Papaoutai
Sign in to save"Papaoutai" (, ; Belgian 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.
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Vinony files it under 2013 singles, 2013 songs and Certification Table Entry usages for Austria.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Song.name
- Papaoutai
- Song.cover
- Stromae-Papaoutai.jpg
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Stromae
- Song.album
- Racine carrée
- Song.released
- 13 May 2013
- Song.recorded
- 2012
- Song.genre
- Eurodance Congolese rumba
- Song.length
- 3:53
- Song.writer
- Stromae
- Song.producer
- Stromae, Dizzy Mandjeku, Aron Ottignon
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Followed by
- Formidable
- Follows
- Peace or Violence
- Producer
- Stromae
- Duration
- 231
- Performer
- Stromae
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- Lyrics by
- Stromae
- Distribution format
- music download
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- language of work or name
- French
- publication date
- 2013-05-13
- different from
- Papatowai
- title
- Papaoutai
- inception
- 2012-00-00
- single taken from the album or EP
- Racine carrée
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Music video
- Lyrics and meaning
- Covers and parody
- Other uses
- Track listing
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Release history
- References
- External links
"Papaoutai" (, ; Belgian 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.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Papaoutai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.