Brividi

"Brividi" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbriːvidi]; transl. "Shivers") is a song by Italian singers Mahmood and Blanco, released by Island Records and Universal Music on 2 February 2022. It is the winner of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival 2022 and Italy's entry at that year's Eurovision Song Contest.

"Brividi"
Single by Mahmood and Blanco
Released	2 February 2022 (2022-02-02)
Length	3:19 (original version) 2:55 (Eurovision version)
Label	Island Universal Music
Composer(s)	Michelangelo Mahmood Blanco
Lyricist(s)	Mahmood Blanco
Producer(s)	Michelangelo
Mahmood singles chronology
"Rubini" (2021) "Brividi" (2022) "Bel Air" (2022)
Blanco singles chronology
"Finché non mi seppelliscono" (2021) "Brividi" (2022) "Nostalgia" (2022)
Music video
"Brividi" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country	Italy
Artist(s)	Mahmood and Blanco
Language	Italian
Composer(s)	Alessandro Mahmoud Michele "Michelangelo" Zocca Riccardo Fabbriconi
Lyricist(s)	Alessandro Mahmoud Riccardo Fabbriconi
Finals performance
Final result	6th
Final points	268
Entry chronology
◄ "Zitti e buoni" (2021)
"Due vite" (2023) ►

"Brividi" broke the record for the most streams in one day on Spotify in Italy.^[1] It topped the Italian and the Swiss official singles charts. It reached the top ten in Iceland, Lithuania and Israel, charted in eight other territories, and has since been certified sextuple platinum in Italy.

Music video

The music video for "Brividi", directed by Attilio Cusani, was shot in Amsterdam and in the concert hall Musis in Arnhem and released on 2 February 2022 via Mahmood's YouTube channel.^[2] As of May 2022^[update], the YouTube video has over 58 million views.^[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

"Brividi" was released by Island Records and Universal Music on 2 February 2022 and was performed by Mahmood and Blanco at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, the 72nd edition of Italy's annual national music event which doubled as offering the winner to act as the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. "Brividi" ultimately won the competition, and the performers accepted to participate at the contest in Turin.^[4][5][6]

Italy automatically qualified to the final of the contest, which included two semi finals, as the host nation and a member of the "Big Five", the contest's main sponsoring countries. In the final, held on 14 May 2022, "Brividi" was drawn to perform as the 9th entry out of 25,^[7] and placed 6th overall with 268 points, based on 7th place rank from juries and 8th from the public.^[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[9]

• Michelangelo – producer, composer
• Mahmood – associated performer, author, vocals
• Blanco – associated performer, author, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Brividi"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Croatia (HRT)^[10]	21
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[11]	1
Global 200 (Billboard)^[12]	15
Greece International (IFPI)^[13]	28
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[14]	8
Israel (Media Forest)^[15]	4
Italy (FIMI)^[16]	1
Lithuania (AGATA)^[17]	3
Luxembourg Songs (Billboard)^[18]	11
Netherlands (Single Tip)^[19]	2
Portugal (AFP)^[20]	170
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[21]	95
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	1
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[24]	65

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Brividi"

Chart (2022)	Position
Italy (FIMI)^[25]	1
Lithuania (AGATA)^[26]	85
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	79

Certifications

Certifications for "Brividi"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[28]	6× Platinum	600,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Mahmood e Blanco conquistano Spotify, «Brividi» nella top 5 globale". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
2. Musillo, Alessia (2 February 2022). "Il video di Brividi di Mahmood e Blanco è una pedalata su una bici di cristallo nella periferia di Amsterdam". Elle Decor (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
3. "Mahmood, BLANCO - Brividi (Sanremo 2022)". YouTube.com. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. Barro, Mattia (30 January 2022). "Mahmood e Blanco, i gemelli diversi di Sanremo 2022". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. Ferrari, Ettore (2 February 2022). "Sanremo 2022, Mahmood & Blanco vincono il Festival con il brano 'Brividi'". ANSA.it (in Italian). from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
6. "Mahmood & Blanco win 'Festival di Sanremo' and will represent Italy". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
7. "Eurovision 2022: The Grand Final running order". Eurovision.tv. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
8. Amin, Meghna (15 May 2022). "Eurovision 2022: Voting results between jury and televotes split revealed after Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra defeat UK at final hurdle". metro.co.uk. metro. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
9. "Credits / Brividi / Blanco Mahmood – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
10. "ARC 100 - datum: 21. veljače 2022". HRT. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
11. "Mahmood Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
12. "Mahmood Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
13. . ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
14. [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
15. "Media Forest Week 11, 2022". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
16. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 5" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
17. "2022 6-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
18. . Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
19. "Dutch Single Tip – 21/05/2022" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
20. "Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
21. "Weekly charts - Charts - Promusicae - Productores de Música de España". www.promusicae.es. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
22. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
23. "Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
24. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
25. "Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
26. "2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
27. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
28. "Italian single certifications – Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 October 2022.