Boogieman (Ghali song)

"Boogieman" is a song by Italian rapper Ghali, with featured vocals by Salmo. It was released on 17 January 2020 as the second single of Ghali's second studio album DNA.[1]

"Boogieman"
Official cover
Single by Ghali featuring Salmo
from the album DNA
Released17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Recorded2022
Length2:39
LabelSto
Composer(s)
  • Zef
  • Mace
Lyricist(s)
  • Ghali
  • Salmo
Producer(s)
  • Zef
  • Mace
Ghali singles chronology
"Flashback"
(2019)
"Boogieman"
(2020)
"Good Times"
(2020)
Salmo singles chronology
"Marylean"
(2019)
"Boogieman"
(2020)
"Cioilflow"
(2020)
Music video
"Boogieman" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 1 of the Italian singels' chart and was certified double platinum.

A remix version of the song by Don Patricio was released on 8 May 2020.[2]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]

  • Ghali – lyricist and vocals
  • Salmo – featured artist, lyricist, vocals
  • Mace – producer and composer
  • Zef – producer and composer
  • Gigi Barocco – mastering and mixing engineer
  • Alessio Buso – recording engineer

Music video

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The music video for "Boogieman", directed by Giulio Rosati, was released on 3 February 2020 via Ghali's YouTube channel.[4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Boogieman"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Boogieman"
Chart (2020) Position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 23

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] 2× Platinum 140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Ghali e Salmo, insieme in una nuova canzone: s'intitola Boogieman". Sky TG24. 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Ghali collabora con Don Patricio nel remix di Boogieman". RebelMAG. 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Credits / DNA / Ghali – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ghali e Salmo insieme nel video di 'Boogieman'". Rolling Stone. 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ghali feat. Salmo – Boogieman". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Classifica annuale 2020" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – Ghali feat. Salmo – Boogieman" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 December 2023.