Pookie (song)

"Pookie"
Capo Plaza remix cover
Single by Aya Nakamura
from the album Nakamura
Released10 April 2019
Recorded2018
Length3:00
Label
Songwriters
  • Aya Nakamura
  • Archibald Smith
  • Le Side
  • Ever Mihigo
Producers
  • Aloïs Zandry
  • Vladimir Boudnikoff
Aya Nakamura singles chronology
"La dot"
(2018)
"Pookie"
(2019)
"Soldat"
(2019)
Music video
"Pookie" on YouTube

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

Commercial performance

The song hit number 5 in France.[1]

The song reached number 2 on the Italian Singles Chart, helped by the remix with Italian rapper Capo Plaza.[2] The song also reached the top ten in Belgium.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]9
France (SNEP)[5]5
Italy (FIMI)[6]2
Netherlands (Single Tip)[7] 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]55
Chart (2024) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 105

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Italy (FIMI)[11] 83
Turkey (Radiomonitor TR International)[12] 14

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[13] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 80,000‡
France (SNEP)[15] Diamond 333,333‡
Italy (FIMI)[16] 3× Platinum 210,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Aya Nakamura - Pookie". August 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aya Nakamura - Pookie". August 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  6. ↑ "Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Top Digital Download.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 10/08/2019". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 31, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "RadiomonitorTR 2020 yılında en çok çalınan Uluslararası eserler Top20" (in Turkish). Radiomonitor. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Aya Nakamura – Pookie". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "French single certifications – Aya Nakamura – Pookie" (in French). SNEP.
  16. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Aya Nakamura feat. Capo Plaza – Pookie" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 November 2022.