"Taxi sulla Luna" | ||||
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Single by Tony Effe and Emma Marrone | ||||
from the album Icon | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
Released | 9 June 2023 | |||
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Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Universal | |||
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"Taxi sulla Luna" on YouTube | ||||
"Taxi sulla Luna" is a song recorded by Italian rapper Tony Effe and Italian singer Emma Marrone. It was released on 9 June 2023 through Universal Music Italia and Capitol Records, as the second single from both the rapper second studio album Icon and the singer seventh stoudio album Souvenir.
Composition
The song is the first featuring between the two artists, mixing dance-pop and rap sounds. In an interview with All Music Italia, Emma explained the meaning of the song and the decision to collaborate with the rapper:
It was an unexpected collaboration. I got the track, I liked it because I could and wanted to have fun with it. I thought it was spinning great, and in fact it made people dance all summer and still does. I wanted to put it on the record because it was, and is, part of the path that brought me here today.
Critics reception
Alessandro Alicandri of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni wrote that the meeting of Tony Effe's rap world and Emma's pop world generate "a very interesting point of contact" from a musical point of view, in which the singer was able to approach trap in a "free and carefree way, playing subtraction with her voice and pointing". The journalist appreciated Takagi & Ketra's production dictated by a "90s deep house base, totally club-like".
Claudio Cabona of Rockol described the collaboration as “crazy and fun” although it “only half works” since it “does not appear completely in focus, giving up on finding a credible fit between the two artists.” Cabona pointed out that while the rapper “snares irreverent and ironic bars,” Emma's refrain seems “alien compared to the rest of the song.” Gabriele Fazio of Agenzia Giornalistica Italia wrote that Taxi sulla Luna is “not a song, but a recipe, all in all successful,” even if it is “a catchphrase that in a handful of weeks we will put away to rot.”
Music video
The music video for the song, directed by Late Milk, was released the same day of the single, through the rapper's YouTube channel.
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Italy (FIMI) | 7 |
Italy (Airplay) | 47 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2023) | Position |
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Italy (FIMI) | 33 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI) | 4× Platinum | 400,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Tony Effe e Emma si incontrano nel nuovo singolo Taxi sulla Luna". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Emma col minidress zebrato annuncia Taxi sulla Luna, il tormentone estivo con Tony Effe". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Ferraro, Lorenza (16 March 2024). "Tony Effe, nel nuovo album "Icon" i feat con Guè, Geolier, Tedua, Lazza e Emma". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Alicandri, Alessandro (12 October 2023). ""Souvenir" di Emma è un album di vita vera". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Emma e Tony Effe è il feat estivo che non ti aspetti". Billboard Italia. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Nasto, Vincenzo (9 June 2023). "Testo e significato di Taxi sulla luna: Tony Effe ed Emma Marrone, la coppia che non ti aspetti". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Alicandri, Alessandro (9 June 2023). "Emma, Tony Effe e Takagi & Ketra, "Taxi sulla luna": un omaggio moderno alla dance anni 90". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Claudio, Cabona; Marzi, Mattia (9 June 2023). "Dalla "disco italiana" di Rovazzi e Orietta al rock di Yungblud". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Fazio, Gabriele (11 June 2023). "Tra conferme e (brutte) sorprese, le recensioni della settimana". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- newsic_redazione (9 June 2023). "Tony Effe e Emma guarda il video del brano "Taxi sulla luna"". Newsic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Tony Effe ed Emma Marrone, è uscito il duetto Taxi sulla luna". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Classifica settimanale WK 34 (dal 25.08.2023 al 31.08.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Classifica Airplay Radio - Taxi sulla Luna - Tony Effe, Emma". EarOne. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Italian single certifications – Tony Effe e Emma – Taxi sulla Luna" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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