Ta fête

"Ta fête"
Single by Stromae
from the album Racine carrée
Released3 February 2014
Genre
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)Stromae
Producer(s)
  • Stromae
  • Shameboy (Luuk Cox)
  • Thomas Azier
Stromae singles chronology
"Tous les mêmes"
(2013)
"Ta fête"
(2014)
"Ave Cesaria"
(2014)

"Ta fête" (French for Your Party) is a song by Belgian singer Stromae. On 3 February 2014 it was released as the fourth single from his second studio album Racine carrée where it appears as the opening track. On 17 March 2014 it was announced that it would become the official song for the Belgian football selection at the 2014 World Cup.[1] An official music video for the song was also released by Stromae official Vevo channel.[2]

Promotion

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Music video

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The music video was directed by Lieven Van Baelen and released on YouTube on 17 June 2014.[3] Stromae takes on the role of the ring announcer as a man is selected among the spectator crowd to run through and escape a raised obstacle course reminiscent of both The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner.[4][5] However, it also has deep rooted connections with the 1987 film The Running Man, which shares a similar story of an audience watching a man run through a game and having to fight new armed competitors as they appear eventually gaining freedom, much like the protagonist of the music video.[citation needed]

Chart positions

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[14] Platinum 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

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  • Dirty Loops recorded a cover version of this song in 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Het officiële Rode Duivels-lied is er!". De Standaard (in Dutch). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Stromae - Ta fête (Official music video)". StromaeVEVO, YouTube. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ Tierney, Luke (2 July 2014). "Stromae 'Ta Fête' by Lieven Van Baelen". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe videoclip voor 'Ta fête': De Stromae-versie van 'The Hunger Games'". Knack (in Dutch). 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ Maufras, Marine (18 June 2014). "Mondial 2014: Stromae soutient la Belgique avec le clip Ta Fête". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Stromae – Ta fête" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Stromae – Ta fête" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Stromae – Ta fête" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Stromae" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Stromae – Ta fête" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2014 - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  12. ^ "Rapports annuels 2014 - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  13. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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