Politics (Sébastien Tellier album)

Politics
Studio album by
Sébastien Tellier
Released31 January 2004
Genre
Length40:05
Label
ProducerSébastien Tellier
Sébastien Tellier chronology
L'incroyable Vérité
(2001) 		Politics
(2004) 		Sexuality
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Der Spiegel6/10[2]
Ondarock6.5/10[3]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStar[4]

Politics is the second studio album by French singer Sébastien Tellier, released on 31 January 2004 by Record Makers and Astralwerks. The album features drumming provided by Tony Allen. The songs are sung in English, German and Spanish.

Reception

Amneziak of Tiny Mix Tapes rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying "regardless of what has been said here, Sebastien Tellier's talents haven's been dismissed. I find myself truly loving a small handful of these songs".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bye-Bye"2:19
2."League Chicanos"3:12
3."Wonderafrica"5:08
4."Broadway"4:03
5."La Ritournelle"7:34
6."Benny"3:10
7."Slow Lynch"1:20
8."Mauer"3:19
9."La tuerie"2:58
10."Ketchup vs. Genocide"3:46
11."Zombi"3:22
Total length:40:05

Personnel

  • Sébastien Tellier – producer
  • Mathieu Tonetti – producer
  • Frederick N'Landu – mixing
  • Philippe Zdar – mixing
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Hélène Grand – photography
  • Manu Cossu – artwork
  • Alexandre Courtès – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Politics
Chart (2004) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 123
Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[6] 26
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 50

References

  1. ^ Politics at AllMusic
  2. ^ Borcholte, Andreas. "Die wichtigsten CDs der Woche". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  3. ^ Minucci, Nicola. "Sebastien Tellier - Politics". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "Music Review: Sebastien Tellier - Politics". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Sébastien Tellier – Politics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_(S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier_album)