Tango (Tananai song)

"Tango" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Tananai. It was written by Tananai, Paolo Antonacci, Alessandro Raina and Davide Simonetta, and produced by Tananai and Simonetta.[1]

"Tango"
Single by Tananai
from the album Rave, eclissi
LanguageItalian
Released9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
Length3:29
LabelUniversal Music Group
Songwriter(s)
  • Tananai
  • Paolo Antonacci
  • Alessandro Raina
  • Davide Simonetta
Producer(s)
  • Tananai
  • Davide Simonetta
Tananai singles chronology
"Abissale"
(2022)		 "Tango"
(2023)		 "Un altro mondo"
(2023)
Music video
"Tango" on YouTube

It was released by Universal Music Group on 9 February 2023 as the first single from the re-iussue of Tananai's second album Rave, eclissi. The song was the artist's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which also doubles as a selection of the act for the Eurovision Song Contest.[2] He ended up at fifth in a field of 28.[3]

Lyrics

The song was inspired by the real story of a Ukrainian family from Smoline forced to separate because of the 2022 Russian invasion, with the husband called to the front while the wife and their 14-years old daughter moved to Italy as refugees.[4][5][6]

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Olmo Parenti and features real images of the couple that inspired the song.[4]

Charts
Chart performance for "Tango"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[7] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 71

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] 4× Platinum 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Tananai - TANGO (Radio Date: 08-02-2023)". EarOne. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  2. "Sanremo 2023, le pagelle delle canzoni della seconda serata | Rolling Stone Italia" (in Italian). 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. TG24, Sky (12 February 2023). "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2023, vince Marco Mengoni". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. Calvini, Angela (11 February 2023). "Sanremo. Tananai, un Tango di guerra per cantare la pace". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. Redazione (10 February 2023). "Il video della canzone di Tananai a Sanremo 2023 dedicato all'Ucraina". Elle (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. Macchi, Giovanni (9 February 2023). "Sanremo, il vero significato di "Tango" di Tananai: parla di una coppia ucraina costretta a separarsi per la guerra". TPI (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. "Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 24.03.2023 al 30.03.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  8. "Tananai – Tango". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. "Italian single certifications – Tananai – Tango" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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