L'enfer (song)

"L'enfer"
Single by Stromae
from the album Multitude
Language	French
Released	9 January 2022 (2022-01-9)
Length	3:09
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Stromae
Producer(s)	Stromae
Stromae singles chronology
"Santé" (2021) "L'enfer" (2022) "Fils de joie" (2022)
Music video
"L'enfer" on YouTube

"L'enfer" (English: "Hell") is a song by Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae. It was first released on 9 January 2022 with a live performance during an interview on the evening news on main French television channel TF1. It deals with depression and suicidal thoughts. It is the second single from his album Multitude , which was released on 4 March 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

7" vinyl ^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"L'enfer"	3:09
2.	"L'enfer (Instrumental)"	3:09

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "L'enfer" Chart (2022) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 1 France (SNEP) [6] 1 Germany (Single Trending Charts) [7] 11 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 109 Israel (Media Forest) [9] 2 Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [10] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 6 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [13] 20 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [15] 20

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "L'enfer" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 22 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 4 France (SNEP) [18] 33 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 40 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 55 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [21] 162 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 59

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "L'enfer"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [23]	3× Platinum	60,000‡
France (SNEP) [24]	Diamond	333,333‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "L'enfer"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Russia	11 January 2022	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[25]
Italy	14 January 2022			[26]
France	18 March 2022	7-inch	Mosaert Polydor	[3]
United States	25 March 2022		Darkroom Interscope	[27]

References

1. Petit, Cédric (10 January 2022). "Stromae: l'enfer du mélange des genres". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
2. Huyghebaert, Pieterjan (10 January 2022). "Stromae zingt nieuwe single live tijdens Franse tv-journaal: over donkere gedachten die hem in "de hel" deden leven". VRT (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "L'enfer - 45T". Stromae Store (in French). Mosaert/Polydor. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
4. "Stromae – L'enfer" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
5. "Stromae – L'enfer" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
6. "Top Singles (Week 3, 2022)". SNEP . Retrieved 24 January 2022.
7. "Single Trending Charts". MTV Germany (in German). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
8. "Stromae Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
9. "Media Forest charts". 8. Media Forest. 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
10. "Stromae - Luxembourg Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
12. "Stromae – L'enfer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
13. "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-03-11." TopHit. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
14. "Stromae – L'enfer". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
15. "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-03-11." TopHit. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 2022" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 13 January 2023.
17. "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop . Retrieved 13 January 2023.
18. "Top de l'année –Top Singles –2022" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 3 January 2023.
20. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 4 January 2023.
21. "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2022". TopHit. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
22. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
23. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2022". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
24. "French single certifications – Stromae – L'enfer" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
25. "Stromae - L'enfer (послушать музыку, посмотреть видео клип)". Tophit . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
26. "Stromae "L'enfer" | (Radio Date: 14 January 2022)". radiodate.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
27. "L'enfer". Amazon. Universal Import. 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.