Alors on danse

"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.

"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

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. According to Francophonie Diffusion, "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010. As of July 2014, it was the 83rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 334,000 units sold.

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