Sofia (Álvaro Soler song)

"Sofia" is a single by Spanish singer-songwriter Álvaro Soler. The song was released as a separate single after "El mismo sol" and "Agosto". "Sofia" was not included in the original Soler debut album Eterno Agosto in 2015, nor in the 2015 Italian and Spanish deluxe editions, but it did appear in the Eterno Agosto International 2016 edition as well as the 2016 Italian reissue of the album.

"Sofia"
Single by Álvaro Soler
from the album Eterno Agosto
Released	15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
Genre	Folk pop Latin pop
Length	3:30
Label	Airforce 1, Universal Music, Sony
Songwriter(s)	Simon Triebel Ali Zuckowski Nadir Khayat Jakke Erixson Álvaro Tauchert Soler
Producer(s)	RedOne T.I. Jakke
Álvaro Soler singles chronology
"Agosto" (2015) "Sofia" (2016) "Libre" (2016)
Music video
"Sofia" on YouTube

The song was a big hit first in Italy climbing in a three weeks after release to the top of the Italian FIMI chart and the Italian Airplay chart, and it proved to be a pan-European and international hit for Álvaro Soler. The music video for the song was shot in Havana, Cuba. The single went seven times platinum in Italy[1] and two times platinum in Spain.[2]

Formats and track listings

Digital download

1. "Sofia" – 3:30

CD single

1. "Sofia" – 3:30
2. "Volar" – 3:01

Remix

1. "Sofia" (B-Case Remix) – 3:16
2. "Sofia" (Oovee Remix) – 3:44
3. "Sofia" (Robin Grubert Remix) – 3:21

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016–18) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 16 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[6] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 19 Ecuador (National-Report)[8] 3 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 15 France (SNEP)[10] 9 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 23 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 2 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 2 Italy (FIMI)[15] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 19 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[18] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[19] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[20] 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 15 Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] 5 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 28 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 34 Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 80 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[28] 88 Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 24 Italy (Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana)[30] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 50 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 78 Poland (ZPAV)[33] 18 Slovenia (SloTop50)[34] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 11 Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[36] 2 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[37] 94 Hungary (Single Top 40)[38] 9 Slovenia (SloTop50)[39] 18 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 63

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[41]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[42]	Platinum	30,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[43]	Platinum	400,000
Italy (FIMI)[44]	8× Platinum	400,000
Poland (ZPAV)[45]	Diamond	100,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46]	2× Platinum	80,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47]	2× Platinum	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. FIMI certificazioni (in Italian)
2. "PROMUSICAE - Alvaro Soler - Sofia" (in Spanish)
3. "Austriancharts.at – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. "Ultratop.be – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
6. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201644 into search. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201639 into search. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
8. "Top 100 Ecuador" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
9. "Alvaro Soler: Sofia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
10. Hamard, Jonathan (2 September 2016). "Ventes de la semaine 35 : Céline Dion cartonne, Britney Spears et M Pokora démarrent timidement" (in French). Aficia. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
13. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Alvaro Soler" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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19. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
20. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201633 into search. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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22. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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24. "Swisscharts.com – Alvaro Soler – Sofia". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
25. "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
26. "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
27. "Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
28. "Dance Top 100 - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
29. "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
30. "Top Of The Music FIMI-GfK 2016: Le Uniche Classifiche Annuali Complete". GfK Entertainment (in Italian). fimi.it. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
31. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
32. "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
33. "Podsumowanie roku – Airplay 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
34. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
35. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
36. "Dance Top 100 - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
37. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
38. "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
39. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
40. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
41. "Austrian single certifications – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
42. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2017". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
43. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alvaro Soler; 'Sofia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
44. "Italian single certifications – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 May 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sofia" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
45. "Polish single certifications – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
46. "Spanish single certifications – Alvaro Soler – Sofia" (in Spanish). Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
47. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Alvaro Soler; 'Sofia')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2017.