Les dernières volontés de Mozart (English: The Last Will of Mozart) or LDVM (Symphony) is the fifth studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, which was released on 2 December 2022 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels.[1]
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| Released | 2 December 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2022 | |||
| Studio | Paris, France | |||
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Genesis
editOn 5 October 2022, Gims revealed the album's title, its release date and its cover.[2] At the same time, the pre-order of the record was made available,[3] accompanied by three tickets, gold, platinum and diamond to be won.[4]
History
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On 28 September 2022, Gims unveiled a date on social networks, 09/30. On 30 September 2022, Gims released the single "Maintenant".[5] On 10 November 2022, he unveils "Thémistocle" and announces the release of the clip the next day, 11 November at 1:00 p.m.[6] On 14 November 2022, he unveiled part of the album's tracklist containing 14 titles and three collaborations with Carla Bruni, Soolking and Tayc. In reality, the album contains a total of 18 tracks but only 14 have been revealed so far.
On 25 November 2022, two titles are revealed "Après-vous madame" featuring Soolking and "Demain" with Carla Bruni.[7] The album was released on 2 December 2022, containing 18 tracks and three features with Soolking, Carla Bruni and Tayc.[8] On 2 May 2023, the title "Horizon" was released as a single and its music video was unveiled on 4 July 2023.[9] On 13 April 2023, after a controversy about the pyramids of Egypt, he revealed the title "Hernan Cortes".[10]
On 15 September 2023, he released the title "Si te llamo" in collaboration with Maluma, accompanied by its music video.[11] On 6 October 2023, he unveiled "Seya" featuring Morad and SativaMusic. He subsequently reveals several tracks which, like these first two, are not part of the album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Gims |
| 1:24 |
| 2. | "Horizon" |
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| 3:12 |
| 3. | "Après-vous madame" (featuring Soolking) |
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| 3:37 |
| 4. | "Mama" |
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| 2:41 |
| 5. | "GPB" |
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| 2:42 |
| 6. | "Cash Cache" | Gims |
| 3:32 |
| 7. | "Demain" (featuring Carla Bruni) |
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| 3:19 |
| 8. | "Thémistocle" | Gims |
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Vagabond" |
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| 3:11 |
| 10. | "Longer les murs" |
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| 3:39 |
| 11. | "Sans arrêt" | Gims |
| 2:36 |
| 12. | "Maintenant" |
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| 3:55 |
| 13. | "Ambassadrice" | Gims |
| 3:04 |
| 14. | "Saint-Tropez" |
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| 2:47 |
| 15. | "Ma Cabeza" |
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| 2:59 |
| 16. | "Te amo" (featuring Tayc) |
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| 3:17 |
| 17. | "Comme si" |
|
| 3:10 |
| 18. | "Blessé" |
|
| 3:03 |
| Total length: | 56:13 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hernan Cortes" | Gims |
| 3:12 |
| 2. | "Si te llamo" (feat. Maluma) |
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| 3:27 |
| 3. | "Seya" (feat. Morad, SativaMusic) |
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| 3:08 |
| 4. | "Loco" (feat. Lossa) | Gims |
| 2:41 |
| 5. | "Ma douce" (feat. Baby Gang) |
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| 3:36 |
| 6. | "Joe Pesci" (feat. Inso Le Véritable) |
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| 3:20 |
Charts
editThe album is certified gold with more than 50,000 copies sold in June 2023. In July 2024, the album reached 100,000 copies sold and was certified platinum. The album will have finally had its small success, although it has sold less than his previous projects.
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[17] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ RMC, Le bonus RMC : Maître Gims annonce son nouvel album "Les dernières volontés de Mozart" - 07/10 (in French), RMC, retrieved 22 October 2022
- ^ Lymu (5 October 2022). "GIMS : son nouvel album LDVM bientôt disponible !". Lymu (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Avec son 5e album « LDVM – Symphony », Gims pourrait se lancer dans l'opéra !". Eventsrdc.com (in French). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "GIMS : il annonce un nouvel album pour cette année!". Fun Radio (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Fini le rap ? Avec "Maintenant", Gims signe un retour plus pop et rétro que jamais". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Squat (11 November 2022). "Gims revient au rap avec Thémistocle, une tuerie aux punchlines fracassantes" (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Le coup de cœur du Club Chérie : "Demain" de GIMS et Carla Bruni (in French), retrieved 25 December 2022
- ^ Mbote, Redaction (2 December 2022). "Gims lâche son cinquième "Les dernières volontés de Mozart - LDVM"". Mbote (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Gims se confie sur son nouveau single « Horizon » après la polémique". ActuaNews.fr (in French). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ à 21h48, Par Le Parisien Le 13 avril 2023 (13 April 2023). "Gims sort un nouveau morceau pour répondre à la polémique sur les pyramides d'Égypte". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gims et Maluma se retrouvent sur le bouillant "Si Te Llamo" : le clip incendiaire !". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Gims – Les dernières volontés de Mozart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Gims – Les dernières volontés de Mozart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gims – Les dernières volontés de Mozart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "2022: La production musicale française toujours au top" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France" (in French). SNEP. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "French album certifications – Gims – Les dernières volontés de Mozart" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.