"Alors on danse" (, French for "And so we dance") is a song by Belgian rapper

Stromae Paul van Haver (; born 12 March 1985), better known by his stage name Stromae (), is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is mostly known for his music blending hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attenti ...

. It was released in September 2009 in Belgium and in February 2010 in the rest of Europe. The song reached number one in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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, and also reached number one on the

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. The song also became a success in North America, as on 1 April 2010, "Alors on danse" was released in

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, receiving airplay in

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from

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stations throughout the province, as well as CKOI-FM. Four months after the European release, almost one million copies worldwide were sold. The song spent 57 weeks on the

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, making it the 40th song to spend one year or longer on that chart and the song with the 31st longest run. According to Francophonie Diffusion, "Alors on danse" was the most-played Francophone single worldwide of 2010. As of July 2014, it was the 83rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 334,000 units sold.

Music video

Directed by Paul Van Haver & Jérome Guiot. At the beginning of the video, a man (played by Stromae) is sitting in his office. After a hard day's work, he apparently wants to visit his child, but as he arrives at his wife's house he is told to leave. He proceeds to walk down the street, and as he does this a homeless man steals his coat. He then enters a pub. At first he does not appear to enjoy himself, but as he becomes more inebriated he begins to sing on a small stage. After his performance he passes out, and is brought back by an unknown man, possibly his boss, from the pub to his office desk.

Covers and remixes

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covered the song under the name of "Guantanamera". American singer

Lumidee Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. She quickly rose to fame in 2003 with the release of her song "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ...

released a cover version of the song along with rapper Chase Manhattan in March 2010. DJ Petro Panayoti released an Instrumental Remix at Byblos Club Africa in May 2010.

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

and Gilbere Forte released a remix together in August 2010. In July 2018, a group of saxophonists (led by soloist Stéphane Mercier) performed an arrangement of the song at the

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in Brussels for world leaders attending the

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. In May 2019, Dubdogz's remix was officially released under Musical Freedom. The song is featured in The 100's sixth-season episode ''The Gospel of Josephine''. British DJs and producers

Joel Corry Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May (who was not credited in the official music video), whi ...

and

Jax Jones Timucin Lam (born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo; 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer. He rose to fame in 2014 by featuring on Duke Dumont's number-one single "I Got U". He ...

sampled the song in their 2021 track " Out Out" featuring English singer

Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...

and American rapper

Saweetie Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper (born July 2, 1993), known professionally as Saweetie (), is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single "Icy Grl" in 2017, she was signed to her then-manager Max Gousse's record label Artistry Wo ...

Track listings

; CD single # "Alors on danse" (Radio Edit) – 3:29 # "Alors on danse" (Extended Mix) – 4:18 ; CD single – Promo 1 # "Alors on danse" – 3:28 ; CD single – Promo 2 # "Alors on danse" (Remix) – 2:51 ; UK iTunes – EP # "Alors on danse" (featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte) – 3:34 # "Alors on danse" (featuring

Erik Hassle Kaj Erik Persson Hassle (born 26 August 1988) is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter. His career started in 2008 with his first single, " Hurtful", which eventually reached No. 11 in Sweden and peaked at No. 2 in Denmark. His most successful sin ...

) – 3:28 # "Alors on danse" (Solo Remix) – 4:10 # "Alors on danse" (Solo Dub Remix) – 4:09 # "Alors on danse" (Mowgli Remix) – 6:25 ; Digital Downloading # "Alors on danse (Dubdogz Remix)" – 2:49

Charts

Certifications

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List of number-one hits of 2010 (Switzerland) This is a list of the Swiss Hitparade number ones of 2010. Swiss charts Year-end charts Singles Romandie charts ReferencesSwisschart No.1 Singles and Albums 2010 List of Polish Dance Chart number-one singles of 2010 These are the ''ZPAV'' Polish Dance Club Singles number one hits of 2010. Chart history See also *List of number-one singles of 2010 (Poland) *List of number-one albums of 2010 (Poland) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Number-one dance singles of ...

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