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, with musical direction by musician and

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The 13-track album, released 28 October 2013, includes a track featuring

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, as well as three duets with Sandra Nkaké,

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France. The album release came after Grand Corps Malade published his successful book, ''Patients'', which was later adapted into a movie.

Track listing

#"Au théâtre" (4:25) #"J'ai mis des mots" (ft Fredéric Yonnet) (3:28) #"Le manège" (4:12) #"Te manquer" (duet with Sandra Nkaké) (4:06) #"Funambule" (4:35) #"Les lignes de la main" (2:14) #"Pause" (3:36) #"Le bout du tunnel" (4:21) #"La traversée" (duet with

) (4:19) #"Les 5 sens" (3:35) #"Course contre la honte" (duet with

) (6:19) #"Tant que les gens font l'amour" (4:49) #"Dans les vagues" (4:28) - (Bonus track) The physical album comes with a booklet titled ''Funambule'' by Grand Corps Malade.

Special instrumental edition

The physical album also includes two free CDs; the first contains the musical tracks while the second has instrumental versions of the same songs.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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