Karaoke (Boomdabash and Alessandra Amoroso song)

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"Karaoke"
Single by Boomdabash and Alessandra Amoroso
from the album Don't Worry (Best of 2005-2020)
LanguageItalian
Released11 June 2020 (2020-06-11)
Genre
Length2:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Takagi & Ketra
Boomdabash singles chronology
"Ti volevo dedicare"
(2019) 		"Karaoke"
(2020) 		"Don't Worry"
(2020)
Alessandra Amoroso singles chronology
"Immobile 10+1"
(2019) 		"Karaoke"
(2020) 		"Pezzo di cuore"
(2021)
Music video
"Karaoke" on YouTube

"Karaoke" is a song by Italian group Boomdabash and Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso.[1] It was released on 11 June 2020 through Universal Music Italy, as the lead single from the group greatest hits album Don't Worry (Best of 2005-2020).[2][3]

The song peaked at number one on the Italia Singles Chart, becoming the best selling song ot 2020 in Italy. It also marked the artists second commaboration after "Mambo salentino" published in 2019.

Background and composition[edit]

"Karaoke" is the second collaboration between Amoroso and Boomdabash after the single "Mambo salentino" published in 2019.[4][5] The song was firstly written by Federica Abbate and Rocco Pagliarulo, and then produced and rewritten by Boomdabash.[6][7]

In a interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano, Amoroso explained the meaning of the song and her decision to sing it:[8]

"I thought about it for a week and fought to carry on "Karaoke." I said, "You know what? I feel like doing it and I did it." I felt like singing it because it gives me happiness, it makes me laugh, I loved it. [...] I couldn't have come out with another piece. They proposed things to me especially in line with a certain record project, but that was not my reasoning. I really needed to come up with something light, to get a simple, strong message across that could 'revive' people after the lockdown and give them emotions and energy. "Karaoke" was my lifeline. For Boomdabash then I have a crazy love and also for their families. We are like brothers, we know each other well."

Music video[edit]

The music video, directed by Fabrizio Conte and choreographed by Veronica Peparini, was shot between the beach of San Pietro in Bevagna and Eremo di Vincent in Guagnano.[9][10] It was published on June 24, 2020 through Boomdabash's YouTube channel.[11]

Commercial performance[edit]

After debuting at No. 3 on the Italia Singles Chart, "Karaoke" topped the chart for three coonsecutive weeks.[12][13] It became Amoroso third number one song on the chart and Boomdabash's first one. At the end of 2020 "Karaoke" was the best-selling song of 2020 in Italy by FIMI.[14] At the end of the year, it was also the third most played Italian song on the radio.[15][16]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Karaoke"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[17] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 44

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[19] 6× Platinum 420,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boomdabash e Alessandra Amoroso di nuovo insieme". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). June 9, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Il significato di Karaoke, Boomdabash e Amoroso scrivono il tormentone post Covid-19". Fanpage.it (in Italian). June 12, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Vecchio, Rita (June 11, 2010). "I Boomdabash tornano con un nuovo singolo «Facciamo il Karaoke con la Amoroso»". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Visentin, Barbara (June 12, 2020). "I Boomdabash e Alessandra Amoroso lanciano «Karaoke», «il nostro inno alla vita»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Alessandra Amoroso e i Boomdabash dopo il successo di "Mambo Salentino" tornano con "Karaoke"". All Music Italia (in Italian). June 9, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (June 25, 2020). "I Boomdabash (con Alessandra Amoroso): «Il nostro "Karaoke" serve a farvi ballare"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Brocardo, Enrica (July 31, 2020). "Boomdabash, «Karaoke» e la formula del tormentone perfetto". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Conti, Andrea (September 8, 2020). "Alessandra Amoroso a FQMagazine: "Ho vinto due grandi paure (e quella "matta" di Emma mi ha 'salvata'). E ora mi godo 'Karaoke'"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  9. ^ ""Karaoke" di Boomdabash e Alessandra Amoroso, è uscito il video". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). June 24, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Puricella, Anna (June 26, 2020). "Boomdabash e Amoroso: il tormentone Karaoke è girato a Vincent City, il 'Parc Guell' del Salento". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Carrubba, Francesco (June 8, 2020). "Alessandra Amoroso e Boomdabash: Karaoke, nuovo singolo. L'anteprima video". Radio Italia (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  12. ^ Zani, Simone (July 24, 2020). "Classifiche di Vendita Fimi Settimana #30: Lazza scalza Guè Pequeno. "Karaoke" svetta tra i singoli". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Nell'estate della musica in streaming il numero uno è 'Karaoke'". La Repubblica (in Italian). September 4, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "Top of the Music 2020: Persona è l'album più venduto del 2020" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. January 7, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  15. ^ Chignola, Francesco (December 31, 2020). "La classifica dei 30 brani più ascoltati in radio nel 2020". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  16. ^ ""Karaoke" dei Boomdabash e Alessandra Amoroso è da due mesi la canzone più trasmessa in radio". Fanpage.it (in Italian). August 29, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "Top Singoli - Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 26.06.2020 al 02.07.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "Boomdabash – Karaoke". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Italian single certifications – Boomdabash, Alessandra Amoroso – Karaoke" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 30, 2024. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Karaoke" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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