La fête est finie (English: The Party is Over) is the third studio album by French rapper Orelsan, released on 20 October 2017 by 7th Magnitude, 3e Bureau and Wagram Music. It was his first solo album in over six years, having worked on two studio albums with Casseurs Flowters after releasing his second studio album Le chant des sirènes in September 2011. A re-release of the album with 11 additional tracks, entitled La fête est finie - Épilogue, was released on 15 November 2018.[1]
Entering the French Albums Chart (and peaking) at number 1, the album has received generally positive reviews from music critics and was certified platinum in France only one week after its release.[2][3] The song "Notes pour trop tard" uses a sample from a piece called "Greed" by the japanese composer Yuki Hayashi, composed for the second season of the Japanese anime series Haikyu!!.[citation needed]
"Basique" was released as the lead single on 21 September 2017. It entered the French Singles Chart at number 31 on 23 September 2017, peaking at number 9.[4]
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La fête est finie entered the French Albums Chart in first place on 28 October 2017, eight days after its release. By this time, the album had been certified gold in France with over 50,000 copies sold in just three days.[5] By the end of its first week, the album had been certified platinum in France, with sales reportedly standing at 96,974 copies (streaming included) seven days after release.[6][2][3]