This Patrick Watson hit is Spotify's most popular French song in non-French markets

Patrick Watson's "Je te laisserai des mots" was released as a stand-alone single in 2010, and 14 years later Spotify has announced it as the most popular French song in non-French markets on the streaming service.

A song with only one full verse to it, "Je te laisserai des mots" was originally written for Catherine Deneuve's filmMres et Filles, and the song hasseen its fair share of TV placements. It started gaining steam again in 2019 when a popularYouTube account posted the song paired with archival home video footage, but TikTok users really pulled the haunting, piano-based track from the Montreal singer-songwriter into the 2020s during the pandemic, as it added melodrama to snippets of their everydaylives.

In September 2021, it was oft used during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, when TikTok had added "new resources for those who were struggling with suicidal ideations," according to NBC News.And inMarch 2022, Justin Bieber used it to soundtrack a video of his home life with wife, Hailey.As of September 2024, Watson's the songis approaching one billion streams on Spotify.

In the report tracking data between August 2023 and July 2024, Spotifydetailed more than 100 million non-francophoneusers worldwide who listened to at least one piece of French audio content each day. The streaming company also reported that since 2019, French-language music streams have increased by 94 per cent.

After Watson's most-listened-to French song in non-French markets, Spotify lists French artist Indila's"Dernire danse" as the second-most popular song, and Belgian artist Stromae's "Alors on danse" as thethird.

The report also revealed that beloved Quebec group Les Cowboys Fringantsis Spotify's most-streamed French-speaking artist in North America (in non-French markets), followed by Watson and Stromae. Les Cowboys Fringants frontman, Karl Tremblay, died in November 2023.