Multitude (album)

Multitude
Studio album by
Stromae
Released4 March 2022
GenreElectronic[1][2]
Length35:42
LanguageFrench
Label
Stromae chronology
Racine carrée
(2013) 		Multitude
(2022)
Singles from Multitude
  1. "Santé"
    Released: 15 October 2021
  2. "L'enfer"
    Released: 9 January 2022
  3. "Fils de joie"
    Released: 23 June 2022
  4. "Mon amour"
    Released: 27 July 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[4]
Evening Standard[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[1]
NME[6]
Pitchfork8.0/10[2]

Multitude is the third studio album by Belgian musician Stromae, released through Mosaert on 4 March 2022.[7] It is Stromae's first album since Racine carrée in 2013. Multitude includes various music styles from different cultures, as seen in "Santé" and "L'enfer".[8] During an interview with TF1, he stated that his album was influenced by the frequent travelling he and his mother would do.[citation needed]

Singles

"Santé" was released as the lead single on 15 October 2021, accompanied by a music video.[9]

"L'enfer" was released as the second single on 9 January 2022 after he performed it live during an interview on TF1.[10]

"Fils de joie" was released as the third single on 23 June 2022.

A duet version of "Mon amour" with Camila Cabello was released as the fourth single on 27 July 2022.

Multitude Tour

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date City Country Venue
2022
North America
16 April Indio United States Coachella
23 April
Europe
16 June Ruoms France Aluna Festival
17 June Lyon Inversion
19 June Werchter Belgium Werchter Boutique
30 June Belfort France Les Eurockeennes
3 July Marmande Garorock
6 July Lisbon Portugal NOS Alive
8 July Bilbao Spain BBK Live Festival
10 July Liège Belgium Les Ardentes
14 July Carhaix-Plouguer France Les Vieilles Charrues
15 July Saint-Malô-du-Bois Festival de Poupet
20 July Milan Italy Summer Festival
22 July Nîmes France Festival de Nîmes
24 July Nyon Switzerland Paléo Festival
12 August Budapest Hungary Sziget Festival
13 August Chorzów Poland Festival Park Slaski
17 August Charleville-Mézières France Cabaret Vert
21 August Biddinghuizen Netherlands Lowlands
28 August Saint-Cloud France Rock en Seine
4 September Munich Germany Superbloom Festival
North America
21 October Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
25 October San Francisco United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
26 October
28 October Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
21 November New York City Madison Square Garden
22 November
25 November Montreal Canada Bell Centre
26 November
27 November
29 November Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum
3 December Washington, D.C. United States The Anthem
6 December Boston Agganis Arena
11 December Quebec City Canada Videotron Centre
14 December Montreal Bell Centre
2023
Europe
4 March Bordeaux France Arkéa Arena
5 March
9 March Marseille Le Dôme
10 March
15 March Brussels Belgium Palais 12
16 March
17 March

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Stromae; all music is composed by Stromae, except where noted

Multitude track listing
No.TitleMusicTranslationLength
1."Invaincu" "Undefeated"2:05
2."Santé"
  • Stromae
  • Moon Willis
  • Juanpaio Toch
"Cheers"3:11
3."La solassitude" (combination of solitude and weariness)3:02
4."Fils de joie" "Son of Joy"3:15
5."L'enfer" "Hell"3:09
6."C'est que du bonheur"
  • Stromae
  • Willis
"It's just happiness"2:42
7."Pas vraiment"
  • Stromae
  • Selman Faris
"Not Really"2:42
8."Riez" "Laugh"3:21
9."Mon amour"
  • Stromae
  • Luc Van Haver
"My Love"2:52
10."Déclaration" "Statement"3:04
11."Mauvaise journée" "Bad Day"3:07
12."Bonne journée"
"Good Day"3:12
Total length:35:42

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, a review aggregator website which normalizes reviews on a scale out of 100, Multitude scored a weighted average of 85, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Multitude
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[43] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
France (SNEP)[44] 3× Platinum 300,000‡
Summaries
Worldwide — 870,000[45]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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