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Ringo Starr (song)

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"Ringo Starr"
Single by Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
from the album Fuori dall'hype - Ringo Starr
Released6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)
GenrePop rock
Length3:03
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)Riccardo Zanotti
Producer(s)Fabrizio Ferraguzzo
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari singles chronology
"Fuori dall'hype"
(2019)
"Ringo Starr"
(2020)
"Ridere"
(2020)
Music video
"Ringo Starr" on YouTube

"Ringo Starr" is a song by Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. It was released by Sony Music on 6 February 2020 as the first single from the reissue of fourth studio album Fuori dall'hype.[1][2]

The song was the band's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, the 70th edition of Italy's musical festival, where it placed 3rd in the grand final.[3] "Ringo Starr" peaked at number 3 on the weekly Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified quadruple platinum in Italy.

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 6 February 2020, to accompany the single's release. Directed by William9, the video is a parody of the film Back to the Future, with the frontman Riccardo Zanotti acting as Marty McFly during the school ball scene.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Ringo Starr"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[4] 3
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Ringo Starr"
Chart (2021) Position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] 4× Platinum 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Sanremo 2020, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari al Festival con "Ringo Starr": il testo". Sky TG24. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ringo Starr, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari: la canzone di Sanremo 2020 su una vita che può anche non essere speciale (e va bene così)". Soundsblog. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Sanremo 2020, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari al terzo posto". Il Giorno (in Italian). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 07.02.2020 al 13.02.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Classifica annuale 2020" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – Pinguini Tattici Nucleari – Ringo Starr" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 March 2024.