Formidable (song)
| "Formidable" | ||||
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| Single by Stromae | ||||
| from the album Racine Carrée | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2013 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Mosaert | |||
| Writer(s) | Stromae | |||
| Stromae singles chronology | ||||
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"Formidable" is a song by Belgian singer Stromae. The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 4 June 2013 as the second single from his second studio album Racine Carrée (2013). The song entered at the number 1 spot the week of its release in Belgium and reached number 1 in France. It was his most successful single since "Alors on Danse" in 2009.
Music video
On 21 May 2013 amateur videos appeared on YouTube showing Stromae, apparently drunk and wandering at the Louise/Louiza tram and metro station in Brussels during the daybreak. The images went viral. Some days later it was revealed that that was the taping of a music video. This was confirmed during the French TV show Ce soir (ou jamais !) in which Stromae discussed and also performed his new single "Formidable", which is about the story of a drunk man just separated from his girlfriend. The clip was fully composed by extracts of hidden cameras taken on 21 May. It also shows people taking pictures with their cellphones and three policemen talking to the artist.
Track listing
| Digital download | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Formidable" | 3:34 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Belgium (BEA)[13] | 3× Platinum | 60,000* |
| France (SNEP)[14] | Diamond | 309,800* |
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[15] | Gold | 0^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[16] | Gold | 15,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Belgium | 1 June 2013[18] | Digital download | Mosaert |
Cheyenne Toney cover
| "Formidable" | |
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| Single by Cheyenne Toney | |
| Released | 6 December 2013 |
| Format | Digital download |
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| Length | 3:34 |
| Label | 8ball |
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On 6 December 2013, during the fourth live show of the fourth season of the Dutch television programme The Voice of Holland, Dutch singer Cheyenne Toney performed a cover of "Formidable". She sang her own written cover, with lyrics translated from French to Dutch. Her version of the song reached the peak position in the Mega Single Top 100 (charting higher than the original) and the eighteenth position in the Dutch Top 40.
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] | 1 |
Arabic version
A Maghrebi Arabic version of the song by Moroccan Canadian performer Nadia Essadiqi was an internet hit in October 2015.[21] On 17 November she went on to perform the song live on the VivaCité radio chart show Tip Top[22] and on Le Petit Journal (Canal+).[23]
References
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Stromae – Formidable" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Formidable" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Formidable" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Stromae – Formidable". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Stromae – Formidable" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Stromae Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Stromae – Formidable". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Stromae search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stromae – Formidable" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stromae – Formidable". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=s
- ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2013". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "French single certifications – Stromae – Papaoutai" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Danish single certifications – Stromae – Formidable". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 9 January 2015. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
- ↑ "Italian single certifications – Stromae – Formidable" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 January 2015. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Stromae in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Stromae; 'Formidable')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Formidable - Single by Stromae
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cheyenne Toney search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cheyenne Toney – Formidable" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ La "formidable" reprise de Stromae en arabe par une chanteuse québécoise, La Libre Belgique, 30 October 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Eagles of Death Metal, Louise Attaque & La Bronze c'est dans le Tip Top de ce 17/11, VivaCité website, accessed 14 December 2015.
- ↑ La Bronze « Formidable » - Le Petit Journal du 17/11, Canal+ website, accessed 14 December 2015.
External links
- (French) Official website