"Taxi sulla Luna" is a song recorded by Italian rapper Tony Effe and Italian singer Emma Marrone.[1][2] It was released on 9 June 2023 through Universal Music Italia and Capitol Records, as the second single from both the rapper second studio album Icon and the singer seventh stoudio album Souvenir.[3][4]
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| Single by Tony Effe and Emma Marrone | ||||
| from the album Icon | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Released | 9 June 2023 | |||
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| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Emma Marrone singles chronology | ||||
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| "Taxi sulla Luna" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
editThe song is the first featuring between the two artists, mixing dance-pop and rap sounds.[5][6] In an interview with All Music Italia, Emma explained the meaning of the song and the decision to collaborate with the rapper:
It was an unexpected collaboration. I got the track, I liked it because I could and wanted to have fun with it. I thought it was spinning great, and in fact it made people dance all summer and still does. I wanted to put it on the record because it was, and is, part of the path that brought me here today.
Critics reception
editAlessandro Alicandri of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni wrote that the meeting of Tony Effe's rap world and Emma's pop world generate "a very interesting point of contact" from a musical point of view, in which the singer was able to approach trap in a "free and carefree way, playing subtraction with her voice and pointing". The journalist appreciated Takagi & Ketra's production dictated by a "90s deep house base, totally club-like".[7]
Claudio Cabona of Rockol described the collaboration as “crazy and fun” although it “only half works” since it “does not appear completely in focus, giving up on finding a credible fit between the two artists.” Cabona pointed out that while the rapper “snares irreverent and ironic bars,” Emma's refrain seems “alien compared to the rest of the song.”[8] Gabriele Fazio of Agenzia Giornalistica Italia wrote that Taxi sulla Luna is “not a song, but a recipe, all in all successful,” even if it is “a catchphrase that in a handful of weeks we will put away to rot.”[9]
Music video
editThe music video for the song, directed by Late Milk, was released the same day of the single, through the rapper's YouTube channel.[10][11]
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Italy (FIMI)[12] | 7 |
| Italy (Airplay)[13] | 47 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Position |
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| Italy (FIMI)[14] | 33 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[15] | 4× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Tony Effe e Emma si incontrano nel nuovo singolo Taxi sulla Luna". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Emma col minidress zebrato annuncia Taxi sulla Luna, il tormentone estivo con Tony Effe". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Ferraro, Lorenza (16 March 2024). "Tony Effe, nel nuovo album "Icon" i feat con Guè, Geolier, Tedua, Lazza e Emma". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (12 October 2023). ""Souvenir" di Emma è un album di vita vera". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Emma e Tony Effe è il feat estivo che non ti aspetti". Billboard Italia. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Nasto, Vincenzo (9 June 2023). "Testo e significato di Taxi sulla luna: Tony Effe ed Emma Marrone, la coppia che non ti aspetti". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (9 June 2023). "Emma, Tony Effe e Takagi & Ketra, "Taxi sulla luna": un omaggio moderno alla dance anni 90". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Claudio, Cabona; Marzi, Mattia (9 June 2023). "Dalla "disco italiana" di Rovazzi e Orietta al rock di Yungblud". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Fazio, Gabriele (11 June 2023). "Tra conferme e (brutte) sorprese, le recensioni della settimana". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ newsic_redazione (9 June 2023). "Tony Effe e Emma guarda il video del brano "Taxi sulla luna"". Newsic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Tony Effe ed Emma Marrone, è uscito il duetto Taxi sulla luna". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 34 (dal 25.08.2023 al 31.08.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio - Taxi sulla Luna - Tony Effe, Emma". EarOne. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Tony Effe e Emma – Taxi sulla Luna" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2024.