Multitude (album)

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.

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]

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.TitleMusicTranslationLength
1."Invaincu" "Undefeated"2:05
2."Santé"
  • Stromae
  • Moon Willis
  • Juanpaio Toch
"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"
  • Stromae
  • Willis
"It's just happiness"2:42
7."Pas vraiment"
  • Stromae
  • Selman Faris
"Not Really"2:42
8."Riez" "Laugh"3:21
9."Mon amour"
  • Stromae
  • Luc Van Haver
"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
Weekly 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

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for Multitude
Chart (2022) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[33] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[34] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[35] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[37] 3× Platinum 60,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[38] 2× Platinum 241,000[39]
Summaries
Worldwide — 528,000[40]

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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