"Coraline" | |
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Song by Måneskin | |
from the album Teatro d'ira: Vol. I | |
Language | Italian |
Released | 19 March 2021 |
Studio | Mulino Recording Studio in Acquapendente[1] |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 5:00 |
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, Måneskin |
"Coraline" is a rock ballad by Italian rock band Måneskin, 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 by FIMI.[2]
The rock ballad was initially written in a hotel room by band's vocalist Damiano David and guitarist Thomas Raggi.[3][4] According to Thomas Raggi, the song has a progressive composition with an arpeggio. 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 novel Coraline by Neil Gaiman, but rather it was inspired by a true story. It is talking about a fragile girl's life which is withering, a knight-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 |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 65 |
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] | 72 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 5 |
Greece (IFPI)[12] | 5 |
Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 96 |
Italy (FIMI)[14] | 13 |
Latvia (LaIPA)[15] | 26 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[16] | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 63 |
Portugal (AFP)[18] | 52 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] | 83 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] | 91 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 1 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 91 |
Ukraine (Tophit)[23] | 97 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[25] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[26] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |