Meltdown (Stromae song)

"Meltdown"
Song by Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM from the album The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Released 17 November 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Electro[1]
Length 4:02
Label Republic
Writer(s)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 track listing

"Meltdown" is a track from the soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the motion picture The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and is by Belgian artist Stromae.[2][3][4] The song features additional vocals by New Zealand singer Lorde, the American hip hop artist Pusha T, American rapper Q-Tip and the rock band HAIM.[5][6] The song is a re-recorded version of "Merci", an instrumental track from Stromae's second studio album Racine Carrée.

"Meltdown" was released on 17 November 2014 and initially has charted in Belgium and France. "Meltdown" is the first track appearing in the album.[7]

Background

Stromae explained how the song came about: "She [Lorde] called my manager to get a track (for the Hunger Games: Mockingjay soundtrack). It’s a track from my album, called "Merci," and she decided to do a new track with it. I was touched by the way it was important for her to have my opinion, even with the people she wanted to invite on the track, like Pusha T and HAIM. I met her after the track was done, and she was just human, simple and really nice!"[8]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 7
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 1
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 1
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 5
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] 1
scope="row" France (SNEP)[14] 107

References

  1. ↑ Levine, Nick (19 November 2014). "Various Artist – 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 OST'". NME. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Le Figaro: Hunger Games 3 : Lorde dévoile Meltdown, sa collaboration avec Stromae (French)
  3. ↑ Le Soir, Belgium: Stromae dévoile "Meltdown", son nouveau titre (French)
  4. ↑ France3: Stromae : "Meltdown", son nouveau titre en écoute (French)
  5. ↑ Time magazine: Stromae Snags Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM for ‘Meltdown’
  6. ↑ Stereogum: Stromae – "Meltdown" (Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip, & HAIM)
  7. ↑ "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ Joiner, James (31 March 2015). "Who the Hell is Kanye's New Collaborator?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Stromae Feat. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & HAIM – Meltdown" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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