Pookie (song)

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"Pookie"
Aya Nakamura - Pookie (Remix).png
Capo Plaza remix cover
Single by Aya Nakamura
from the album Nakamura
Released10 April 2019
Recorded2018
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Aya Nakamura
  • Archibald Smith
  • Le Side
  • Ever Mihigo
Producer(s)
  • Aloïs Zandry
  • Vladimir Boudnikoff
Aya Nakamura singles chronology
"La dot"
(2018)
"Pookie"
(2019)
"Soldat"
(2019)
Music video
"Pookie" on YouTube

"Pookie" (French pronunciation: [puki] , French for "snitch") is a song recorded by French singer Aya Nakamura. It was released as a single on 10 April 2019.

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Music video

The music video was shot in the Gallery of Diana, Palace of Fontainebleau Librairie du Chateau de Fontainebleau.jpg
The music video was shot in the Gallery of Diana, Palace of Fontainebleau

The music video was released on 10 April, 2019 and was directed by the song's producer, Vladimir Boudnikoff. It was shot in the Gallery of Diana in the Palace of Fontainebleau. The video shows Aya Nakamura performing the vogue, a modern house dance originating in the 1980s. Some scenes are also shot in the Gallery of the Deers, Gallery of François I and in the Ballroom.

The music video had reached 100 million views in August 2019. It has over 269 million views.[ when? ]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018-2020)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [1] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [2] 9
France (SNEP) [3] 5
Italy (FIMI) [4] 2
Netherlands (Single Tip) [5] 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 55
Chart (2024)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [8] 105

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
Italy (FIMI) [9] 83
Turkey (Radiomonitor TR International) [10] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [11] 3× Platinum120,000
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Platinum80,000
France (SNEP) [13] Diamond333,333
Italy (FIMI) [14] 3× Platinum210,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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