{{Short description|2019 single by Charlie Charles and Dardust}} {{other uses of|Calypso}} {{Infobox song | name = Calipso | cover = Calipso Charlie Charles.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra | album = | released = {{start date|2019|04|26|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{flatlist| *Dance-pop *urban }} | length = {{duration|m=3|s=10}} | label = Island | writer = {{hlist|Davide Petrella|Gionata Boschetti|Alessandro Mahmoud|Fabrizio Tarducci|Paolo Alberto Monachetti|Dario Faini}} | producer = {{hlist|Charlie Charles|Dardust}} | chronology = Charlie Charles singles | prev_title = Peace & Love | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Cheyenne | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Dardust singles | type = single | prev_title = Sublime | prev_year = 2018 | title = Calipso | year = 2019 | next_title = Prisma | next_year = 2019 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Sfera Ebbasta singles | type = single | prev_title = Cabriolet | prev_year = 2019 | title = Calipso | year = 2019 | next_title = Soldi in nero | next_year = 2019 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Mahmood singles | type = single | prev_title = Soldi | prev_year = 2019 | title = Calipso | year = 2019 | next_title = Barrio | next_year = 2019 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = Fabri Fibra singles | type = single | prev_title = Chi vuol essere milionario? | prev_year = 2019 | title = Calipso | year = 2019 | next_title = Yoshi | next_year = 2019 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|kb5S2zXMhOo|"Calipso"}}}} }} "'''Calipso'''" is a song by Italian music producers Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring guest vocals by Italian recording artists Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra. It was released on 26 April 2019 by Island Records.<ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/it/album/calipso-feat-sfera-ebbasta-mahmood-fabri-fibra-single/1460164347|title=Calipso (feat. Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood & Fabri Fibra) - Single di Charlie Charles|date=26 April 2019 |publisher=Apple Music|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-settimanali/archivio-classifiche-per-settimana/?tipo=2&anno=2019&settimana=18#tabs-1b|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 18|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=Italian|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
==Background and composition== The song was written by Davide Petrella, Dardust, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood, Sfera Ebbasta and Charlie Charles.<ref>Credits adapted from Spotify.</ref> Its release was preceded by a series of teasers through Charlie Charles' social network accounts. Its title and featured artists were announced on 23 April 2019, three days before its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/calipso-il-nuovo-singolo-di-charlie-charles-con-dardust-fabri-fibra-mahmood-e-sfera-ebbasta/455053/|work=Rolling Stone|language=Italian|accessdate=25 May 2019|title=Calipso: il nuovo singolo di Charlie Charles con Dardust, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood e Sfera Ebbasta|date=23 April 2019}}</ref>
Charlie Charles described "Calipso" as "a metaphor to tell how easy it is to let yourself be tempted by the wrong roads when you are a kid which starts from the suburbs, and how easy it is to negatively judge who comes from nothing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/lifestyle/musica/a27489683/calipso-charlie-charles-mahmood-video/|work=Cosmopolitan|language=Italian|accessdate=25 May 2019|title=Calipso, il video del singolo di Charlie Charles con Mahmood è molto summer vibes (ma non solo)|author=Mary Adorno|date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
==Music video== The music video for "Calipso", directed by Attilio Cusani, premiered on 15 May 2019 via Charlie Charles' YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mtv.it/musica/calipso-video-con-fabri-fibra-mahmood-e-sfera-ebbasta/|title=È uscito il video di "Calipso" con Fabri Fibra, Mahmood e Sfera Ebbasta|work=MTV|language=Italian|date=15 May 2019|accessdate=16 May 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154846/http://news.mtv.it/musica/calipso-video-con-fabri-fibra-mahmood-e-sfera-ebbasta/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Chart (2019) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Italy|1|artist=Charlie Charles with Dardust / Sfera Ebbasta / Mahmood / Fabri Fibra|song=Calipso|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 May 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908212632/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare |archive-date=8 September 2019 |title=Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 08/09/2019|language=it |publisher=San Marino RTV |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> | 16 |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|number=4|artist=Charlie Charles|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|title=Calipso|accessdate=28 October 2019}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Italy | 26 April 2019<ref name="iTunes"/> | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Island |- |14 June 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.it/Calipso-Autografato-Numerato-Esclusiva-Amazon/dp/B07SCDZGBN/ref=zg_bs_music_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R26CK6QFA4QQBCG138S8|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=25 May 2019|title=Calipso (Vinile 45 giri colore Giallo, Autografato e Numerato) (Esclusiva Amazon.it)|language=Italian}}</ref> | 7-inch Limited Edition |Universal Music Italia |- |}
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