Comunisti col Rolex is a collaborative album by Italian hip hop artists J-Ax and Fedez, released in January 2017 by Sony Music Italy and Newtopia.[2][3]

Comunisti col Rolex
Studio album by
Released20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
GenrePop-rap[1]
Length57:38
ProducerTakagi & Ketra[1]
J-Ax chronology
J-Ax & Friends
(2016)
Comunisti col Rolex
(2017)
Fedez chronology
Pop-Hoolista
(2014)
Comunisti col Rolex
(2017)
Paranoia Airlines
(2019)
Singles from Comunisti col Rolex
  1. "Vorrei ma non posto"
    Released: 6 May 2016
  2. "Assenzio"
    Released: 18 November 2016
  3. "Piccole cose"
    Released: 20 January 2017
  4. "Senza pagare"
    Released: 20 May 2017

The album was preceded by the singles "Vorrei ma non posto", which became a hit during the summer of 2016, and "Assenzio", released in November 2016.[2] "Piccole cose" was released as the album's third single on 20 January 2017,[4] while "Senza pagare", featuring T-Pain, was released as the album's fourth single on 20 May 2017.

According to the artists, the title Comunisti col Rolex originated from "an insult, which we wanted to turn into a merit: to say that in Italy you can still get rich honestly, and that is a beautiful thing."[5]

Track listing

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Standard edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Assenzio" (featuring Stash and Levante)Alessandro Merli, Federico Lucia, Alessandro Aleotti, Fabio Clemente, Dario Faini, Angelo Rogoli4:10
2."Comunisti col Rolex"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente4:54
3."Il giorno e la notte" (featuring Giusy Ferreri)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Federica Abbate, Clemente3:31
4."Senza pagare"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Daniele Lazzarin3:16
5."Fratelli di paglia"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente3:34
6."Tutto il mondo è periferia"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente3:21
7."Milano intorno"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Edoardo D'Erme3:16
8."Vorrei ma non posto"Merli, Fabio Clemente3:45
9."L'Italia per me" (featuring Sergio Sylvestre)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente3:27
10."Musica del cazzo"Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Arata, Clemente3:34
11."Piccole cose" (featuring Alessandra Amoroso)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Roberto Casalino3:35
12."Cuore nerd" (featuring Alessia Cara)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Abbate, Lazzarin2:44
13."Anni luce" (featuring Nek)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Angelo Rogoli, Faini3:17
14."Meglio tardi che noi" (featuring Arisa)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, Clemente, Abbate, Faini, Catalano3:21
15."Allergia" (featuring Loredana Bertè)Merli, Lucia, Aleotti, D'Erme, Clemente3:49
16."Pieno di stronzi"Aaron Barrett, Aleotti, Lucia4:04

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 37

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 2
Chart (2018) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 73

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11] 4× Platinum 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chiara Galeazzi, Claudio Biazzetti, Filippo Ferrari, Matteo Zampollo (20 January 2017). "Comunisti col Rolex: la recensione traccia per traccia del disco di J-Ax e Fedez". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Valentina Cesarini (21 November 2016). "Comunisti col rolex sarà il titolo dell'album di J-Ax e Fedez". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ Carlotta Sisti (18 February 2017). "Fedez e J-Ax, quando i rapper fanno i soldi (e non se ne vergognano)". Gioia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Fedez e J-Ax: nuovo singlo con Amoroso e scherzo a mamma Ferragni". Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ Giorno, Il. "Fedez e J-Ax: ecco "Comunisti col Rolex". "Titolo dell'album nato da insulto" VIDEO / FOTO - Spettacoli". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  6. ^ "J-Ax & Fedex, ecco la tracklist di Comunisti col Rolex. Duetti con Alessandra Amoroso, Alessia Cara, Giusy Ferreri, Berté e…" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – J-Ax & Fedez – Comunisti col Rolex". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – J-Ax & Fedez – Comunisti col Rolex". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Album combined" file) on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Classifiche Annuali Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2018: Protagonista La Musica Italiana" (Download the attachment and open the albums file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Italian album certifications – J-Ax & Fedez – Comunisti col Rolex" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Comunisti col Rolex" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".