Guerriero (song)

"Guerriero"
Single by Marco Mengoni
from the album Parole in circolo
Released21 November 2014
Genre
Length4:05
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Marco Mengoni, Fortunato Zampaglione
Producer(s)Michele Canova
Marco Mengoni singles chronology
"La valle dei re"
(2014) 		"Guerriero"
(2014) 		"Esseri umani"
(2015)

Guerriero ("Warrior") is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni for his album Parole in circolo. The track, written by Marco Mengoni and Fortunato Zampaglione, was produced by Michele Canova.[1]

After being released in November 2014 as the lead single from Mengoni's third studio album, Parole in circolo, it peaked at number one on the Italian FIMI Top Digital Downloads charts and it was certified four times platinum for domestic downloads exceeding 200,000 units.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Cosimo Alemà and was shot in Trentino in collaboration with Trentino Film Commission, Trentino Sviluppo and the municipality of Trento.[3] The video stars Matteo Valentini, along with Marco Mengoni.[3]

Track listing

Digital download – single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Guerriero"4:04
Digital download – album[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Guerriero"4:04

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Croatia (HRT)[6] 93
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[8] 6× Platinum 300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Marco Mengoni - Guerriero (Radio Date: 21-11-2014)" (in Italian). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Certificazioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Mengoni, il nuovo video girato in Trentino" (in Italian). 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Guerriero" (in Italian). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Parole in circolo (Special Edition)" (in Italian). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ^ "ARC Top 40 Emisija 16.02.2015". HRT. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Marco Mengoni – Guerriero". Top Digital Download.
  8. ^ "Italian single certifications – Marco Mengoni – Guerriero" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Guerriero" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".