Pookie (song)

"Pookie" (French pronunciation: [puki], French for "snitch") is a song recorded by French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura. It was released as a single on 10 April 2019.

"Pookie"
Capo Plaza remix cover
Single by Aya Nakamura
from the album Nakamura
Released	10 April 2019
Recorded	2018
Length	3:00
Label	Rec. 118 Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Aya Nakamura Archibald Smith Le Side Ever Mihigo
Producer(s)	Aloïs Zandry Vladimir Boudnikoff
Aya Nakamura singles chronology
"La dot" (2018) "Pookie" (2019) "Soldat" (2019)
Music video
"Pookie" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was shot in the Gallery of Diana, Palace of Fontainebleau

The music video was released on 10 April, 2019 and was directed by the song's producer, Vladimir Boudnikoff. It was shot in the Gallery of Diana in the Palace of Fontainebleau. The video shows Aya Nakamura performing the vogue, a modern house dance originating in the 1980s. Some scenes are also shot in the Gallery of the Deers, Gallery of François I and in the Ballroom.

The music video had reached 100 million views in August 2019. It has over 269 million views.^[when?]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018-2020)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2]	9
France (SNEP)[3]	5
Italy (FIMI)[4]	2
Netherlands (Single Tip)[5]	2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	55

Chart (2024)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[8]	105

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Italy (FIMI)[9]	83
Turkey (Radiomonitor TR International)[10]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Platinum	80,000‡
France (SNEP)[13]	Diamond	333,333‡
Italy (FIMI)[14]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
2. "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). Ultratop 50.
3. "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). Les classement single.
4. "Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Top Digital Download.
5. "Dutch Single Tip 10/08/2019". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 15, 2023.
6. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
7. "Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Swiss Singles Chart.
8. "Top Singles (Week 31, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
9. "Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto" (Download the attachment and open the singles file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
10. "RadiomonitorTR 2020 yılında en çok çalınan Uluslararası eserler Top20" (in Turkish). Radiomonitor. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
11. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
12. "Canadian single certifications – Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
13. "French single certifications – Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
14. "Italian single certifications – Aya Nakamura feat. Capo Plaza – Pookie" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 November 2022.