''Végétal'' is the second studio album by singer-songwriter

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. Overall, it is her third album, the soundtrack to the French version of ''

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'' included. The album has a floral theme running through it. All the lyrics relate to plants and there are also sounds taken from actual plants. The CD can be used in Émilie Simon's official website to access exclusive content such as

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, and a

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for "Fleur De Saison". A special edition of the album was released in December 2006, featuring bonus tracks, remixes of "Fleur De Saison" and Opium, an exclusive

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on the making of the album and the video clip for "Fleur De Saison" on a bonus CD. So far, 5 editions of ''Végétal'' exists, each one different from each other through the inclusion of extras and bonuses.

Chart performance

In 2006, ''Végétal'' sold a total of 77,376 copies in

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. She ranked 84th overall in the year-end French sales chart and 34th in the year-end download chart with 2,306 full album

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Track listing

# "Alicia" - 3:56 # " Fleur De Saison" - 4:10 # "Le Vieil Amant" - 4:36 # "Sweet Blossom" - 3:46 # "Opium" - 2:50 # "Dame De Lotus" - 3:23 # "Swimming" - 4:10 # "In the Lake" - 3:28 # "Rose Hybride De Thé" - 3:16 # "Never Fall In Love" - 2:54 # "Annie" - 3:21 # "My Old Friend" - 4:46 # "En Cendres" - 5:24

Japanese bonus tracks

"Papillon" - 3:25
"Ferraille" - 2:44

Opendisc extras

*"Madeleine" *"Ferraille" *"Papillon" *"Fleur de Saison" ( JD and Jo remix) *"Song of the Storm" (Ben Effect's remix) *"Fleur de Saison" ( Neïmo remix) *"Fleur de Saison" (music video) *"Dame de Lotus" (music video) *Exclusive photos by Liza Roze

Super jewel box bonus CD

#"Papillon" #"Ferraille" #"Au Lever Du Soir" #"Fleur De Saison" (

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remix) #"Fleur De Saison" (Neïmo flavoured mix) #"Opium" (Tom VDH remix) #"Opium" (Clocks remix)

Charts

Album

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