Fils de joie

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"Fils de joie"
Stromae - Fils de joie.png
Single by Stromae
from the album Multitude
LanguageFrench
English title"Son of joy"
Released23 June 2022
Genre Pop
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s) Stromae
Producer(s) Stromae
Stromae singles chronology
"L'enfer"
(2022)
"Fils de joie"
(2022)
"Mon amour"
(2022)
Music video
"Fils de joie" on YouTube

"Fils de joie" (English: "Son of joy") is a song by Belgian musician Stromae. It is the third single from his album Multitude , which was released on 4 March 2022. The 7-inch single was released on 23 June 2022. [1]

Contents

The song tells the story of the child of a prostitute. The song includes a sample from a teaser for Netflix series Bridgerton . [2] The melody combines baroque sounds and the ardor of Brazilian funk carioca. The song was also used in the soundtrack of video game FIFA 23 . [3]

A music video, directed by Henry Scholfield, [4] was released on 7 March 2022. [5] In the video, Stromae portrays a president of a fictional country. He gives a speech at a national funeral for a missing sex worker, surrounded by officers and wreaths, as a military parade and funeral procession unfolds. [3]

Track listing

7" vinyl [1] [6] (23 June 2022) [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Fils de joie"3:15
2."Fils de joie (Instrumental)"3:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fils de joie"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9] 3
France (SNEP) [10] 6
Global Excl. US (Billboard) [11] 146
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fils de joie"
Chart (2022)Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14] 123
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [15] 135

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Fils de joie"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [16] Platinum40,000
France (SNEP) [17] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Awards for "Fils de joie"
AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
Berlin Music Video Award 2022Best Art DirectionPending [18]
MTV Video Music Award 2022 Video for GoodNominated [19]

Release history

Release history for "Fils de joie"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Italy4 March 2022 Contemporary hit radio Universal [20]
France23 June 2022 7-inch
[1]
United States25 June 2022 [6]

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