Casa mia

For other uses, see CASA-MIA and Casa mia, casa mia...
"Casa mia"
Single by Ghali
Released7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)
Length3:30
Label
  • Sto
  • Warner
Producer(s)Michelangelo
Ghali singles chronology
"Baba"
(2023) 		"Casa mia"
(2024) 		"Kiss Kiss"
(2024)
Music video
"Casa mia" on YouTube

"Casa mia" (transl. "My home") is a song by Italian rapper Ghali. It was produced by Michelangelo, and released on 7 February 2024.[1]

The song was Ghali's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, the 74th edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for the Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed fourth in the grand final.[2][3][4]

Anti-Israeli allegations

After its first performance at the Sanremo Festival, the song was attacked by the head of the Milan Jewish community [it] for its lyrical content (referencing hospital bombings), accusing him of "anti-Israeli propaganda" in the context of the Israel–Hamas war and requesting that host broadcaster RAI intervene; the artist responded by clarifying that the song had been written before the October 7 attacks but that he felt the duty to "take a stance" and "shed light on what [some] pretend not to see".[5]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Casa mia", directed by Lorenzo Sorbini, was first released onto YouTube on 7 February 2024.[6] Featuring an alien "halfway between a hippo and a dugong", the video has been described by Alessio Rosa on Videoclip Italia as "a fun jam session on a golf course".[7]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Casa mia"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[8] 5
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[9] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Casa mia"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Eleonora Bruno (7 February 2024). "Ghali - Casa Mia (Radio Date: 07-02-2024)". EarOne.
  2. ^ Stefano Gradi (30 January 2024). "Il testo di "Casa mia", la canzone di Ghali a Sanremo 2024". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.
  3. ^ "Ghali al Festival di Sanremo 2024, fotostoria del cantante di Casa mia". Sky TG24. 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ Arianna Ascione (11 February 2024). "Sanremo 2024, la classifica definitiva e tutti i premi". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Sanremo 2024, la comunità ebraica di Milano contro Ghali: «Propaganda anti-israeliana». Il rapper: «Il silenzio non suoni come un assenso»" [Sanremo 2024, the Milan Jewish community against Ghali: "Anti-Israeli propaganda". The rapper: "Silence must not sound like consent"]. Open (in Italian). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ghali - CASA MIA (Official Video, Sanremo 2024)". YouTube. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ Rosa, Alessio (12 February 2024). "Casa Mia (Lorenzo Sorbini)". Videoclip Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Ghali – Casa mia". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ghali – Casa mia" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 July 2024.