Ringo Starr (song)

"Ringo Starr"
Single by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
from the album Fuori dall'hype - Ringo Starr
Released	6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:03
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Riccardo Zanotti
Producer(s)	Fabrizio Ferraguzzo
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari singles chronology
"Fuori dall'hype" (2019) "Ringo Starr" (2020) "Ridere" (2020)
Music video
"Ringo Starr" on YouTube

"Ringo Starr" is a song by Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. It was released by Sony Music on 6 February 2020 as the first single from the reissue of fourth studio album Fuori dall'hype . ^{[1] [2]}

The song was the band's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, the 70th edition of Italy's musical festival, where it placed 3rd in the grand final. ^[3] "Ringo Starr" peaked at number 3 on the weekly Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified quadruple platinum in Italy.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 6 February 2020, to accompany the single's release. Directed by William9, the video is a parody of the film Back to the Future , with the frontman Riccardo Zanotti acting as Marty McFly during the school ball scene.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ringo Starr"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [4]	3
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [5]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Ringo Starr"

Chart (2021)	Position
Italy (FIMI) [6]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [7]	4× Platinum	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Sanremo 2020, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari al Festival con "Ringo Starr": il testo". Sky TG24 . 4 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
2. "Ringo Starr, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari: la canzone di Sanremo 2020 su una vita che può anche non essere speciale (e va bene così)". Soundsblog. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
3. "Sanremo 2020, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari al terzo posto". Il Giorno (in Italian). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. "Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 07.02.2020 al 13.02.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 9 August 2022.
5. "Earone Airplay - Settimana #9 dal 21/02/2020 al 27/02/2020" (in Italian). Earone.
6. "Classifica annuale 2020" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 9 August 2022.
7. "Italian single certifications – Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Ringo Starr" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 11 March 2024.