Multitude (album)
Multitude | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 March 2022 | |||
Genre | Electronic[1][2] | |||
Length | 35:42 | |||
Language | French | |||
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Stromae chronology | ||||
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Singles from Multitude | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Clash | 9/10[4] |
Evening Standard | [5] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[1] |
NME | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[2] |
Multitude is the third studio album by Belgian musician Stromae, released through Mosaert on 4 March 2022.[7] It is Stromae's first album since Racine carrée in 2013. Multitude includes various music styles from different cultures, as seen in "Santé" and "L'enfer".[8] During an interview with TF1, he stated that his album was influenced by the frequent travelling he and his mother would do.
Singles
"Santé" was released as the lead single on 15 October 2021, accompanied by a music video.[9]
"L'enfer" was released as the second single on 9 January 2022 after he performed it live during an interview on TF1.[10]
"Fils de joie" was released as the third single on 23 June 2022.
A duet version of "Mon amour" with Camila Cabello was released as the fourth single on 27 July 2022.
Multitude Tour
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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2022 | |||
North America | |||
April 16 | Indio | United States | Coachella |
April 23 | |||
Europe | |||
June 16 | Ruoms | France | Aluna Festival |
June 17 | Lyon | Inversion | |
June 19 | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Boutique |
June 30 | Belfort | France | Les Eurockeennes |
July 3 | Marmande | Garorock | |
July 6 | Lisbon | Portugal | NOS Alive |
July 8 | Bilbao | Spain | BBK Live Festival |
July 10 | Liège | Belgium | Les Ardentes |
July 14 | Carhaix-Plouguer | France | Les Vieilles Charrues |
July 15 | Saint-Malô-du-Bois | Festival de Poupet | |
July 20 | Milan | Italy | Summer Festival |
July 22 | Nîmes | France | Festival de Nimes |
July 24 | Nyon | Switzerland | Paléo Festival |
August 12 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival |
August 13 | Chorzów | Poland | Festival Park Slaski |
August 17 | Charleville-Mézières | France | Cabaret Vert |
August 21 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands |
August 28 | Saint-Cloud | France | Rock en Seine |
September 4 | Munich | Germany | Superbloom Festival |
North America | |||
October 21 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
October 25 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
October 26 | |||
October 28 | Los Angeles | Shrine Auditorium | |
November 21 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
November 22 | |||
November 25 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
November 26 | |||
November 27 | |||
November 29 | Toronto | Coca-Cola Coliseum | |
December 3 | Washington, D.C. | United States | The Anthem |
December 6 | Boston | Agganis Arena | |
December 11 | Quebec City | Canada | Videotron Centre |
December 14 | Montreal | Bell Centre | |
2023 | |||
Europe | |||
March 4 | Bordeaux | France | Arkéa Arena |
March 5 | |||
March 9 | Marseille | Le Dôme | |
March 10 | |||
March 15 | Brussels | Belgium | Palais 12 |
March 16 | |||
March 17 |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Stromae; all music is composed by Stromae, except where noted
No. | Title | Music | Translation | Length |
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1. | "Invaincu" | "Undefeated" | 2:05 | |
2. | "Santé" |
| "Cheers" | 3:11 |
3. | "La solassitude" | (combination of solitude and weariness) | 3:02 | |
4. | "Fils de joie" | "Son of Joy" | 3:15 | |
5. | "L'enfer" | "Hell" | 3:09 | |
6. | "C'est que du bonheur" |
| "It's just happiness" | 2:42 |
7. | "Pas vraiment" |
| "Not Really" | 2:42 |
8. | "Riez" | "Laugh" | 3:21 | |
9. | "Mon amour" |
| "My Love" | 2:52 |
10. | "Déclaration" | "Statement" | 3:04 | |
11. | "Mauvaise journée" | "Bad Day" | 3:07 | |
12. | "Bonne journée" |
| "Good Day" | 3:12 |
Total length: | 35:42 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[39] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[41] | 2× Platinum | 276,000[40] |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 528,000[42] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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