Mai dire mai (La locura)

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"Mai dire mai (La locura)"
Willie Peyote - Mai dire mai (La locura) - Single cover.jpg
Single by Willie Peyote
Language Italian
Published4 March 2021
Genre Alternative hip hop
Songwriter(s) Willie Peyote

"Mai dire mai (la locura)" is a single by Italian rapper Willie Peyote, released on 4 March 2021, [1] most known for its participation at the 71st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. [2]

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Description

The song contains a sampling of a line by Valerio Aprea recited in the last episode of the third season of the television series Boris, already included in the title la locura. [3]

The piece was performed for the first time by the artist on the occasion of his participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, [2] finishing sixth in the final evening but winning the Mia Martini Critics' Award. [4] [5]

Videoclip

The video, shot in Cuneo, was published on 5 March 2021 through the rapper's YouTube channel.

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [6] 8
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [7] 20
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [8] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [9] Gold35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Willie Peyote - Mai dire mai (La Locura) (Radio Date: 04-03-2021)". EarOne. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. 1 2 TG24, Sky (6 March 2021). "Willie Peyote a Sanremo 2021 con la canzone Mai dire mai (La locura): il testo". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Sanremo 2021, le citazioni nerd del brano di Willie Peyote". Wired (in Italian). 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. "Willie Peyote, Mai dire mai (La locura) è disco d'oro". Spettacolo.eu. 6 April 2021.
  5. "Maneskin vincono Sanremo 2021, secondi Fedez-Michielin e terzo Ermal Meta". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. "Willie Peyote – Mai dire mai (La locura)". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. "Mai dire mai (La locura)". EarOne. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 30/04/2021" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. April 30, 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. "Italian single certifications – Willie Peyote – Mai dire mai (La locura)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 6 April 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Mai dire mai (La locura)" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".