"Ma meilleure ennemie" (English:'My Best Enemy') 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 "Ma meilleure ennemie" featuring British rock band Coldplay and Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
"Ma meilleure ennemie" plays during "Pretend Like It's the First Time",the seventh episode of Arcane's 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.[4] According to Mediatraffic,the song also moved 145,000 units during its first week worldwide.[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Ma meilleure ennemie"
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