Insuperabile

"Insuperabile"
Single by Rkomi
from the album Taxi Driver +
Released	2 February 2022
Genre	Rap rock
Length	2:52
Label	Universal Music Italy
Songwriter(s)	Martorana Alessandro La Cava Francesco "Katoo" Catitti
Producer(s)	Francesco Catitti
Rkomi singles chronology
"La coda del diavolo" (2021) "Insuperabile" (2022) "5 gocce" (2022)
Music video
"Insuperabile" on YouTube

"Insuperabile" is a song recorded by Italian rapper Rkomi. It was released on 2 February 2022 through Universal Music Italy, as the fifth single from his seventh studio album Taxi Driver +. ^{[1] [2]}

The song competed in the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival, ^{[3] [4]} Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 17th in the grand final. ^[5]

Critic reception

Andrea Laffranchi of il Corriere della Sera found in the rapper's artistic choice a search for "national-popular consensus," converting to music played and not rapped, arguing that the song "plays with rock stereotypes: a riff, foot-stomping drums, flames, and powerful engines." ^[6] Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano wrote that the single opens with "a sustained bass line that captivates from the first notes." ^[7] Francesco Chignola of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni also reflected on the musical side, writing that it "starts off immediately with a powerful bass line, a fast beat, breaking down the boundaries between rap and rock, with an explosive orchestral finale," although he finds the lyrics a bit "full of automotive imagery." ^[8]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by YouNuts!, was released on February 2, 2022, through the rapper's YouTube channel. ^[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Insuperabile"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [10]	6
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [11]	10

Certifications

Certifications for "Insuperabile"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [12]	3× Platinum	300,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Gradi, Stefano (24 January 2022). "Il testo di "Insuperabile", la canzone di Rkomi a Sanremo 2022". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. Spinelli, Andrea (14 January 2022). "Rkomi, conto alla rovescia per Sanremo: "E sul palco punto tutto su Vasco"". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
3. Nasto, Vincenzo (1 February 2022). "Il testo e il significato di Insuperabile, la canzone di Rkomi a Sanremo 2022". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
4. Avellina, Giuditta (1 February 2022). "Rkomi corre veloce a Sanremo 2022, «Insuperabile»". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
5. "La classifica finale: Elisa al secondo posto, Morandi terzo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
6. Laffranchi, Andrea (14 January 2024). "Sanremo, le pagelle delle canzoni: Elisa da brividi (voto 8), Zanicchi polverosa (voto 4,5)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
7. Conti, Andrea (14 January 2022). "Sanremo 2022, gli ascolti in anteprima dei 25 brani: Mahmood e Blanco, Elisa da podio. Sorprese da Dargen, Sangiovanni e Rkomi". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
8. Gradi, Stefano (14 January 2022). "Le canzoni di Sanremo 2022: il primo ascolto". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
9. "Rkomi, "Insuperabile": ecco il video della canzone in gara al Festival di Sanremo 2022". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
10. "Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 28.01.2022 al 03.02.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 23 June 2024.
11. "Classifica Airplay - Insuperabile -Rkomi". EarOne. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
12. "Italian single certifications – Rkomi – Insuperabile" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 23 June 2024.