Ego (Willy William song)

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"Ego"
Ego-by-Willy-William.jpg
Single by Willy William
from the album Une seule vie
Released24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Willy William
Willy William singles chronology
"Mi Gente"
(1988)		"Ego"
(2015)		"Mi Gente RMX"
(2016)
Music video
"Ego" on YouTube

"Ego" is a song by the French singer and producer Willy William. It was released on 24 September 2015 through Play On and Warner Music.

Contents

It reached a billion views on 14 September 2023, a few weeks after Dernière danse and Papaoutai, becoming the third French-speaking video to ever attain that number. [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2015–2016)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 3
France (SNEP) [5] 12
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 39
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [7] 16
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [8] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40) [9] 18
Italy (FIMI) [10] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 75
Turkey (Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart) [14] 1

Year-end charts

Charts (2016)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 90
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 65
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [17] 62
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [18] 56
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 46
Charts (2017)Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [21] 68

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [22] Gold10,000‡
France (SNEP) [23] Platinum133,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [24] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [25] 2× Platinum100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [26] 2× Platinum40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ego".
  2. ↑ Willy William. "Ego". youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Willy William – Ego" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Willy William – Ego" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Willy William – Ego" (in French). Les classement single.
  6. ↑ "Willy William – Ego" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  8. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  9. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  10. ↑ "Willy William – Ego". Top Digital Download.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Willy William" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Willy William – Ego" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ↑ "Willy William – Ego". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "MusicTopTR Yabancı Listesi 2016 9. Haftanın Lideri EGO". March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rapports Annuels 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Dance Top 100 - 2016". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  20. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2019". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  21. ↑ "Dance Top 100 - 2017". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "French single certifications – Willy William – Ego" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Willy William; 'Ego')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Willy William – Ego" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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