Giovani Wannabe

"Giovani Wannabe"
Single by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
from the album Fake News
Released	27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:34
Label	Columbia Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Riccardo Zanotti Marco Paganelli
Producer(s)	Riccardo Zanotti Enrico Brun
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari singles chronology
"Pastello bianco" (2021) "Giovani Wannabe" (2022) "Dentista Croazia" (2022)
Music video
"Giovani Wannabe" on YouTube

"Giovani Wannabe" ("Young Wannabes") is a song by Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. It was released by Sony Music on 27 May 2022 as the first single from the band's fifth studio album Fake News . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The song topped the Italian singles chart and was certified seven times platinum in Italy. It also won the 2023 SIAE Music Award for the best radio song. ^[4]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 31 May 2022, to accompany the single's release. Directed by Francesco Lorusso, it stars Francesco Mehths Cicconetti and Chiara Pieri. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Giovani Wannabe"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [8]	1
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [9]	1

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Giovani Wannabe"

Chart	Position
Italy (FIMI) [10]	7

2023 year-end chart performance for "Giovani Wannabe"

Chart	Position
Italy (FIMI) [11]	48

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [12]	7× Platinum	700,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Eleonora Romanò (23 May 2022). "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari - Giovani Wannabe (Radio Date: 27/05/2022)". EarOne. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, esce il brano Giovani Wannabe". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 18 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
3. Andrea Di Quarto (22 August 2022). "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari: «"Giovani Wannabe" è nata quasi per caso. E invece...»". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
4. "SIAE Music Awards: ecco tutti i vincitori della prima edizione". Billboard Italia . 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
5. Gaetano Bizzoco (31 May 2022). "PTN: il video di Giovani Wannabe è un viaggio in auto". Radio Italia . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
6. Cristiana Mariani (31 May 2022). "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari: "Ci davano degli wannabe, guardate dove siamo"". Il Giorno . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
7. Fabrizio Basso (1 June 2022). "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, cultura e futuro per i Giovani Wannabe". Sky TG24 . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
8. "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Giovani Wannabe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
9. "Giovani Wannabe - Pinguini Tattici Nucleari". EarOne. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
10. "Classifica annuale 2022" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
11. "Classifica annuale 2023" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
12. "Italian single certifications – Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Giovani Wannabe" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 14 October 2024.