"Ma meilleure ennemie" | ||||
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Single by Stromae and Pomme | ||||
from the album Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Animated Series) | ||||
Language | French | |||
Released | 6 December 2024 | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Riot Games | |||
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"Ma meilleure ennemie" on YouTube |
"Ma meilleure ennemie" (English :'My Best Enemy') is a song by Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae and French musician Pomme. It was released on 23 November 2024 as part of the soundtrack to the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane (2024),and later impacted Italian radio on 6 December,through Riot Games and Virgin Music. The song was written by the artists alongside Alexander Seaver,as well as Stromae's brother and long-time collaborator Luc Van Haver.
On 23 November 2024,Stromae took to social media to announce his collaboration with Pomme,saying they "crafted a special song" for the final season of the series Arcane,which was released on Netflix the same day. [1] The song marks the return of the singer following a two-year break from music and the cancellation of his Multitude Tour in early 2023 due to health reasons. [2]
"Ma meilleure ennemie" plays during the seventh episode of Arcane's second season and accompanies a key scene that sees the characters Ekko and Powder dancing.
Within its first 24 hours of availability,the song broke the record for the most streamed French-language song on Spotify on its first day. [3]
According to the website Mediatraffic,the song debuted at number 21 on Worldwide chart with 145,000 units during its first week. [4] Then,it rose to number 9 with 197,000 units. [5]
Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | 23 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] | 28 |
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [8] | 73 |
Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [9] | 101 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] | 8 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [11] | 1 |
Bolivia ( Billboard ) [12] | 9 |
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [13] | 27 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] | 29 |
Chile ( Billboard ) [15] | 14 |
CIS Airplay (TopHit) [9] | 28 |
Croatia ( Billboard ) [16] | 19 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [17] | 2 |
Ecuador ( Billboard ) [18] | 22 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] | 19 |
France (SNEP) [20] | 1 |
Germany (GfK) [21] | 29 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [22] | 11 |
Greece International (IFPI) [23] | 1 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [24] | 11 |
Ireland (IRMA) [25] | 18 |
Italy (FIMI) [26] | 54 |
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [27] | 12 |
Latvia (LaIPA) [28] | 2 |
Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [29] | 12 |
Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20) [30] | 8 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [31] | 2 |
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [32] | 8 |
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [33] | 4 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [34] | 31 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [35] | 21 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [36] | 11 |
Norway (VG-lista) [37] | 31 |
Peru ( Billboard ) [38] | 19 |
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [39] | 82 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [40] | 2 |
Portugal (AFP) [41] | 7 |
Romania ( Billboard ) [42] | 7 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [43] | 26 |
Singapore (RIAS) [44] | 13 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [45] | 5 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [46] | 28 |
Suriname (Nationale Top 40) [47] | 28 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [48] | 30 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [49] | 4 |
Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) [50] | 10 |
United Arab Emirates (IFPI) [51] | 18 |
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [9] | 146 |
UK Singles (OCC) [52] | 19 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [53] | 69 |
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [54] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA) [55] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [56] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Italy | 6 December 2024 | Radio airplay | [57] |
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