpg
Studio album by
Released16 February 2009
Recorded2008
Viking Bastard Studio
Genre French hip hop
Language French
Label 3e Bureau, 7th Magnitude
Producer Skread
Orelsan chronology
Perdu d'avance
(2009)
Le chant des sirènes
(2011)
Singles from Perdu d'avance
  1. "Changement"
    Released: February 22, 2008

Perdu d'avance is the debut studio album by French rapper Orelsan. It was released on 16 February 2009 by 3e Bureau and 7th Magnitude. It peaked at number 20 on the French Albums Chart, [1] and was certified platinum by the SNEP, selling more than 100,000 copies in France. It was also nominated for a Prix Constantin award.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Aurélien Cotentin and produced by Skread.

No.TitleLength
1."Étoiles invisibles"4:34
2."Changement"3:17
3."Soirée ratée"3:05
4."Différent"3:44
5."No Life"4:10
6."Pour le pire"3:34
7."Perdu d'avance"3:33
8."Gros poissons dans une petite mare"4:33
9."Logo dans le ciel"3:37
10."50 Pourcents [2] "4:40
11."Jimmy Punchline"4:06
12."Entre bien et mal" (featuring Gringe)4:41
13."Courez courez"4:03
14."Peur de l'échec" (featuring Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal)5:14
Total length:56:51
Notes

Personnel

Credits for Perdu d'avance adapted from Discogs. [3]

Chart performance

The album sold more than 100,000 copies in France.

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] 64
French Albums (SNEP) [5] 20

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [6] Platinum100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Orelsan - Perdu D'avance" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. Album Perdu D'Avance spotify.com seen March 3, 2021
  3. "Perdu D'Avance – Orelsan". Discogs. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Orelsan – Perdu d'avance" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Orelsan – Perdu d'avance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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