"Destination Calabria"
A woman plays with a instrument. The Black word is 'ALEX GAUDINO FT. CRYSTAL WATERS' and the name of green word is 'DESTINATION CALABRIA'
Single by Alex Gaudino featuring Crystal Waters
from the album My Destination
Released2006
Length
  • 6:56 (original mix)
  • 3:03 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex Gaudino
  • Nari & Milani
Alex Gaudino singles chronology
"Reaction"
(2005) 		"Destination Calabria"
(2006) 		"Que Pasa Contigo"
(2007)
Crystal Waters singles chronology
"Lies"
(2004) 		"Destination Calabria"
(2007) 		"Dancefloor"
(2008)
Alternative cover
French cover
Music video
"Destination Calabria" on YouTube

"Destination Calabria" is a song by Italian music producer Alex Gaudino with vocals by Crystal Waters. It is the first single released from his debut album My Destination. The track is a mashup, taking the instrumental from Rune RK's "Calabria" and the vocals from Gaudino's and Waters' "Destination Unknown", both originally released in 2003. It was produced with the help of Maurizio Nari and Ronnie Milani (Nari & Milani), matching the saxophone riff from "Calabria" to Waters' voice.

In 2006, "Destination Calabria" was released in Italy as a 12-inch single by Rise Records. In the United Kingdom, a CD and 12-inch single were issued on 19 March 2007 by Data Records. The song was also successful in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video is directed by Eran "Rani" Creevy, produced by Ben Pugh for Ministry of Sound and choreographed by David Leighton.[citation needed] It features eight female dancers (Natasha Payne, Jessica Fox, Emma Warton and more)[citation needed] in sexualized green marching band costumes, playing various instruments in a seductive manner, and dancing inside an infinity cove. In some scenes, seemingly hundreds of the dancers are seen at once, but these are simply the original eight replicated many times using digital imagery.

Waters herself does not appear in the video, but members of the marching band lip sync her lyrics at various points.

Track listings

Chart performance

"Destination Calabria" entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 18 on 18 March 2007 on downloads alone and eventually peaked at No. 4. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Chart, No. 3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and No. 2 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[46] Gold 25,000*
Italy (FIMI)[47]
sales since 2009 		Gold 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Gold 400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Italy 2006 12-inch vinyl Rise
United Kingdom 19 March 2007
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[50]
Australia 4 June 2007 CD Ministry of Sound [51]

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