This Year’s Big Europop Hit Is About Existential Angst

The song is “Alors on danse” by Stromae, a Rwandan-Belgian rapper. “Its blend of French flow, trance stabs, ravey sax and la-la-la vocals offer no less than four melodies perfect for drunken chanting while wiping sick off yourself, so it’s going to be massive. And yet, it’s about the awfulness of existence.”