Cheese (album)

2010 studio album by Stromae

Cheese

Studio album by

Stromae

Released

14 June 2010

Recorded

2009–10

Genre

House
electronic

Length

41:51

Label

Vertigo
Mosaert
Universal Music France
Mercury Records

Producer

Stromae
Mosaert
Dimitri Borrey

Stromae chronology

Cheese
(2010)

Racine carrée
(2013)

Singles from Cheese

"Alors on danse"
Released: 21 September 2009
"Te Quiero"
Released: 27 August 2010
"House'llelujah"
Released: 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stromae

No.	Title	Length
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

Lead vocals, programming

Stromae

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

Weekly charts

2010 weekly chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	1
Canadian Albums Chart^[7]	58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	29
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[9]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	18

2014 weekly chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2014)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[11]	6

2022 weekly chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	69

Year-end charts

2010 year-end chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2010)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[14]	16
French Albums (SNEP)^[15]	91

2011 year-end chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2011)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[16]	116

2022 year-end chart performance for *Cheese*
Chart (2022)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[17]	118

Certifications


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

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