| "Papaoutai" | ||||
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| Single by Stromae | ||||
| from the album Racine carrée | ||||
| Released | 13 May 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Stromae | |||
| Producer(s) | Stromae, Dizzy Mandjeku, Aron Ottignon | |||
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| "Papaoutai" on YouTube | ||||
"Papaoutai" (Papa, où t'es?, pronounced [papa u tɛ], French for "Dad, where are you?") is a song written and performed by Belgian singer Stromae. The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 13 May 2013 as the lead single from his second studio album Racine carrée (2013). The song peaked at number one in Belgium and France and became the best-selling single of 2013 in Belgium. A remix of the song featuring Angel Haze also appears on the album.[3]
The song was performed live at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards, where it featured American rapper will.i.am. The song is also featured on the 2014 dancing game Just Dance 2015 for PAL regions and is available as DLC for NTSC regions.
The song was the most viewed French-speaking song on YouTube[4] until 2023, when it was passed by Indila's song "Dernière danse" (English: "Last dance").[5][6]
It became the second French-language video to pass 1 billion views on 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Stromae, griot sarcastique malgré lui". Jeune Afrique.
- ^ ""Racine Carrée", le deuxième album de l'artiste belgo-rwandais, sort le 19 août prochain. Après le buzz de la vidéo de "Formidable", en mai, ce second clip révèle une facette plus intime de Stromae. Attention, les pères en prennent ici pour leur grade". Tf1info.fr. 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Racine Carrée by Stromae". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Stromae - papaoutai (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel)". YouTube. 4 December 2013.
- ^ "«Dernière danse» d'Indila dépasse le milliard de vues sur YouTube, une première pour une chanson en français". 22 May 2023.