Who would have believed it? The last global hit of 2024 is signed… Stromae ! Very discreet since the cancellation of his world tour for health reasons, the Belgian maestro came out of silence to give voice to the soundtrack of season 2 of “Arcane”, Netflix’s flagship animated series. On “My best enemy”, Stromae shares the microphone for the first time with folk singer Pomme. And it works! Upon its release, the duo established itself around the world, breaking numerous records. In particular those of the most listened to French-speaking song in the world in 24 hours and the first to reach the top 3 overall on Spotify alongside the hits of Bruno Mars “APT” and “Die With A Smile.” A success as dazzling as it was unexpected which materialized in the charts: number one in France, Belgium and Greece, “Ma Meilleure Enneme” was ranked in the top 10 of the Portuguese, Lebanese, Czech, Polish and Swiss charts. or Luxembourgish. The hit even reached 69th place on the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 in the United States!
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“What an incredible end to the year”
Also going viral on TikTok (92,000 videos), the title “My best enemy” totaled 23.1 million plays in France in just one month. Enough to bring Stromae out of the silence. On Instagram, the interpreter of “Papaoutai” welcomes the worldwide success and surprise of the song, and thanks all the fans who were there: “ What an incredible end to the year. All the love received for this song is absolutely insane and we couldn’t thank you enough for it. It’s unreal! We wish everyone a peaceful year. Take care of yourself “. Luke, Stromae’s brother, explained to Konbini the birth of this song which immediately became cult: “ I was a huge fan of the series. I watched the entire first season without knowing that they wanted to work with us. (…) It was quite clear to Paul and me that the song had to be a duet and it was the team of the series who gave us the name Pomme first. It spoke directly to us “. The rest is history!
Note that the success of “My best enemy” boosted sales of the soundtrack of “Arcane – Season 2” in France: also featuring titles from Twenty One Pilots, Linkin Park, Woodkid and Stray Kids, the soundtrack is 41,000 copies have already been sold in our region.
