Civilisation (album)

Civilisation
Studio album by
Orelsan
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
GenreFrench 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 (French pronunciation: [sivilizasjɔ̃] ⓘ) 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.

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]

  1. ^ "Orelsan : Civilisation devient le disque de diamant le plus rapide du rap français". 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Orelsan : "Civilisation" est disque de diamant en seulement 161 jours". 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Orelsan : "Civilisation" est l'album le plus vendu de 2021 en France". 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ORELSAN : «CIVILISATION» EST L'ALBUM LE PLUS VENDU EN FRANCE EN 2022". 6 January 2023.