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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = RaelSan
| cover = Raelsan.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Orelsan
| album = Le chant des sirnes
| released = 30 May 2011
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = French hip hop, horrorcore
| length = 4:12
| label = 7th Magnitude, Wagram
| writer = Aurlien Cotentin, Matthieu Le Carpentier
| producer = Skread
| prev_title = Changement
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Double vie
| next_year = 2011
| misc =
}}
"'RaelSan'" is a song by French rapper Orelsan, and produced by Skread. It was released on May 30, 2011 as the first single from his second studio album 'Le chant des sirnes', and peaked at number 77 on the French Singles Chart.
The song's name is a reference to Ral, the founder of Ralism, and is a portmanteau of Ral and Orelsan.
Music video
The music video was released on 24 August 2011 on YouTube. In the video, Orelsan takes the role of "RaelSan" and is seen wearing a black mask similar to that of Robin of DC Comics, rapping to the song in constantly changing clips, all in which he is seen wearing the same outfit. 2 minutes into the video, while still rapping, Orelsan shapeshifts into Skread, Ablaye (the founders of the record label 7th Magnitude to which Orelsan is signed) and then Gringe, all of whom are still wearing the same outfit as Orelsan and still rapping, then shapeshifts back to himself, after which the three men split off Orelsan and all four make the same body gestures, before the video continues with Orelsan alone.
The video was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2012 Victoires de la Musique awards.
Influence
Since the release of the "RaelSan" music video, Orelsan adopted RaelSan as his alter ego and has performed under this character in several concerts since. RaelSan is portrayed as an alien life form with superpowers.
Orelsan released two end-of-the-year videos as RaelSan, titled "'Les vux de RaelSan pour 2012'" ("RaelSan's Wishes for 2012") with Marek Tomaszewski on 31 December 2011, and "'Les adieux de RaelSan avant l'Apocalypse'" ("RaelSan's farewell before the Apocalypse") with Gringe, Skread, Ablaye, Manu Dyens, Eddy Purple and Dany Synth on 21 December 2012, both directed by David Tomaszewski. In "'Les adieux de RaelSan avant l'Apocalypse'", RaelSan answers a question from a fan asking whether he is friends with Orelsinge, to which he replies by saying that they met at a Doors concert in 1994 before performing a fusion technique to form "Raelsinge".
Track listing
* 'Digital download'
# "RaelSan" 4:12
Chart performance
References
Category:2011 singles
Category:2011 songs
Category:Orelsan songs
Category:French hip hop songs
Category:7th Magnitude singles
Category:Wagram Music singles
Category:Songs written by Orelsan
Category:Songs written by Gringe
Category:Song recordings produced by Skread
Category:French music
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