Fils de joie

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"Fils de joie"
Single by Stromae
from the album Multitude
LanguageFrench
English title"Son of joy"
Released23 June 2022
GenrePop
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)Stromae
Producer(s)Stromae
Stromae singles chronology
"L'enfer"
(2022) 		"Fils de joie"
(2022) 		"Mon amour"
(2022)
Music video
"Fils de joie" on YouTube

"Fils de joie" (English: "Son of joy") is a song by Belgian musician Stromae. It is the third single from his album Multitude, which was released on 4 March 2022. The 7-inch single was released on 23 June 2022.[1]

The song tells the story of the child of a prostitute. The song includes a sample from a teaser for Netflix series Bridgerton.[2] The melody combines baroque sounds and the ardor of Brazilian funk carioca. The song was also used in the soundtrack of video game FIFA 23.[3]

A music video, directed by Henry Scholfield,[4] was released on 7 March 2022.[5] In the video, Stromae portrays a president of a fictional country. He gives a speech at a national funeral for a missing sex worker, surrounded by officers and wreaths, as a military parade and funeral procession unfolds.[3]

Track listing[edit]

7" vinyl[1][6] (23 June 2022)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Fils de joie"3:15
2."Fils de joie (Instrumental)"3:15

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Fils de joie"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 3
France (SNEP)[10] 6
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[11] 146
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 8

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Fils de joie"
Chart (2022) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 123
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 135

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Fils de joie"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[16] Platinum 40,000‡
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards[edit]

Awards for "Fils de joie"
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Berlin Music Video Award 2022 Best Art Direction Pending [18]
MTV Video Music Award 2022 Video for Good Nominated [19]

Release history[edit]

Release history for "Fils de joie"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Italy 4 March 2022 Contemporary hit radio Universal [20]
France 23 June 2022 7-inch
[1]
United States 25 June 2022
[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Fils de Joie - 45T". Stromae Store (in French). Mosaert/Polydor. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Stromae Breaks Down 'Fils De Joie'". Rolling Stone. 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Julien Goncalves (8 March 2022). "Clip "Fils de joie" : Stromae rend hommage aux travailleuses du sexe". Charts in France (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ Emily Zemler (8 March 2022). "Stromae honors sex workers in "Fils de Joie" video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Stromae - Fils de joie (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Fils De Joie". Amazon. Universal Import. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Fils de joie". Decks Records. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Stromae – Fils de joie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Stromae – Fils de joie" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Stromae – Fils de joie" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Stromae". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Stromae – Fils de joie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Stromae – Fils de joie". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2022" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2023". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  17. ^ "French single certifications – Stromae – Fils de joie" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  18. ^ Chiara Scioni (10 June 2022). "Berlin Music Video Awards: le performance e i vincitori della seconda serata". VelvetMag (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ^ Paul Grein (26 July 2022). "Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 MTV VMA Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Stromae "Fils de joie" | (Radio Date: 4 March 2022)". radiodate.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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