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Multitude
Studio album by
Stromae
Released4 March 2022
GenreElectronic[1][2]
Length35:42
LanguageFrench
Label
Stromae chronology
Racine carrée
(2013) 		Multitude
(2022)
Singles from Multitude
  1. "Santé"
    Released: 15 October 2021
  2. "L'enfer"
    Released: 9 January 2022
  3. "Fils de joie"
    Released: 23 June 2022
  4. "Mon amour"
    Released: 27 July 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[4]
Evening Standard[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[1]
NME[6]
Pitchfork8.0/10[2]

Multitude is the third album by Belgian musician Stromae. It was released through Mosaert on 4 March 2022.[7] It is his first studio album following his hiatus and since Racine carrée in 2013. The first single, "Santé", was released on 15 October 2021.[8] Multitude also includes various music styles from different cultures, as seen in "Santé" and "L'enfer".[9] 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 with a music video.

"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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Stromae; all music is composed by Stromae, except where noted

Multitude track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Invaincu" 2:05
2."Santé"
  • Stromae
  • Moon Willis
  • Juanpaio Toch
3:11
3."La solassitude" 3:02
4."Fils de joie" 3:15
5."L'enfer" 3:09
6."C'est que du bonheur"
  • Stromae
  • Willis
2:42
7."Pas vraiment"
  • Stromae
  • Selman Faris
2:42
8."Riez" 3:21
9."Mon amour"
  • Stromae
  • Luc Van Haver
2:52
10."Déclaration" 3:04
11."Mauvaise journée" 3:07
12."Bonne journée"
3:12
Total length:35:42

Charts

Chart performance for Multitude
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 27
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[20] 33
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 89
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 10
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[23] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 49
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 1
Swiss Albums (GfK Romandy)[28] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 94
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] 2
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[32] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
France (SNEP)[34] 2× Platinum 220,000[33]
Summaries
Worldwide — 528,000[35]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b McDonald, Sophia (6 March 2022). "Stromae's Multitude is an elegant return". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (9 March 2022). "Stromae: Multitude Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Multitude by Stromae Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Swingle, Emily (4 March 2022). "Stromae - Multitude". Clash. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ Smyth, David (4 March 2022). "Stromae - Multitude review: Could this Belgian star finally crack the UK?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ Shutler, Ali (4 March 2022). "Stromae – 'Multitude' album review: a bold return to the stage". NME. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Stromae Announces Multitude, First New Album Since 2013". Pitchfork. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Stromae returns with new song "Santé"". The Fader. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ Mier, Tomás (28 February 2022). "The Disappearance and Return of Stromae: 'I Needed to Live a Normal Life'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ^ "VIDÉO - Stromae chante "L'Enfer" dans le 20H de TF1, titre inédit de son nouvel album". LCI (in French). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Stromae – Multitude" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Multitude" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Multitude" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Stromae Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 10, 2022". Hitlisten. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stromae – Multitude" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Stromae – Multitude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stromae – Multitude" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 10. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Tónlistinn – Plötur – Vika 10 – 2022" [The Music - Albums - Week 10 - 2022] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 11 March 2022". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2022 al 10.03.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  23. ^ "2022 10-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". Promusicae. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Stromae – Multitude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Stromae – Multitude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  28. ^ "Stromae - Multitude" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  30. ^ "Stromae Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Stromae Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  32. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2022". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  33. ^ Théau Berthelot (1 November 2022). "Stromae bientôt nommé aux Grammy Awards ? "C'est un rêve pour moi"". Charts in France (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  34. ^ "French album certifications – Stromae – Multitude" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  35. ^ Théau Berthelot (24 August 2022). "Stromae réagit aux ventes de l'album "Multitude" : "C'est vrai que c'est moins bien..."". Charts in France (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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