"Suicide social" is a song by French rapper Orelsan and produced by Skread. It was released on September 15, 2011 as the fourth single from his second studio album Le chant des sirènes.
| "Suicide social" | ||||
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| Single by Orelsan | ||||
| from the album Le chant des sirènes | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | French hip hop, conscious hip hop, horrorcore | |||
| Length | 5:41 | |||
| Label | 7th Magnitude, Wagram | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aurélien Cotentin, Matthieu Le Carpentier[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Skread | |||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Suicide social" | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Suicide social" on YouTube | ||||
In the song, Orelsan assumes the persona of a distressed, working individual who spends his last minutes tackling several political, cultural and religious issues in France, including the "incompetents" serving in the French government, neo-Nazism and the LGBT community, before committing suicide by shooting himself.
Music video
editThe music video was released on 15 September 2011 on YouTube as part of the single's release.[2] Directed by Mathieu Foucher, the video is largely a lyric video, where the lyrics of the song appear in the video as Orelsan raps them, along with other various illustrations in line with the song's lyrics.
Track listing
edit- Digital download[3]
- "Suicide social" – 5:41
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[1] | 53 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Lescharts.com – Orelsan – Suicide social" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Suicide Social [VIDÉO OFFICIELLE]". Orelsan on YouTube. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Suicide social - Orelsan". VirginMega.fr. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2014.