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Vulcano (song)

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"Vulcano"
Single by Francesca Michielin
from the album 2640
Released21 July 2017
Recorded2016
GenrePop
Length3:09
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Michielin, Dario Faini
Francesca Michielin singles chronology
"Almeno tu"
(2016)
"Vulcano"
(2017)
"Io non abito al mare"
(2017)

"Vulcano" is a song performed by Italian singer Francesca Michielin. The three-minute song was released as a digital download on 21 July 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment.[1][2] The song has peaked at number 44 on the Italian Singles Chart.[3]

Background

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In an interview with ANSA, she said, "Vulcano is an emblematic title that already makes sense in that there is something explosive in me and in my new way of making music, a volcano is something immediate, dirty and visceral, which at one point explodes."[4][5]

Critical reception

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William Lee Adams from Wiwibloggs described Vulcano as "play[ing] in the space between urban pop and tropical house, throbbing and pulsating with a heady mix of drum, piano, horns and more", concluding that "amid all the heat there’s a strong sense of cool, creating what may be her finest single yet."[5]

Music video

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An official music video to accompany the release of "Vulcano" was first released onto YouTube on 21 July 2017 at a total length of three minutes and seventeen seconds.[6] It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and filmed in Berlin between 22:00 and 5:30. In the video, Michielin travels through the city and visits various locations including the subway, a photo booth and a nightclub.[7]

Track listing

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Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Vulcano" (radio edit)3:09

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[3] 44
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[8] 59

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] Platinum 50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Italy 21 July 2017[1] Digital download Sony Music Entertainment

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vulcano (Radio Edit) - Single di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Apple Music. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ Valentina Cesarini (17 July 2017). "Francesca Michielin: Vulcano, il nuovo singolo e video". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Top Digital (Download e Streaming) - Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 2017-10-20 al 2017-10-26)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Francesca Michielin, "Io, esplosiva come un Vulcano" - Musica". ansa.it (in Italian).
  5. ^ a b "Hot like a Vulcano! Francesca Michielin erupts with tropical house sound on new single". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Francesca Michielin - Vulcano". YouTube. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Francesca Michielin: una notte a Berlino per il video di "Vulcano"". Radio Italia. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 40. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Italian single certifications – Francesca Michielin – Vulcano" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 November 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Vulcano" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".