Apnea (Emma Marrone song)
"Apnea" is a song recorded by Italian singer Emma. It was released on 7 February 2024 through Universal Music Italy, as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Souvenir.[1]
| "Apnea" | ||||
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| Single by Emma | ||||
| from the album Souvenir | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2024 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| "Apnea" on YouTube | ||||
The song competed in the 74th Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 14th in the grand final.[2][3][4] The song peaked at number nine on the FIMI Single Chart, becoming Marrone's 12th top-ten on the chart.
Composition edit
The song was written by the singer herself with Paolo Antonacci, Davide Petrella, and Julien Boverod.[5][6] Emma said that the song was conceived as "the end result of Souvenir" and an introduction to a new artistic direction.[7] In an interview with Radio Italia, she explained the meaning of the song:[8]
"It's a song about those butterflies in your stomach that make you lose your breath a little bit. It's about falling in love. Basically the solution is only one in life: dance your way through. To me, personally, Apnea has always given me this feeling of healthy lightness. [...] "Apea" is the summary of Souvenir, an album that opened me up to new vocal colors. Then, the months of club touring made me more familiar with these experiments."
"Apnea" also marked the singer's fourth participation in the Sanremo Music Festival after her winningsong "Non è l'inferno" (2012), "Arriverà" with Modà (2011) and "Ogni volta è così" (2022).[9]
Music video edit
The music video for the song, directed by Bogdan "Chilldays" Plakov, was released on February 7, 2024, through the singer's YouTube channel. On February 8, 2024 a second official music video was published in collaboration with the Italy National Artistic Swimming Team.[10]
Charts edit
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[11] | 9 |
| Italy Airplay (EarOne)[12] | 6 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 81 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[14] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Emma, dal 9 febbraio Souvenir Sanremo edition 2024". Agenzia ANSA. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Esposito, Cecilia (13 January 2024). "Emma a Sanremo 2024". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Manca, Mario (31 January 2024). "Emma promette di toglierci il respiro a Sanremo 2024". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Arianna Ascione (11 February 2024). "Sanremo 2024, la classifica definitiva e tutti i premi". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Emma in gara al Festival di Sanremo 2024 con "Apnea"". All Music Italia (in Italian). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Sanremo 2024: Wikipedia svela gli autori delle canzoni". Rockol (in Italian). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Assante, Ernesto (6 February 2024). "Emma Marrone e il ritorno a Sanremo: 'Un'edizione con artisti pazzeschi, voglio confrontarmi con me stessa e cambiare ancora'". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Verderio, Daniele (6 February 2024). "Emma: "Questo è il mio quarto Sanremo in gara, ma è come se fosse il primo!"". Radio Italia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Gasparello, Irene Anna (11 January 2024). "Emma Marrone a Sanremo 2024: un ritorno atteso". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Coreografia della Nazionale di Nuoto Artistico su "Apnea" di Emma". Rockol (in Italian). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 6" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Emma [IT] - Apnea" (in Swiss High German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Emma – Apnea" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 April 2024.