| "Coraline" | |
|---|---|
| Song byMåneskin | |
| from the albumTeatro d'ira: Vol. I | |
| Language | Italian |
| Released | 19 March 2021 |
| Studio | Mulino Recording Studio inAcquapendente[1] |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 5:00 |
| Label | |
| Songwriters |
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| Producers | Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, Måneskin |
"Coraline" is arock ballad by Italian rock bandMåneskin, from their second studio album,Teatro d'ira: Vol. I (2021). Although it was not released as a single it reached a Top 5 position in Finland, Greece and Lithuania. It received the double platinum certification byFIMI.[2]
Therock ballad was initially written in a hotel room by band's vocalistDamiano David and guitarist Thomas Raggi.[3][4] According to Thomas Raggi, the song has a progressive composition with anarpeggio. The voice and acoustic guitar from the beginning are later met with electric guitar, bass guitar and drums in a "very theatrical way". According to Ethan Torchio it is a "story with a beginning, a development and an end".[5] As explained by lyrics writer, Damiano David, the girl's name is unrelated to the same-titled novelCoraline byNeil Gaiman, but rather it was inspired by a true story. It is talking about a fragile girl's life which is withering, aknight-errant who is helpless in front of her suffering, and that the "tale ends badly, there is no happy ending".[4][6][7][8]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 65 |
| Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[10] | 72 |
| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 5 |
| Global Excl. U.S. (Billboard)[13] | 157 |
| Greece International (IFPI)[14] | 5 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 96 |
| Italy (FIMI)[16] | 13 |
| Latvia (LaIPA)[17] | 26 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[18] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] | 63 |
| Portugal (AFP)[20] | 52 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] | 83 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 91 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 91 |
| Ukraine (Tophit)[25] | 97 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[27] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[28] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Coraline" necessita di una precisazione: non è la storia di un uomo cavaliere che salva la principessa in difficoltà. La favola finisce male, non c'è il lieto fine. E' qualcosa di reale, è l'appassimento di questo fiore, di questa ragazza, e il cavaliere è inerme e impotente di fronte a quello che sta succedendo ... Per quanto riguarda Coraline, non è riferito al cartone, al film. La scelta del nome è puramente musicale, fonetica. La storia è reale, della quale non parlerò, riportata in favola e ognuno può interpretarla come preferisce
