"Blu" | ||||
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Single by Rkomi and Elisa | ||||
from the album Dove gli occhi non arrivano | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
Released | 8 March 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop rap | |||
Length | 2:45. | |||
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"Blu" on YouTube |
"Blu" is a song recorded by Italian rapper Rkomi and Italian singer Elisa. The song was released on 8 March 2019 through Island Records as the lead single from the rapper second studio album Dove gli occhi non arrivano. [1] [2]
The artists recorded a sequel ecorded entitled "Blu part II",which is featured on the 2019 re-release of Elisa's studio album Diari aperti . [3] [4]
The song was written by Rkimo and Elisa,with music production by Charlie Charles. [5] [6]
Mary Adorno of Cosmopolitain Italia described the song "with pop and melancholic overtones",in which "between cryptic passages there are images that tell of everyday life,the difficulty of being oneself without compromise,and how love is able to merge a world of things into one". [7]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Italy (FIMI) [8] | 9 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Italy (FIMI) [9] | 67 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI) [10] | 2×Platinum | 140,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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