Prima che

"Prima che"
Single by Nayt
Released	25 February 2026
Genre	Conscious hip-hop alternative hip-hop
Length	3:19
Label	Columbia VNT1 Sony Music
Composer	Stefano Tognini
Lyricist	William Mezzanotte
Producer	Zef
Nayt singles chronology
"Un uomo" (2025) "Prima che" (2026)
Music video
"Prima che" on YouTube

"Prima che" ("Before") is a song co-written and recorded by Italian rapper Nayt, released on 25 February 2026 through Columbia Records, VNT1, and Sony Music. ^{[1] [2]}

The song was presented in competition during the Sanremo Music Festival 2026. ^{[3] [4]}

Music video

The music video for "Prima che", directed by Giulio Rosati, was published in conjunction with the release of the song through Nayt's YouTube channel. ^{[5] [6]}

Promotion

Main article: Sanremo Music Festival 2026

Italian broadcaster RAI organised the 76th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival between 24 and 28 February 2026. On 30 November 2025, Nayt was announced among the participants of the festival, with the title of his competing entry revealed the following 14 December. ^{[7] [8]}

Charts

Chart performance for "Prima che"

Chart (2026)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [9]	4
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [10]	46

References

1. "Nayt a Sanremo 2026 con Prima che: testo e significato". All Music Italia (in Italian).
2. "Prima che - Nayt". EarOne.
3. "Con Nayt a Sanremo la profondità dei rapporti umani senza sovrastrutture". ANSA (in Italian).
4. "Sanremo 2026, Nayt con Prima che. Testo e recensione". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
5. "Tutti i video dei cantanti in gara a Sanremo 2026". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
6. "Video ufficiali Sanremo 2026: tutti i videoclip dei 30 Big in un'unica pagina". All Music Italia (in Italian).
7. "Sanremo 2026. Da Tommaso Paradiso a Patty Pravo, Carlo Conti annuncia i nomi dei 30 Big in gara". RaiNews (in Italian). RAI. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
8. Dammacco, Beppe (15 December 2025). "Sanremo 2026: i titoli dei brani in gara. Definite le quattro Nuove Proposte". Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
9. "Singoli 9 2026 – Archivio classifiche settimanali". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
10. "EarOne Airplay: Week #10 dal 27/02/2026 al 05/03/2026" [EarOne Airplay: Week #10 from 27/02/2026 to 05/03/2026] (in Italian). EarOne. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.