Santé” (English: “Cheers”) is a song by Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae. It was released on 15 October 2021 via Polydor Records. The song was written by Juanpaio Toch, Moon Willis and Stromae.[2]
“Santé”Single by Stromaefrom the album MultitudeLanguageFrenchReleased15 October 2021Genre
Electronic
cumbia[1]
Length3:10LabelPolydorSongwriter(s)
Juanpaio Toch
Moon Willis
Stromae
Stromae singles chronology”Défiler”
(2018)”Santé”
(2021)”L’enfer”
(2022)Music video”Santé on YouTube
ContentEdit
“Santé” pays homage to those “who are not in the mood for celebrations” during the COVID-19 pandemic, including employees of catering and cleaning businesses, “caregivers, fishermen, drivers, [and] flight attendants”.[3] The name of the song is a play on the word “santé”, which is used for celebratory toasts, but literally means “health” in French.
Music videoEdit
An accompanying music video directed by Jaroslav Moravec and Stromae’s brother Luc Van Haver was released on 16 October 2021. It shows a cast of “cooks, fishermen and waitresses break from their routine to bust out into some dance moves”.[4]
ChartsEdit
Weekly chartsEdit
Weekly chart performance for “Santé”Chart (2021)Peak
positionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]2Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]1Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]87France (SNEP)[8]3Global 200 (Billboard)[9]143Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]34Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]27San Marino (Radio San Marino RTV Top 50)[12]38Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]12US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14]18
Year-end chartsEdit
Year-end chart performance for “Santé”Chart (2021)PositionBelgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]59
CertificationsEditRegionCertificationCertified units/salesFrance (SNEP)[16]Gold100,000
 Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
ReferencesEdit
^ Coulibaly, Justin (24 October 2021). “«Santé» de Stromae cartonne !”. afrik.com(in French). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae : après la chanson “Santé”, quand sortira son album ?”. L’Internaute (in French). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae signe son grand retour avec le clip de “Santé””. Mouv’ (in French). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Gallagher, Alex (19 October 2021). “Stromae returns with first new song in three years, ‘Santé'”. NME. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae – Santé” (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae – Santé” (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)”. Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Top Singles (Week 42, 2021)”. SNEP. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae Chart History (Global 200)”. Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 2021” (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ “Stromae – Santé” (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 14/11/2021”. San Marino RTV. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ “Stromae – Santé”. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Stromae Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)”. Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ “Rapports annuels 2021”. Ultratop. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ “French single certifications – Stromae – Santé” (in French). Syndicat National de l’Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 January2022.
