Coraline (song)

"Coraline"
Song by Måneskin
from the album Teatro d'ira: Vol. I
LanguageItalian
Released19 March 2021
StudioMulino Recording Studio in Acquapendente[1]
GenreRock
Length5:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
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]

Overview

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]

Charts

Chart performance for "Coraline"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 65
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 72
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 5
Global Excl. U.S. (Billboard)[13] 157
Greece International (IFPI)[14] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 96
Italy (FIMI)[16] 13
Latvia (LaIPA)[17] 26
Lithuania (AGATA)[18] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 63
Portugal (AFP)[20] 52
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 83
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 91
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 91
Ukraine (Tophit)[25] 97

Certifications

Certifications for "Coraline"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] Platinum 40,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[27] 2× Platinum 200,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] Gold 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Måneskin – Teatro D'Ira - Vol.I". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ Federico Rossini (14 June 2021). "Måneskin, è disco d'oro con "I wanna be your slave" e "Coraline"" (in Italian). Eurofestival News. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Mattia Marzi (22 March 2021). "Il rock secondo i Maneskin". Rockol.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vincenzo Nasto (22 March 2021). "Il significato di Coraline, la favola dei Maneskin sull'adolescenza, senza lieto fine". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ Grazia Cicciotti (22 March 2021). "Måneskin: "Scriviamo e parliamo di noi, senza metafore"". Revenews, Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Maneskin, Coraline è terza fra le tendenze YouTube: il successo dalla band romana". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ "I Måneskin ci presentano il loro nuovo album: "La vera rivoluzione è essere noi stessi"". Rockon (in Italian). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ Alberto Graziola (17 March 2021). "Maneskin, Teatro d'Ira Vol. 1: conferenza stampa dell'album: "Un'ira catartica, non distruttiva"". Soundsblog.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2021. Coraline" necessita di una precisazione: non è la storia di un uomo cavaliere che salva la principessa in difficoltà. La favola finisce male, non c'è il lieto fine. E' qualcosa di reale, è l'appassimento di questo fiore, di questa ragazza, e il cavaliere è inerme e impotente di fronte a quello che sta succedendo ... Per quanto riguarda Coraline, non è riferito al cartone, al film. La scelta del nome è puramente musicale, fonetica. La storia è reale, della quale non parlerò, riportata in favola e ognuno può interpretarla come preferisce
  9. ^ "Måneskin – Coraline" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 26. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Maneskin Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Måneskin: Coraline" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Maneskin Chart History (Billboard Global Excl. US)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Måneskin – Coraline". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ^ "LATVIJAS TOP 40" (in Latvian). LaIPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 22-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 28 d. – birželio 3 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Måneskin – Coraline" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Måneskin – Coraline". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  21. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202123 into search. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Spanish Singles Chart Top 100" (in European Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Måneskin – Coraline". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Måneskin in Ukraine Chart |". Tophit. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  26. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Måneskin – Coraline" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Italian single certifications – Måneskin – Coraline" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  28. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Coraline in the search box.
  29. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Måneskin – Coraline". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 14 January 2024.


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