Insuperabile

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"Insuperabile"
Cover of Insuperabile by Rkomi 2022.jpg
Single by Rkomi
from the album Taxi Driver +
Released2 February 2022
Genre Rap rock
Length2:52
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]

Contents

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"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [12] 3× Platinum300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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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.
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