"Ma meilleure ennemie" () is a song by Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae and French musician Pomme. It was released on 23 November 2024 as part of the soundtrack to the second season of the Netflix animated series Arcane (2024), and later impacted Italian radio on 6 December, through Riot Games and Virgin Music.
The song was written by the artists alongside Alexander Seaver, as well as Stromae's brother and long-time collaborator Luc Van Haver. In April 2025, an extended version of the soundtrack was released, which includes a new version of "" featuring British rock band Coldplay and Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna.
Background On 23 November 2024, Stromae took to social media to announce his collaboration with Pomme, saying they "crafted a special song" for the final season of the series Arcane, which was released on Netflix the same day.
The song marked the return of the singer after a two-year break from music and the cancellation of his Multitude Tour in early 2023 for health reasons.
"Ma meilleure ennemie" plays during "Pretend Like It's the First Time", the seventh episode of Arcanes second season. It accompanies a key scene that sees the characters Ekko and Powder dancing.
Commercial performance "Ma meilleure ennemie" debuted at number 8 on the global Spotify chart with over 5.9 million streams, a record among French-language tracks. According to Mediatraffic, the song also moved 145,000 units during its first week worldwide.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Ma meilleure ennemie" Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Bolivia (Billboard) 9 Chile (Billboard) 14 Croatia (Billboard) 19 Ecuador (Billboard) 22 France (SNEP) 1 Greece International (IFPI) 1 Israel (Mako Hitlist) 72 Italy (FIMI) 54 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 12 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 2 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 4 Lithuania (AGATA) 2 Luxembourg (Billboard) 4 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 102 Peru (Billboard) 19 Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) 82 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 2 Romania (Billboard) 7 Singapore (RIAS) 13 Suriname (Nationale Top 40) 28 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 113 United Arab Emirates (IFPI) 18 US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 2
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Ma meilleure ennemie" Chart (20242025) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 15 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 17 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 6 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 21 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 16 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 17
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Ma meilleure ennemie" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 47 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 103 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 6 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 80 France (SNEP) 30 Global 200 (Billboard) 200 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 24 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 158 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 171 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 80 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 89
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Ma meilleure ennemie" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Italy 6 December 2024 Radio airplay
See also List of number-one hits of 2024 (France) List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2024
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