''Sexuality'' is the third studio album by French singer

Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...

, released on 25 February 2008 by Record Makers and Lucky Number Music. The album was produced by

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, who is best known as one of the members of

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Background

''Sexuality'' is the first studio album by Tellier produced by someone other than himself.Sébastian Tellier: interview
'' Time Out: London''. Retrieved on 20 February 2008. When

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was asked to produce the album, he was flattered and immediately agreed to do it. He expressed that Tellier "is maybe the best singer and composer in France today" and felt that the album was one of the few collaborative efforts in which he could contribute significantly and uniquely. "If you feel it and if you feel something creatively interesting then it’s possible."Daft Punk Interview

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. Retrieved on 20 February 2008. Their previous professional meeting was during the production period of the film ''

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'', in which Daft Punk requested the use of Tellier's song "Universe".Sébastien Tellier: Interview

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. Retrieved on 20 February 2008. The first "taster" from the album was "Sexual Sportswear", which was revealed on Tellier's Myspace page. He described the instrumental track as "a direct combination of what I was doing before and what Guy-Man can do." When questioned on the two seemingly strangely juxtaposed words in the title, Tellier replied: "In my own sexual fantasies I always think about women in sportswear. I like women in sports pants and prefer peeling them off women to lifting up their skirts."Sébastien Tellier Interview

. Retrieved on 20 February 2008. Regarding the style of the album, Tellier stated, "It is not at all like what I have released before and nothing like what Guy-Man did with Daft Punk." He also elaborated that, "It's very

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and like intellectual R&B, although not in the same way that

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are R&B." Tellier also stated "I wanted to make music that would sexually excite people in an Italian or Latin sense of sexual music; the big seducer with the broken heart... I tried to keep vulgarity away from sex and my music." The song "

Divine Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.divine

" from the album represented

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at the

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Track listing

Adapted from Qobuz. All tracks written by

; produced by Sébastien Tellier and

; co-produced by Eric Chédeville except where noted. Notes * signifies an additional producer * signifies a co-producer

Personnel

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– engineer *

– producer * Eric Chédeville – co-producer * Manu Cossu – artwork * Olivia Jourde – artwork layout

Charts

References

External links

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''Sexuality''
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