Subliminal (album)

Subliminal (French pronunciation: ​[sybliminal]) is the debut solo album by French-Congolese singer and rapper Maître Gims. The 18-track album was released 20 May 2013 on Wati B and Monstre Marin Corporation (MMC), the latter founded by Maître Gims himself. The lyrics were all by Maître Gims whereas the music was by Maître Gims, Renaud Rebillaud and Stan-E Music. The album was a great success charting in France (reaching #2), Belgium (reaching #1) as well as charting in Switzerland.

Subliminal
Studio album by Maître Gims
Released	20 May 2013 (Standard Edition) 2 December 2013 (La face cachée)
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Hip hop, pop, R&B
Length	69:05 (Standard Edition) 82:41 (La face cachée)
Label	Wati B, MMC (Standard Edition) Wati B, Jive Records (La face cachée)
Maître Gims chronology
Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts (2006) Subliminal (2013) Mon coeur avait raison (2015)
Subliminal / La face cachée cover
Alternative "La face cachée" cover
Singles from Subliminal
"Meurtre par strangulation" Released: 1 March 2013 "J'me tire" Released: 15 March 2013 "Bella" Released: 6 May 2013 "One Shot" Released: 10 June 2013 "Ça marche" Released: 5 August 2013 "Changer" Released: 17 October 2013 "You Lose" Released: 1 November 2014 "Zombie" Released: 25 November 2013 "Warano Style" Released: 27 November 2014

On 2 December 2013, it was reissued and titled Subliminal / La face cachée (pronounced [la fas kaʃe], transl. The Dark Side), including 6 additional tracks for a total of 24 tracks.

By 31 August 2015, the album had accumulated a total of more than 1,000,000 copies sold in France.[1]

On 3 January 2020, "Bella" combined 432 million views.

Promotion

In 2012, Maître Gims announced through social network that he was preparing for an animated series titled Au cœur du Vortex and in conjunction was developing a clothing line to be named Vortex VX.

The greatly expected solo album was heavily promoted by Maître Gims in an announcement through his video "Welcome to the Wa Part. 4: La Consécration".

A series of consecutive releases of unpublished materials called Ceci n'est pas un Clip were released in anticipation:

• Ceci n'est pas un Clip I: Teaser of upcoming tracks
• Ceci n'est pas un Clip II: "Tapis dans l'Ombre"
• Ceci n'est pas un Clip III : "De Marseille à Paris" featuring Bedjik (his brother), Dr. Beriz, H Magnum & Soprano
• Ceci n'est pas un Clip IV: "Close Your Eyes" featuring JR O Chrome
• Ceci n'est pas un Clip V: "Sharingan" featuring 1solent, The Shin Sekaï and Orelsan
• Ceci n'est pas un clip VI: Bavon featuring Charly Bell

On 1 March 2013, Maître Gims also released "Meurtre par strangulation" (M.P.S.) as a first pre-release from the Subliminal album.

On 15 March 2013, just two weeks later, he released a second track from the album "J'me tire", that topped the SNEP official French Singles Chart.

Track list: Subliminal

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	2:50
2.	"Meurtre par strangulation"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:24
3.	"J'me tire"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:13
4.	"Freedom" (H-Magnum)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:45
5.	"VQ2PQ"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:42
6.	"Ça décoiffe" (Black M , JR O'Crom)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:38
7.	"One Shot" (Dry)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:27
8.	"Où est ton arme ?" (Maska)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:28
9.	"Interlude"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	1:41
10.	"La chute"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:06
11.	"Ça marche" (The Shin Sekai)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:43
12.	"Épuisé"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:48
13.	"Laisse Tomber" (Dr. Beriz , Insolent)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:27
14.	"À la base"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:06
15.	"Pas touché" (Pitbull)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:41
16.	"Outsider" (Bedjik , Dadju (The Shin Sekai) , X-Gangs)		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	5:00
17.	"Bella"	Maître Gims	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:47
18.	"Changer"		Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:32

Track list: La face cachée

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Lose"	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:23
2.	"Zombie"	Maître Gims
3.	"De Marseille à Paris" (Bedjik, Dr. Beriz, Soprano, H-Magnum)	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:33
4.	"Close Your Eyes" (JR O Crom)	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	2:39
5.	"Monstre marin"	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	3:30
6.	"Warano Style"	Maître Gims , Renaud Rebillaud	4:25

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012–13) Peak position scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 47 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 1 scope="row" French Albums (SNEP)[4] 2 scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 11 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 3 Chart (2014) Position Belgium Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 16 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[10]	Gold	15,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. Maître Gims : "Subliminal" franchit le cap des 600.000 ventesEn savoir plus sur http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Maitre-Gims/news-90719.html#BsCIDKbcBgEuAA0o.99 (in French)
2. "Ultratop.be – Maître Gims – Subliminal" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
3. "Ultratop.be – Maître Gims – Subliminal" (in French). Hung Medien.
4. "Lescharts.com – Maître Gims – Subliminal". Hung Medien.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Maître Gims – Subliminal". Hung Medien.
6. "Rapports Annuels 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
7. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
8. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a
9. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
10. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2013". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 January 2021.