"Alors on danse"
Single by Stromae
from the album Cheese
LanguageBelgian French
Released26 September 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)Paul Van Haver
Producer(s)
  • Stromae
  • Dimitri Borrey
Stromae singles chronology
"Up Saw Liz"
(2009) 		"Alors on danse"
(2009) 		"Bienvenue chez moi"
(2010)
Music video
"Alors On Danse (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"Alors on danse" (pronounced [alɔʁ ɔ̃ dɑ̃s], French for "And so we dance") is a song by Belgian singer 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 chart.

The song also became a success in North America after its release on 1 April 2010 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 one million copies worldwide were sold. The song spent 57 weeks on the German Singles Chart, making it the 40th song to spend one 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[4]
Digital Spy[5]

Music video

Directed by 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 passes out, and is brought back by an unknown man, possibly his boss, from the pub to his office desk.

Covers and remixes

Pitbull covered the song under the name of "Guantanamera". American singer Lumidee 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 soloist Stéphane Mercier) performed an arrangement of the song at the Arcade du Cinquantenaire in Brussels for world leaders attending the NATO summit.[6] In May 2019, Dubdogz's remix was officially released under Musical Freedom. The song is featured in The 100's sixth-season episode The Gospel of Josephine.[7]

British DJs and producers Joel Corry and Jax Jones sampled the song in their 2021 track "Out Out" featuring British singer Charli XCX and American rapper Saweetie.

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[8]
  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
Digital Downloading
  1. "Alors on danse (Dubdogz Remix)" – 2:49

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[63] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[64] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[65] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
France (SNEP)[66] Diamond 858,900[66]
Germany (BVMI)[67] 7× Gold 1,050,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[68] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[69] Platinum 20,000^
Russia (NFPF)[70]
Ringtone 		3× Platinum 600,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[71] Platinum 60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[72] 2× Platinum 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[73] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[74] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[75] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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