666.667 Club

666.667 Club
666.667 Club
Studio album by Noir Désir
Released	17 December 1996
Genre	French rock
Length	50:39
Label	Barclay
Producer	Ted Niceley, Noir Désir
Noir Désir chronology

666.667 Club is an album by French rock band Noir Désir. It was released in France and other European countries on 17 December 1996. The album was certified double platinum in France on 17 September 1997,^[1] which at the time signified sales of above 600,000. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 12th greatest French rock album (out of 100).^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Bertrand Cantat and Noir Désir, except where noted.

"666.667 Club" – 3:40
"Fin de siècle" – 5:34
"Un jour en France" – 3:12
"À ton étoile" – 4:27
"Ernestine" – 4:41
"Comme elle vient" – 2:25
"Prayer for a Wanker" – 3:09
"Les persiennes" – 4:08
"L'homme pressé" – 3:45
"Lazy" – 5:33
"A la longue" – 4:27
"Septembre, en attendant" – 3:01 (Lyrics: Bertrand Cantat; Music: Frédéric Vidalenc)
"Song for JLP" – 3:28 (not listed in album cover; bonus track)

Note: While most of the album is based on electric guitar and can be classified easily as rock, the last track, Song for JLP, features Cantat with an acoustic guitar, without the accompaniment of other instruments, singing in a mix of rock and blues styles.

Personnel

Noir Désir

Bertrand Cantat: Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica, Percussion
Serge Teyssot-Gay: Guitars, Organ
Jean-Paul Roy: Bass (tracks 1-11 and 13)
Denis Barthe: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Personnel

Alain Perrier, Les Elèves De L'Ecole Nationale De Musique Et De Danse Des Landes, Patrice Labèque, Thierry Duvigneau: Backing Vocals
Frédéric Vidalenc: Bass on track 12
Akosh Szelevényi: Saxophone, Kalimba, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Tibetan Bells
Lajkó Félix: Violin
Produced by Ted Niceley and Noir Désir.

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[3]	2× Platinum	600,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[4]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
^ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
^ "French album certifications – Noir Désir – 666.667" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('666.667')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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[1] "Disque en France". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

[2] Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071

[FranceNoir_Désir666.667albumCertRef-3] "French album certifications – Noir Désir – 666.667" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[SwitzerlandNoir_Désir666.667albumCertRef-4] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('666.667')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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