Chega (Gaia song)

"Chega"
Single by Gaia
from the album Genesi
LanguagePortuguese
Released16 March 2020
Genre
Length3:05
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Simon Says!
Gaia singles chronology
"Fotogramas"
(2017) 		"Chega"
(2020) 		"Coco Chanel"
(2020)
Music video
"Chega" on YouTube

"Chega" is a song recorded by Italian singer Gaia. It was released on 16 March 2020 through Sony Music Italy, as the lead single from her debut studio album Genesi.[1][2]

The song peaked at number eleven on the Italian singles chart, being certified double platinum by FIMI.[3][4]

Composition and release

The song was written by the singer herself and Italian record producer Simon Says!.[5] In an interview with TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, she explained the meaning of the song:[6]

"[The album Genesi and the song "Chega"] are both the result of a phrase that has accompanied me over the years, which is, "I am my own revolution". In that album are my Brazilian roots, my family and everything about me. “Chega” in Portuguese has two meanings. It means "enough" but it also means "to arrive". They sound contrary but they are two consecutive actions. First the rejection of something that makes you feel bad and then the action of going down the street in search of a new life".

The song was also published in Italian language with the reiusse of the album Nuova Genesi.[7] On August 7, 2020, the official remix of the song was published featuring Strage.[8][9]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Younuts, was released on March 16, 2020, through the singer's YouTube channel.[10][11]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Chega
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[16] 2× Platinum 140,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Avellina, Giuditta (28 August 2020). "Chi è Gaia, cantante italobrasiliana di "Chega" e "Coco Chanel"". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ Dondoni, Luca (25 May 2020). "Vi consiglio "Chega" di Gaia perché è una carezza sulla guancia". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Inarrestabile la Chega di Gaia: è doppio disco di platino". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Gaia Gozzi, senza instore ma alla conquista delle radio: Chega dietro solo a Ghali". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Il significato e la traduzione di Chega, la canzone di Gaia Gozzi da 30 milioni di views". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (17 April 2020). "Gaia Gozzi: "Grazie ad "Amici" ho capito che siamo noi la nostra rivoluzione"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ Di Grazia, Ida (12 June 2020). "Verissimo: Gaia Gozzi presenta una versione speciale di Chega. Simona Ventura tra gli ospiti". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Testo della canzone Chega - Remix (Gaia feat. Strage)". Rockol (in Italian). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Chega [feat Strage]". Spotify. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ^ Di Grazia, Ida (24 April 2020). "Amici 19, la vincitrice Gaia fuori con il video "Chega" e da lunedì l'album "Nuova Genesi" con tre inediti". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ Rocca, Federico (18 May 2020). "TheConnectors: Gaia, Paola Balestrazzi, Simone Privitera e Younuts. Musica e video al tempo del Coronavirus". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 03.04.2020 al 09.04.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Gaia - Chega" (in Italian). Earone. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 15/08/2020" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. August 15, 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Classifica annuale 2020 (dal 27.12.2019 al 31.12.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Italian single certifications – Gaia – Chega" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Chega" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".