2009 single by Stromae
"Alors on danse " (pronounced [alɔʁ Stromae . It was released in September 2009 in Belgium and in February 2010 in the rest of Europe. The song reached number one in Belgium, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey, and also reached number one on theEuropean Hot 100 Singles chart.
The song also became a success in North America after its release on 1 April 2010 in Canada, receiving airplay inQuébec fromNRJ Radio stations throughout the province, as well asCKOI-FM . Four months after the European release, almost one million copies worldwide were sold. The song spent 57 weeks on theGerman Singles Chart , making it the 40th song to spend one year or longer on that chart and the song with the 31st longest run.[ 2] Francophonie Diffusion , "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010.[ 3] [ 4]
Directed by Stromae (Paul Van Haver) & Jérome Guiot. At the beginning of the video, a man (played by Stromae) is sitting in his office. After a hard day's work, he apparently wants to visit his child, but as he arrives at his wife's house he is told to leave. He proceeds to walk down the street, and as he does this a homeless man steals his coat. He then enters a pub. At first he does not appear to enjoy himself, but as he becomes more inebriated he begins to sing on a small stage. After his performance he's passed out, and he's taken back by an unknown man, possibly his boss, from the pub to his office desk.
Pitbull covered the song under the name of "Guantanamera". American singerLumidee released a cover version of the song along with rapper Chase Manhattan in March 2010. DJ Petro Panayoti released an Instrumental Remix at Byblos Club Africa in May 2010.Kanye West and Gilbere Forte released a remix together in August 2010.
In July 2018, a group of saxophonists (led by soloistStéphane Mercier ) performed an arrangement of the song at theArcade du Cinquantenaire in Brussels for world leaders attending theNATO summit .[ 7] The 100's sixth-season episodeThe Gospel of Josephine .[ 8]
British DJs and producersJoel Corry andJax Jones sampled the song in their 2021 track "Out Out " featuring British singerCharli XCX and American rapperSaweetie .
CD single "Alors on danse" (Radio Edit) – 3:26 "Alors on danse" (Extended Mix) – 4:18 CD single – Promo 1(Were) "Alors on danse" – 3:26 CD single – Promo 2(Mercury) "Alors on danse" (Remix) – 2:51 UK iTunes – EP[ 9] "Alors on danse" (featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte) – 3:34 "Alors on danse" (featuringErik Hassle ) – 3:28 "Alors on danse" (Solo Remix) – 4:10 "Alors on danse" (Solo Dub Remix) – 4:09 "Alors on danse" (Mowgli Remix) – 6:25 Digital Downloading "Alors on danse (Dubdogz Remix)" – 2:49 Decade-end chart performance for "Alors on danse" Chart (2000–2009) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 67] 25 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 68] 13
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustria (IFPI Austria)[ 69] 3× Platinum 90,000* Belgium (BRMA )[ 70] 3× Platinum 60,000* Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 71] Platinum 60,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 72] 6× Platinum 480,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 73] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 74] Diamond 858,900[ 74] Germany (BVMI )[ 75] 7× Gold 1,050,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 76] 2× Platinum 140,000‡ Netherlands (NVPI )[ 77] Platinum 20,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 78] Gold 15,000‡ Russia (NFPF )[ 79] Ringtone 3× Platinum 600,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 80] Platinum 60,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 81] 2× Platinum 40,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 82] Gold 10,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 83] Platinum 600,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 84] Gold 500,000‡ * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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