Calipso (song)

"Calipso" is a song by Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring vocals from Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra. It was released on 26 April 2019 by Island Records.[1] The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart.[2]

"Calipso"
Single by Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Length3:10
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Davide Petrella
  • Dardust
  • Fabri Fibra
  • Mahmood
  • Sfera Ebbasta
  • Charlie Charles
Producer(s)
  • Charlie Charles
  • Dardust
Charlie Charles singles chronology
"Peace & Love"
(2018)
"Calipso"
(2019)
"Barrio"
(2019)
Dardust singles chronology
"Sublime"
(2018)
"Calipso"
(2019)
"Barrio"
(2019)
Sfera Ebbasta singles chronology
"Mademoiselle"
(2019)
"Calipso"
(2019)
Mahmood singles chronology
"Soldi"
(2019)
"Calipso"
(2019)
"Barrio"
(2019)
Fabri Fibra singles chronology
"Torcida"
(2019)
"Calipso"
(2019)
Music video
"Calipso" on YouTube

Background and composition

The song was written by Davide Petrella, Dardust, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood, Sfera Ebbasta and Charlie Charles.[3] Its release was preceded by a series of teasers through Charlie Charles' social network accounts. Its title and featured artists were announced on 23 April 2019, three days before its release.[4]

Charlie Charles described "Calipso" as "a metaphor to tell how easy it is to let yourself be tempted by the wrong roads when you are a kid which starts from the suburbs, and how easy it is to negatively judge who comes from nothing".[5]

Music video

The music video for "Calipso", directed by Attilio Cusani, premiered on 15 May 2019 via Charlie Charles' YouTube channel.[6]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[8] 4× Platinum 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Italy 26 April 2019[1] Island
14 June 2019[9] 7-inch Limited Edition Universal Music Italia
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References

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