Cenere (song)

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"Cenere"
Single by Lazza
from the album Sirio
Released9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
GenreHip house
Length3:28
LabelIsland
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Lazza
  • Davide Petrella
Producer(s)Dardust
Lazza singles chronology
"Chiagne"
(2022)
"Cenere"
(2023)
"Zonda"
(2023)
Music video
"Cenere" on YouTube

"Cenere" (lit.'Ash') is a song by Italian singer Lazza. It was written by Lazza, Davide Petrella and Dardust, and produced by the latter.[1]

It was released by Island Records on 9 February 2023 as the first single from the re-issue of Lazza's third album Sirio.[2] The song was the artist's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, the 73rd edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] He ended up at second place, behind Marco Mengoni.[4]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song was directed by Davide Vicari and released on YouTube on the same day of the single's release.[5]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Cenere"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[6] 68
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 5

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Cenere"
Chart (2023) Position
Italy (FIMI)[9] 1

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Cenere"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[10] 8× Platinum 800,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lazza - CENERE (Radio Date: 09-02-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Madame a Sanremo 2023: «Le persone ignorate sono la mia fonte d'ispirazione»". End of a Century (in Italian). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Sanremo 2023, le pagelle delle canzoni della seconda serata". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2023, vince Marco Mengoni". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Lazza a Sanremo 2023 con Cenere, prodotto da Dardust" (in Italian). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of February 25, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 10.02.2023 al 16.02.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Lazza – Cenere". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Italian single certifications – Lazza – Cenere" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 April 2024.