Suicide social

"Suicide social"
Single by Orelsan
from the album Le chant des sirènes
Released	15 September 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	French hip hop, conscious hip hop, political hip hop, horrorcore
Length	5:41
Label	7th Magnitude, Wagram
Writer(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)
Music sample "Suicide social" Music video "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 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

• Digital download^[3]

1. "Suicide social" – 5:41

Chart performance

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

References

1. "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.