''Feu'' () is the debut

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by French hip hop artist

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. It was released on 8 June 2015 by Seine Zoo,

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and

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in France. A re-release of the album, entitled ''Feu (Réédition)'', was released on 4 December 2015. Entering (and peaking) the French Albums Chart at number 3 in its first week, the album was

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gold in its third week with over 47,000 copies sold. The album was later certified platinum in November 2015 and diamond in October 2017.

Singles

''Feu'' has produced 4 singles: * " Égérie" was released as the album's

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on 3 April 2015. It peaked at number 49 on the French Singles Chart. * " On verra" was released as the album's second single on 1 May 2015. It peaked at number 13 on the French Singles Chart, and at number 12 on the Belgian

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chart in Wallonia. * " Nique les clones, Pt. II" was released as the album's third single on 25 May 2015. It peaked at number 57 on the French Singles Chart. * " Tempête" was released as the album's fourth single on 1 June 2015. It peaked at number 21 on the French Singles Chart.

Reception

Critical reception and accolades

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/ref> ''Feu'' received generally positive reviews from

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s. Grégory Curot of ''Ça Parle Hip-Hop'' wrote that the album had "a certain beauty, alive and sincere, without faff."{{cite web, url=http://caparlehiphop.fr/attention-nekfeu-est-bouillant/ , title=Attention, Nekfeu est bouillant ! , author=Grégory Curot , work=Ça Parle Hip-Hop , language=French , access-date=15 September 2015 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095828/http://caparlehiphop.fr/attention-nekfeu-est-bouillant/ , archive-date=8 December 2015 Clément B. of ''Melty'' was pleased with the musical composition of the album, saying, "Out with the mechanical flows on the old boom-bap instrumentals. Even if he ekfeumaintains this science of rhyme which fits perfectly, it is still in total harmony with the instrumental. The result? Unique tracks."{{cite web, url=http://www.melty.fr/nekfeu-feu-notre-critique-de-l-album-a420061.html , language=French , title=Nekfeu : Feu, notre critique de l'album ! , date=16 June 2015 , author=Clément B. , publisher=Melty , access-date=15 September 2015 Romuald Ollivier of ''Music Story'' commented that Nekfeu "carves rich texts, plays with language, words, works the form to serve the content." Julie Green and Eymeric Macouillard of ''SURL'' also gave a positive review, calling the album "friendly, incisive at times although a bit too controlled and punctuated by some sweet follies, ''Feu'' is indeed the album of a generation."{{cite web, url=http://www.surlmag.fr/nekfeu-feu-album-chronique-review/ , title=Nekfeu, Pompier Pyromane , language=French , date=8 June 2015 , author=Julie Green, Eymeric Macouillard , work=SURL , access-date=15 September 2015 Franckie Small of ''Baskets Blanches'' had a lot of positive comments on the album: "Before the release of the singles " Égérie", " Nique les clones, Pt. II" and " Tempête", I clearly neglected the arrival of ''Feu''. Quickly though, I understood that the title of the album wasn't really chosen at random. ... Nekfeu shows the extent of his talent on this album."{{cite web, url=http://basketsblanches.com/chronique-nekfeu-sur-le-rap-francais/ , title= hroniqueNekfeu sur le rap français..., language=French , date=18 June 2015 , author=Franckie Small , publisher=Baskets Blanches , access-date=15 September 2015 {{quote box , width = 257px , align = left , quote = I like it! I like the feel of it! If I could understand it, that would be even more

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plus, but the feel is there and the flow is there, the cadence is there, that's a trip ... I don't know the language but I can still feel it. That's a trip. , source = —American rapper

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in an interview with ''

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'' on 8 June 2015, after listening to a part of " On verra".{{cite web, url=http://www.melty.fr/kendrick-lamar-elogieux-envers-nekfeu-a418789.html , title=Kendrick Lamar élogieux envers Nekfeu , date=9 June 2015 , work=

, publisher=Melty , access-date=15 September 2015 Costa of ''Le Bon Son'' gave a mixed to positive review of the album, writing, "We then note that one of the album's recurring themes is one on which it is extremely difficult not be simple: love. How can one talk about romantic relationships without repeating what has been said by hundreds of other artists of all the different genres?" However, he continued to write that "fortunately, love as it is treated in this album is not limited to romantic relationships, but goes into friendships and family relationships. ... We'll conclude after listening that although he's made it, Nekfeu remains genuine."{{cite web, url=http://lebonson.org/2015/06/07/chronique-nekfeu-feu/ , title=Chronique : Nekfeu – " Feu " , language=French , date=7 June 2015 , author=Costa , publisher=Le Bon Son , access-date=15 September 2015 ''Goûte mes disques'' gave the album a largely negative review: "The first thing you notice in this record is its length: nearly an hour and a half. Consistency is appropriate and catchy headlines aren't lacking ... However, it remains an unpleasant impression, already present when listening to the albums of his ekfeu'sdifferent groups: this consistency is accompanied by a form of monotony." They concluded by writing, "''Feu'' isn't awful. But why doesn't the rapper aspire to excellence? Overthought and overworked, this album lacks spontaneity, vigour, the very ones that so pleased in the beginnings of the rapper, who had shown some talent." On 12 February 2016, ''Feu'' won the

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award for Urban Music Album of the Year.{{cite web, url=http://www.non-stop-people.com/actu/musique/victoires-de-la-musique-2016-nekfeu-livre-un-touchant-discours-sur-scene-video-98173 , title=Victoires de la musique 2016 : Nekfeu livre un touchant discours sur scène (vidéo) , publisher=Non Stop People , date=13 February 2016 , access-date=6 March 2016, language=fr

Commercial performance

''Feu'' entered the French iTunes Chart at number one on 11 May 2015, 28 days before its release, and remained at number one until 17 May before returning to the top of the chart on 6 June, 2 days before its release, and remaining there for 3 weeks, its longest period at number one to date. As of 29 August 2015, the album has spent 51 days at number one on the chart in total. Selling 18,844 copies in its first week, ''Feu'' had the highest number of first-week digital sales in history for a French debut studio album. The album ended up with a total of 35,944 copies sold in its first week. The album was

gold by the SNEP in its third week with over 47,065 copies sold.{{cite web, url=http://www.13or-du-hiphop.fr/le-blog/2015/07/03/nekfeu-est-disque-dor-en-3-semaines-avec-feu/ , title=Nekfeu est Disque D'Or en 3 semaines avec FEU , date=3 July 2015 , website=13or-du-hiphop.fr , language=French , access-date=29 August 2015 On 21 November 2015, Nekfeu announced on

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that ''Feu'' was certified platinum; news he was apparently given about 2 months prior to the announcement.{{cite web, url=http://www.melty.fr/nekfeu-feu-est-disque-de-platine-a474441.html , title=Nekfeu : Feu est disque de platine , date=23 November 2015 , website=Melty.fr , language=French , access-date=10 March 2016 On 31 March 2016, it was announced that ''Feu'' was certified gold in

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, selling over 15,000 copies.{{cite web, url=http://www.melty.fr/nekfeu-est-disque-d-or-en-belgique-a514835.html , title=Nekfeu est disque d'or en Belgique ! , language=French , date=31 March 2016 , website=Melty.fr , access-date=29 August 2016 On 4 October 2017 ''Feu'' was certified diamond in France with over 500,000 copies sold, making Nekfeu the fourth French hip hop act to receive the certification after

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Track listing

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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References

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