Ego (Willy William song)

"Ego"
Single by Willy William
from the album Une seule vie
Released	24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Electronic [1]
Length	3:27
Label	Scorpio Play On Warner Music
Songwriter(s)	Willy William Zonee.L Ansley Ford Mathieu Evain
Producer(s)	Willy William
Willy William singles chronology
"Mi Gente" (2017) "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.

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 Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 3 France (SNEP) [5] 12 Germany (GfK) [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 International Airplay (MusicTopTR) [14] 1 2025 weekly chart performance for "Ego" Chart (2025) Peak position Romania Airplay (TopHit) [15] 82

Monthly charts 2025 monthly chart performance for "Ego" Chart (2025) Peak position Romania Airplay (TopHit) [16] 97 Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 90 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 65 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [19] 62 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [20] 56 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [21] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 46 Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) [23] 68 Chart (2024) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [24] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [25]	Gold	10,000‡
France (SNEP) [26]	Platinum	133,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [27]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [28]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [29]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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). Le classement de singles.
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. "Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jul 31, 2025". TopHit. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
16. "Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: July 2025". TopHit. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
17. "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
18. "Rapports Annuels 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
19. "Dance Top 100 - 2016". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
20. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
21. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
22. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2019". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
23. "Dance Top 100 - 2017". Mahasz . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
24. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2024" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
25. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
26. "French single certifications – Willy William – Ego" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Willy William; 'Ego')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
28. "Italian single certifications – Willy William – Ego" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
29. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10. Retrieved 31 January 2023.