Suicide social

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"Suicide social"
Orelsan - Suicide social.jpg
Single by Orelsan
from the album Le chant des sirènes
Released15 September 2011
Recorded2011
GenreFrench hip hop, conscious hip hop, horrorcore
Length5:41
Label7th Magnitude, Wagram
Songwriter(s)Aurélien Cotentin, Matthieu Le Carpentier[1]
Producer(s)Skread
Orelsan singles chronology
"Plus rien ne m'étonne"
(2011) 		"Suicide social"
(2011) 		"La terre est ronde"
(2011)
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"Suicide social" on YouTube

"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.

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[]

The music video was released on 15 September 2011 on YouTube as part of the single's release.[2] Directed by , 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[]

  • Digital download[3]
  1. "Suicide social" – 5:41

Chart performance[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[1] 53

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lescharts.com – Orelsan – Suicide social" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Suicide Social [VIDÉO OFFICIELLE]". Orelsan on YouTube. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Suicide social - Orelsan". VirginMega.fr. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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