Peace or Violence

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"Peace or Violence"
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Single by Stromae
from the album Cheese
Released31 May 2010 (2010-05-31)
Format Digital download
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:08
Label Universal France
Songwriter(s) Stromae
Producer(s) Mosaert

"Peace or Violence" is a 2010 song by Belgian singer Stromae, released on 31 May as the fourth promo-single for his album Cheese , on which it was included. The song has as yet only charted in Austria.

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2010 in music.

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

Stromae Belgian singer-songwriter

Paul Van Haver, better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian musician, rapper and singer-songwriter. He established himself in both the hip hop and electronic music genres. Stromae came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song "Alors on danse", which became a number one in several European countries. In 2013, his second album Racine carrée was a commercial success selling, 2 million copies in France alone and nearly 600,000 units elsewhere. He has sold over 8.5 million records worldwide. His music is primarily sung in French.

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Track listings

  1. Peace or Violence (3:08)

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 74
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 12

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