Laura non c'è
"Laura non c'è" is a pop-rock song written by Italian pop singer Nek. It was released as the second single from his fourth album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (1997) and achieved a huge success in Italy, Europe and Latin America. The song was sung by Nek in the Sanremo Music Festival in 1997.
"Laura non c'è" | ||||
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Single by Nek | ||||
from the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto | ||||
Released | February 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Don't Worry | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nek, Massimo Varini, Antonello De Sanctis | |||
Nek singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Laura non c'è" on YouTube |
Track listing
# | Title | Length |
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1 | Laura non c'è (Album Version) | 3:46 |
2 | Laura non c'è (Radio Vocal Version) | 3:58 |
Other versions
In Spain and Latin America, a Spanish-language version of the song, "Laura no está", was released. An English version of the song, "Laura is away", was also released in the United Kingdom, the song managed to reach number-fifty-nine in the UK Singles Chart. More recently, a French version was released in Italian/French with the French singer Céréna, and the Belgian singer Wim Soutaer released the single, Voor Altijd in 2004, which was a Dutch version with different lyrics.
Charts
- Weekly
Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 34 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] | 7 |
France (SNEP)[4] | 11 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI)[6] | 1 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 53 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 2 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 59 |
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[10] | 19 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 41 |
- Charting according to Musica e dischi
Italian Singles chart (according to Musica e dischi)[12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[13] | Gold | 250,000* |
Italy (FIMI)[14] | Gold | 25,000![]() |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- "Austriancharts.at – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "Ultratop.be – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- "Ultratop.be – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- "Lescharts.com – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Les classement single.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Nek – Laura non c'è". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Singoli - I Numeri Uno Dal 1997 Al 2006" (in Italian). IT-Charts (FIMI). Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "Swisscharts.com – Nek – Laura non c'è". Swiss Singles Chart.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- https://www.billboard.com/music/nek/chart-history/
- "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "Top Settimanali Single (from 01/03 until 21/06)". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "French single certifications – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- "Italian single certifications – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 7, 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Laura non c'è" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".