Alors on danse

"Alors on danse"
Single by Stromae
from the album Cheese
Released	26 September 2009
Format	CD MCD digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip hop house
Length	3:29
Label	Because Kilomaître
Writer(s)	Paul Haver
Producer(s)	Stromae Dimitri Borrey
Stromae singles chronology
"Up Saw Liz" (2009) "Alors on danse" (2009) "Bienvenue chez moi" (2010)

"Alors on danse" (So We Dance) is a song by Belgian musician 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 the European Hot 100 Singles. The song also became a success in North America, as on 1 April 2010, "Alors on danse" was released in Canada, receiving airplay in Québec from NRJ Radio stations throughout the province, as well as CKOI-FM. Four months after the European release, almost 1 million copies worldwide were sold. The song spent 57 weeks on the German Singles Chart making it the 40th song to spend 1 year or longer on that chart and the song with the 31st longest run.^[1] According to Francophonie Diffusion, "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010.^[2] As of July 2014, it was the 83rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 334,000 units sold.^[3]

Music video

At the beginning of the video 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 passes out, and is brought back by an unknown man from the pub to his office desk in the first scene, where the video started.

Covers and remixes

Pitbull covered this song under the name of "Guantanamera". Also, American singer Lumidee released a cover version of the song along with rapper Chase Manhattan in March 2010. Kanye West and Gilbere Forte released a remix together in August 2010.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Alors on danse" (Radio Edit) – 3:29
2. "Alors on danse" (Extended Mix) – 4:18

CD single – Promo 1 (Were)

1. "Alors on danse" – 3:28

CD single – Promo 2 (Mercury)

1. "Alors on danse" (Remix) – 2:51

UK iTunes – EP^[4]

1. "Alors on danse" (featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte) – 3:34
2. "Alors on danse" (featuring Erik Hassle) – 3:28
3. "Alors on danse" (Solo Remix) – 4:10
4. "Alors on danse" (Solo Dub Remix) – 4:09
5. "Alors on danse" (Mowgli Remix) – 6:25

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2009–14) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] Remix featuring Kanye West 79 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 1 Bulgaria (IFPI)[9] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 46 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 1 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[13] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 3 France (SNEP)[15] 1 France (SNEP) Download Chart[16] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 22 Israel (Media Forest)[20] 4 Italy (FIMI)[21] 1 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[22] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[24] 12 Poland (Dance Top 50)[25] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[26] 1 Russia (Download Chart)[27] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 22 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33] 25 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[34] 5 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[35] 19

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Austrian Singles Chart[36] 6 Belgian Dance Singles Chart (Flanders)[37] 1 Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[38] 1 Belgian Dance Singles Chart (Wallonia)[39] 1 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[40] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[41] 4 Dutch Singles Chart[42] 2 European Hot 100 Singles 5 French SNEP Singles Chart[43] 3 German Singles Chart[44] 7 Italian Singles Chart[45] 7 Romanian Top 100[46] 7 Spanish Singles Chart[47] 40 Swedish Singles Chart[48] 23 Swiss Singles Chart[49] 5 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Belgium (BEA)[50] 3× Platinum 60,000^* Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[51] Platinum 15,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[52] Platinum 300,000^^ Italy (FIMI)[53] Platinum 30,000^* Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54] Gold 20,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55] 2× Platinum 40,000^^ Sweden (GLF)[56] Gold 10,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2009
• Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2010
• Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2010
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Austria)
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Denmark)
• List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2010
• List of European number-one hits of 2010
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (France)
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Germany)
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Italy)
• List of number-one singles of 2010 (Romania)
• List of number-one hits of 2010 (Switzerland)
• List of Polish Dance Chart number-one singles of 2010

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56. NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for SWEDISH CERTIFICATION.

External links

• (French) Official website