"À l'heure où je me couche" is a song by French hip hop duo

Casseurs Flowters Casseurs Flowters () is a French hip hop duo established in 2004 by rappers Orelsan and Gringe. The duo's name is a reference to the two "Wet Bandits" from the movie ''Home Alone'', called the ''"Casseurs Flotteurs"'' in the French dialogue. His ...

and produced by

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. It was released on 29 October 2015 as the first

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from their second

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Comment c'est loin ''Comment c'est loin'' is a 2015 French quasi-autobiographical musical comedy-drama film written by French rapper Orelsan and directed by Orelsan and Christophe Offenstein. The film stars Orelsan and fellow French rapper Gringe, both of whom form ...

'', which also serves as the soundtrack for their 2015 film of the same name. The song entered the French Singles Chart on 31 October 2015 at number 126, peaking at number 34 and remaining on the chart for 14 weeks. In the song,

Orelsan Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'av ...

sings that ''«l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent à l'heure où je me couche»'' ("the future belongs to those who wake up when I go to sleep"), which is a reference to the French proverb ''«L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt»'' (roughly translated as " the early bird catches the worm"). The line suggests that he and

Gringe Guillaume Tranchant (; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe (), is a French Rapping, rapper and songwriter. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, with whom he has released two st ...

have no futures, because they go to bed so late (at a time when one would usually be waking up).

Music video

The music video for the song was released worldwide on 5 November 2015. It features shots of Orelsan and Gringe rapping to the words of the song blended with clips from the film ''

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ing.

Track listing

* Digital download # "À l'heure où je me couche" – 3:37

Chart performance

Certifications

References

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