Cheese is the debut album by Belgian musician Stromae, released on 14 June 2010. The songs "Bienvenue chez moi", "House'llelujah", "Rail de Musique", "Peace or Violence", "Te Quiero" and "Silence" were released as album-promo-singles, only "Rail de Musique" and "Bienvenue Chez Moi" did not chart. It features three official singles including the hit "Alors on danse", "Te Quiero" and "House'llelujah".[3]

Cheese
Studio album by
Released14 June 2010
Recorded2009–10
Genre
Length41:51
Label
Producer
  • Stromae
  • Mosaert
  • Dimitri Borrey
Stromae chronology
Cheese
(2010)
Racine carrée
(2013)
Singles from Cheese
  1. "Alors on danse"
    Released: 21 September 2009
  2. "Te Quiero"
    Released: 27 August 2010
  3. "House'llelujah"
    Released: 17 May 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Stromae

No.TitleLength
1."Bienvenue chez moi"2:55
2."Te Quiero"3:23
3."Peace or Violence"3:08
4."Rail de musique"4:08
5."Alors on danse"3:26
6."Summertime"3:04
7."Dodo"3:58
8."Silence"4:40
9."Je Cours"3:15
10."House'llelujah"3:59
11."Cheese"3:02

Personnel

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Lead vocals, programming

Management

  • Dimitri Borrey

Mastered By

  • Pieter Wagter "Equus"

Production

  • Mosaert – producer
  • Lion Hell Capouillez – mixing
  • Vince Lattuca – mixing
  • Dati Bendo – Artwork
  • Guillaume Mortier – Artwork
  • Luc Junior Tam – Artwork
  • Romain Biharz – Artwork
  • Dati Bendo – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[19] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 40,000
France (SNEP)[22] Gold 260,000[21]
Poland (ZPAV)[23] Gold 10,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Alexey Eremenko. "Stromae – Cheese". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (2 September 2011). "Stromae: Cheese – Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ Discogs
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Stromae – Cheese" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Cheese" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Stromae – Cheese" (in French). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Canadian albums chart". Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stromae – Cheese" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Stromae – Cheese". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Stromae – Cheese". Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Stromae – Cheese". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stromae – Cheese" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2010" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Rapports annuels 2010" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2010" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2011" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Stromae – Cheese" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  19. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2011". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Stromae – Cheese". Music Canada.
  21. ^ "Stromae – Cheese" (in French). Charts in France. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  22. ^ "French album certifications – Stromae – Cheese" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved November 19, 2021. Select STROMAE and click OK. 
  23. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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