"Un ragazzo una ragazza" () is a song by Italian rock band The Kolors, released on 7 February 2024 through Warner.
The song competed in the 74th Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 16th in the grand final.
Composition The song was written by the band members Stash and Alex Fiordispino with Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti. In an interview with L'Officiel Italia, the frontman Stash explained the conception and lyrics of the song:Musically it is inspired by Prince's song "Kiss", with a "baseline close to the world of funk, including as a genre also italo disco".
Critical reception The song received general positive reviews by Italian music critics.
Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano described the song as "one of the most powerful songs by The Kolors", thanks to "a vortex of up-tempo music, relentless drums and bass". Andrea Laffranchi of Corriere della Sera wrote that the song is musically composed by "straight case and funk scent". Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia wrote that the band remain in the 80s dance sounds of "Italodisco" with a "simple" lyric language. Il Messaggero pointed out that the song is a "fatal catchphrase" with "70s violins, woodwinds and funk basses".
Music video The music video for the song, directed by Younuts!, was released on 7 February 2024, through the singer's YouTube channel. The video also features Polish singer and model Blanka.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Un ragazzo una ragazza" Chart (2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 58 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 69 Italy (FIMI) 7 Italy Airplay (EarOne) 1 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 23 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 1
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Un ragazzo una ragazza" Chart (2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 79 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 28 Slovakia (Rádio – Top 100) 25
Year-end charts + 2024 year-end chart performance for "Un ragazzo una ragazza"Chart (2024)Position Italy (FIMI) 18 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 13
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Un ragazzo una ragazza"Chart (2025)Position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 98
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