La coda del diavolo (song)

"La coda del diavolo" (lit. 'The devil's tail') is a song by Italian singer Rkomi featuring Elodie. The song was composed by Rkomi, Davide Petrella and Dardust.^[1] It was added to the digital edition of the album Taxi Driver, and later in the 2022 re-edition Taxi Driver +.^[2][3] In February 2022, it was released in vinyl, as B-side of Rkomi's Sanremo Music Festival 2022 entry "Insuperabile".^[4]

"La coda del diavolo"
Single by Rkomi ft. Elodie
from the album Taxi Driver +
Language	Italian
Released	21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Genre	Dance pop
Length	3:08
Label	Island Records
Songwriter(s)	Rkomi Davide Petrella Dardust
Rkomi singles chronology
"Luna piena" (2021) "La coda del diavolo" (2021) "Insuperabile" (2022)
Elodie singles chronology
"Vertigine" (2021) "La coda del diavolo" (2021) "Bagno a mezzanotte" (2022)
Music video
"La coda del diavolo" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)^[5]	1
Italy (Airplay)^[6]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)^[7]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	6× Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Rkomi, il testo del singolo 'La coda del diavolo' con Elodie". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
2. "Rkomi: in attesa di Sanremo, un altro Disco d'Oro e "Taxi Driver +"". Radio Italia. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
3. Zani, Simone (24 January 2022). "Rkomi, "Taxi Driver" si arricchisce di nuovi brani in attesa di "Insuperabile"". iMusicFun (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
4. Corbo, Emanuele (3 February 2022). "Sanremo 2022, i vinili delle canzoni in gara". Revenews (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. "Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 21.01.2022 al 27.01.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
6. "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
7. "Classifica annuale 2022 (dal 31.12.2021 al 29.12.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
8. "Italian single certifications – Rkomi feat. Elodie – La coda del diavolo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 31 December 2023.