Santé (song) explained

Santé
Cover:Santé Stromae.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Stromae
Album:Multitude
Language:French
English Title:"Cheers"
Genre:
Length:3:10
Label:Polydor
Prev Title:Défiler
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:L'enfer
Next Year:2022

"Santé" (English: "Cheers") is a song by Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae. It was released on 15 October 2021 via Polydor Records. The song was written by Juanpaio Toch, Moon Willis and Stromae.[2]

Content

"Santé" pays homage to those who keep working while others party and celebrate. These workers receive little recognition and seem invisible, but they are in fact essential to society. They include employees of catering and cleaning businesses, "caregivers, fishermen, drivers, [and] flight attendants".[3] The name of the song is a play on the word "santé", which is used for celebratory toasts, but literally means "health" in French.

Music video

An accompanying music video directed by Jaroslav Moravec and Stromae's brother Luc Van Haver was released on 16 October 2021. It shows a cast of "cooks, fishermen and waitresses break from their routine to bust out into some dance moves".[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 9
France (SNEP)[6] 3
Luxembourg (Billboard)[7] 14
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8] 18
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[9] 38
Switzerland (Billboard)[10] 9
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[11] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 59
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 95
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 98

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Italy22 October 2021Contemporary hit radioUniversal[16]
France12 March 20227-inch[17]
United States25 March 2022[18]
VariousUniversal[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: «Santé» de Stromae cartonne !. afrik.com. French. Coulibaly. Justin. 24 October 2021. 26 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Stromae : après la chanson "Santé", quand sortira son album ?. L'Internaute. French. 18 October 2021. 26 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Stromae signe son grand retour avec le clip de "Santé". Mouv'. French. 16 October 2021. 26 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Stromae returns with first new song in three years, 'Santé'. NME. Gallagher. Alex. 19 October 2021. 26 October 2021.
  5. Billboard Euro Digital Song Sales: Week of October 30, 2021. Billboard. 7 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Top Singles (Week 42, 2021). SNEP. 26 October 2021.
  7. Billboard Luxembourg Songs: Week of March 19, 2022. Billboard. 7 July 2023.
  8. 2021-11-09 . Stromae Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay) . 2023-07-07 . Billboard . en.
  9. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 14/11/2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114181610/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 14 November 2021 . it . . November 14, 2021 . 15 August 2024.
  10. Billboard Switzerland Songs: Week of March 19, 2022. Billboard. 7 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Airplay Radio Chart. Hrvatski Radio. 18 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Rapports annuels 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. 13 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Rapports annuels 2022. Ultratop. fr. 13 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. 27 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Stromae "Santé" (Radio Date: 22 October 2021). radiodate.it. it. 14 January 2022.
  17. Web site: Santé - 45T . Stromae Store . . 12 March 2022 . 19 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519112242/https://fr.stromae.store/products/sante-45t . fr . 12 March 2022.
  18. Web site: Santé 7" Single . Stromae Official Store . 31 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517053247/https://us.stromae.store/products/sante-7-single . May 17, 2022 . en.
  19. Web site: Sante . Amazon . Universal Import . 31 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221231080457/https://www.amazon.com/Sante-Stromae/dp/B09JWXK95M/ . 31 December 2022 . 2022.