Blu (Rkomi and Elisa song)

2019 single by Rkomi featuring Elisa

"Blu"

Single by Rkomi featuring Elisa
from the album  Dove gli occhi non arrivano
Language| Italian
Released| 8 March 2019
Recorded| 2019
Genre| Pop rap
Length| 2:45.
Label|

* Universal Music Italy
* Island

Songwriter(s)|

* Mirko Manuele Martorana
* Elisa Toffoli
* Pablo Miguel Lombroni
* Paolo Alberto Monachetti

Producer(s)|

* Charlie Charles

Rkomi singles chronology
| "Non ho mai avuto la mia età"
(2018)  | "Blu"
(2019)  | "Visti dall'alto"
(2019)

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Elisa singles chronology
| "Anche fragile"
(2019)  | "Blu"
(2019)  | "Vivere tutte le vite"
(2019)

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Music video
"Blu" on YouTube

"Blu" is a song recorded by Italian rapper Rkomi featuring Italian singer Elisa. The song was released on 8 March 2019 through Island Records as the lead single from the rapper's second studio album Dove gli occhi non arrivano.[1][2]

The two artists recorded a sequel song entitled "Blu Part II", which is featured on the 2019 re-release of Elisa's studio album Diari aperti.[3][4]

## Composition

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The song was written by Rkimo and Elisa, with music production by Charlie Charles.[5][6]

## Critic reception

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Mary Adorno of Cosmopolitain Italia described the song "with pop and melancholic overtones", in which "between cryptic passages there are images that tell of everyday life, the difficulty of being oneself without compromise, and how love is able to merge a world of things into one".[7]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

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Italy (FIMI)[8] | 9
Italy (EarOne Airplay)[9] | 21

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2020)  | Position

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Italy (FIMI)[10] | 67

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Blu"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Italy (FIMI)[11] | 2× Platinum  | 140,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Carrubba, Francesco (7 March 2019). "Rkomi: ecco il singolo "Blu" con Elisa e i duetti del nuovo album". Radio Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. ^ Visentin, Barbara (3 March 2019). "Rkomi: oltre il rap, esploro i sentimenti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
3. ^ Sciortino, Ilaria (7 November 2019). "Elisa: il primo singolo estratto da Diari Aperti (Segreti Svelati) è Blu Part II con Rkomi". Radio 105 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
4. ^ Manca, Mario (31 October 2019). "Da Carmen Consoli a Calcutta: i duetti di Elisa nel doppio album "Diari Aperti (Segreti Svelati)"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
5. ^ "Rkomi con Elisa, Jovanotti, Carl Brave: "Un album meno hip hop" - Intervista". Rockol (in Italian). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
6. ^ Rossini, Matteo (8 March 2019). "'Blu', il testo della nuova canzone di Rkomi feat. Elisa". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
7. ^ Adorno, Mary (8 March 2019). "Blu, la canzone di Rkomi feat. Elisa ti dice come l'amore fonde in una sola persona un mondo di cose". Cosmopolitain Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
8. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 22.03.2019 al 28.03.2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
9. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio - Blu - Rkomi, Elisa". EarOne. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
10. ^ "Classifica annuale 2019 (dal 28.12.2018 al 26.12.2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
11. ^ "Italian single certifications – Rkomi feat. Elisa – Blu" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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* t
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Rkomi

Studio albums|

* Taxi Driver (2021)
* No Stress (2023)

Singles|

* "Blu"
* "La coda del diavolo"
* "Insuperabile"
* "5 gocce"
* "Il ritmo delle cose"

Featured singles|

* "Blu Part II"
* "Vento sulla luna"

Related|

* X Factor
* Sanremo Music Festival
* 2022
* 2025

* v
* t
* e

Elisa

* Discography
* List of songs

Studio albums|

* Pipes & Flowers
* Asile's World
* Then Comes the Sun
* Lotus
* Pearl Days
* Heart
* Ivy
* L'anima vola
* On
* Diari aperti
* Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future

Compilations|

* Elisa
* Soundtrack '96–'06
* Caterpillar
* Dancing
* Steppin' on Water
* Soundtrack '97-'17
* Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios

Singles|

* "Sleeping in Your Hand"
* "Labyrinth"
* "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)"
* "Rainbow"
* "Dancing"
* "Almeno tu nell'universo"
* "Una poesia anche per te"
* "Teach Me Again"
* "Gli ostacoli del cuore"
* "Eppure sentire (Un senso di te)"
* "Stay"
* "Qualcosa che non c'è"
* "Ti vorrei sollevare"
* "Love Is Requited"
* "Ancora qui"
* "L'anima vola"
* "Ecco che"
* "A modo tuo"
* "No Hero"
* "Se piovesse il tuo nome"
* "Anche fragile"
* "Vivere tutte le vite"
* "Blu Part II"
* "Seta"
* "O forse sei tu"
* "Litoranea"
* "Quando nevica"
* "Dillo solo al buio"

Featured singles|

* "Domani 21/04.09"
* "Donna d'Onna"
* "Basta così"
* "Piccola anima"
* "Da sola/In the Night"
* "Blu"
* "Birds"
* "Neon – Le ali"
* "Rubini"
* "Diamanti"
* "Rimani qui"

DVDs/Live albums|

* Lotus
* Pearl Days
* Soundtrack '96–'06

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