Végétal is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Émilie Simon

Émilie Simon

Émilie Simon is a French singer and composer of electronic music.-Émilie Simon:In May 2003, she released her debut album Émilie Simon. The electronic album was critically acclaimed and went on to become a commercial success. To promote her album, she did numerous live performances and TV...

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

March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins is a 2005 French nature documentary film. It was directed and co-written by Luc Jacquet, and co-produced by Bonne Pioche and the National Geographic Society. The film depicts the yearly journey of the emperor penguins of Antarctica...

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 bonus tracks, remixes

RemixeS

RemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.-Brackground, writing and release:...

, and a music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 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 short film 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 France

France

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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

Album

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 downloads.

Track listing

1. "Alicia" - 3:56
2. "Fleur De Saison
   Fleur De Saison
   "Fleur de Saison" is a song in French by Émilie Simon. The title means "Seasonal Flower" in English. It is an energetic song from her second studio album Végétal.-Music video:...
   
   " - 4:10
3. "Le Vieil Amant" - 4:36
4. "Sweet Blossom" - 3:46
5. "Opium" - 2:50
6. "Dame De Lotus" - 3:23
7. "Swimming" - 4:10
8. "In the Lake" - 3:28
9. "Rose Hybride De Thé" - 3:16
10. "Never Fall In Love" - 2:54
11. "Annie" - 3:21
12. "My Old Friend" - 4:46
13. "En Cendres" - 5:24

Opendisc extras

• "Madeleine"
• "Ferraille"
• "Papillon"
• "Fleur de Saison" (JD
  JD Samson
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   and Jo
  Johanna Fateman
  Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She is a member of the post-punk rock band Le Tigre and founded the band MEN with Le Tigre bandmate JD Samson.-Background and career:...
  
   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

1. "Papillon"
2. "Ferraille"
3. "Au Lever Du Soir"
4. "Fleur De Saison" (Le Tigre
   Le Tigre
   Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
   
    remix)
5. "Fleur De Saison" (Neïmo flavoured mix)
6. "Opium" (Tom VDH remix)
7. "Opium" (Clocks remix)

Album

Chart (2006)	Peak Position http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Emilie+Simon&titel=Vegetal&cat=a
French Album Charts	11
Belgian Album Charts Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Wallonia)	33
Swiss Album Charts	44