Ferma a guardare

"Ferma a guardare"
Single by Ernia featuring Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
from the album Gemelli
Released	20 January 2021 (2021-01-20)
Length	3:33
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Ernia Riccardo Zanotti
Producer(s)	D-Ross Star-T-Uffo
Ernia singles chronology
"25 ore" (2020) "Ferma a guardare" (2021) "Di notte" (2021)
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari singles chronology
"Scooby Doo" (2020) "Ferma a guardare" (2021) "Scrivile scemo" (2021)
Music video
"Ferma a guardare" on YouTube

"Ferma a guardare" is a song by Italian singer and rapper Ernia and pop rock band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. It was released as the lead single from the digital re-issue of the rapper third studio album Gemelli. through Island Records on January 10, 2021.[1]

Description

The song was originally published as the sixth track of Ernia's third studio album Gemelli in June 2020. Despite not being released as a single, the track peaked at number 18 on the Italian singles chart.[2] The second version featuring Pinguini Tattici Nucleari served as the lead single of the re-issue of the album in January 2021.[3][4] The new version had new lyrics written by the band frontman Riccardo Zanotti,[5] who described the collaboration: "Ernia has had her own winding road, like us, and there are many similarities between our paths, however much we do different genres. We came up with the idea of trying to do something together, to mix our respective musical visions."[6]

Music video

A music video for "Ferma a guardare", directed by Fabrizio Conte, was released onto YouTube on 28 January 2021.[7]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ferma a guardare" Chart (2020) Peak position Italy (FIMI)[8] 18 Weekly chart performance for "Ferma a guardare (feat. Pinguini Tattici Nucleari)" Chart (2021) Peak position Italy (FIMI)[9] 3 Italy Airplay (EarOne)[10] 17 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[11] 39

Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for "Ferma a guardare" Chart Position Italy (FIMI)[12] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[13]	5× Platinum	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Ferma a guardare - Ernia & Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Radio Date)". EarOne. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
2. ""Ferma a guardare": il nuovo singolo di Ernia feat. Pinguini Tattici Nucleari". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 20 January 2021.
3. Oliva, Raffaella (25 January 2021). "Ernia intervista Riccardo Zanotti dei Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (e viceversa)". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
4. Nasto, Vincenzo (29 January 2021). "Il significato di Ferma a guardare, la rivincita pop di Ernia con i Pinguini Tattici Nucleari". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
5. "Pinguini Tattici Nucleari ed Ernia, il testo di 'Ferma a guardare'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
6. Motti, Filippo (20 January 2024). "Ernia: "Ferma a guardare" con Pinguini Tattici Nucleari è un nuovo passo avanti". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
7. "Il significato di Ferma a guardare, la rivincita pop di Ernia con i Pinguini Tattici Nucleari". Fanpage.it.
8. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 26" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
9. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 6" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
10. "Ferma a guardare - Ernia, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari". EarOne. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
11. "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 30/04/2021" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. April 30, 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
12. "Classifica annuale 2021" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
13. "Italian single certifications – Ernia & Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Ferma a guardare" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 June 2024.