Blu (Rkomi and Elisa song)

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

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

Critic reception

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[8]	9
Italy (EarOne Airplay)[9]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Italy (FIMI)[10]	67

Certifications

Certifications for "Blu"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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.