Perdu d'avance

Perdu d'avance is the debut studio album by French rapper Orelsan. It was released on 16 February 2009 by 3^e Bureau and 7th Magnitude. It peaked at number 20 on the French Albums Chart,^[1] and was certified platinum by the SNEP, selling more than 100,000 copies in France. It was also nominated for a Prix Constantin award.

Perdu d'avance
Studio album by Orelsan
Released	16 February 2009
Recorded	2008 Viking Bastard Studio
Genre	French hip hop
Language	French
Label	3e Bureau, 7th Magnitude
Producer	Skread
Orelsan chronology
Perdu d'avance (2009) Le chant des sirènes (2011)
Singles from Perdu d'avance
"Changement" Released: February 22, 2008

Track listing

All songs written by Aurélien Cotentin and produced by Skread.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Étoiles invisibles"	4:34
2.	"Changement"	3:17
3.	"Soirée ratée"	3:05
4.	"Différent"	3:44
5.	"No Life"	4:10
6.	"Pour le pire"	3:34
7.	"Perdu d'avance"	3:33
8.	"Gros poissons dans une petite mare"	4:33
9.	"Logo dans le ciel"	3:37
10.	"50 Pourcents[2]"	4:40
11.	"Jimmy Punchline"	4:06
12.	"Entre bien et mal" (featuring Gringe)	4:41
13.	"Courez courez"	4:03
14.	"Peur de l'échec" (featuring Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal)	5:14
Total length:		56:51

Notes

• "Pour le pire" features vocals by Nadia.
• "Gros poissons dans une petite mare" features vocals by Keina.

Personnel

Credits for Perdu d'avance adapted from Discogs.^[3]

• 123 Klan – Artwork
• Benjamin Brard – Artwork
• Jean-Pierre Chalbos – Mastering
• Véronica Ferraro – Mixing
• Gringe – Featured artist
• Keina – Vocals
• Manuel Lagos Cid – Photography
• Nadia – Vocals
• Orelsan – Primary artist
• Skread – Producer, recording
• Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal – Guitar, featured artist

Chart performance

The album sold more than 100,000 copies in France.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	64
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6]	Platinum	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.