"Blu celeste" (transl. Sky blue) is a song by Italian singer Blanco. It was released as a radio single on 10 September 2021 by Island Records and included in Blanco's debut album of the same name.[1] It was written by Blanco and Michelangelo, and produced by Michelangelo.[2][3]

"Blu celeste"
Single by Blanco
from the album Blu celeste
Released10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
Length3:26
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michelangelo
Blanco singles chronology
"Mi fai impazzire"
(2021)
"Blu celeste"
(2021)
"Finché non mi seppelliscono"
(2021)
Music video
"Blu celeste" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 1 on the FIMI single chart and was certified triple platinum in Italy.

Music video

edit

The music video for "Blu celeste", directed by Simone Peluso, was released on 9 September 2021 via Blanco's YouTube channel. As of 15 February 2022, the video has over 16 million views on YouTube.[4]

Personnel

edit

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

Charts

edit

Weekly charts

edit
Weekly chart performance of "Blu celeste"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 1

Year-end charts

edit
2021 year-end chart performance for "Blu celeste"
Chart (2021) Position
Italy (FIMI)[7] 37
2022 year-end chart performance for "Blu celeste"
Chart (2022) Position
Italy (FIMI)[8] 84

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] 3× Platinum 300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

edit
  1. ^ Paola Corradini (8 September 2021). "Blanco - Blu Celeste (Radio Date: 10-09-2021)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Blanco, Blu Celeste: il testo della nuova canzone". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Davide Misiano (17 September 2021). "Blanco "Blu celeste", una storia raccontata come se tutti noi ne fossimo stati testimoni". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ BLANCO - Blu Celeste (in Italian), 9 September 2021, retrieved 15 February 2022
  5. ^ "Credits / Blu celeste / Blanco – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Blanco – Blu celeste". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Classifica annuale 2021" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Italian single certifications – Blanco – Blu celeste" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 June 2024.