Calabria (song)

"Calabria"
Single by Rune
Released2003
GenreHouse
Length
  • 7:45 (original mix)
  • 3:35 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Rune Reilly Kolsch
Producer(s)Rune Reilly Kolsch
Rune singles chronology
"Calabria"
(2003)
"Nothing New"
(2003)

"Calabria" is a song by Danish DJ/producer Rune Reilly Kölsch. It was originally released in 2003 by Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records.

The song has been remixed or released in numerous other versions by different artists, the most successful being "Calabria 2007" by Enur with vocals by Natasja Saad. Others include records by Drunkenmunky, Dirty Laundry and Kaner in 2004, by Alex Gaudino featuring vocals from Crystal Waters on "Destination Calabria" in 2006, by Criminal Vibes in 2013 and by Firebeatz and Jaques Le Noir in 2014. In 2007, Pitbull and Lil Jon sampled "Calabria 2007" in "The Anthem".

In 2014, British musician Guppy Slim played a set dedicated to "Calabria" at Casa Del Vibe in Bristol. It was recorded and played on BBC Radio 6 Music at various times following its performance.

In June 2022, two songs that sample "Calabria" were found climbing the UK top 30 at the same time.[1] The higher charting track of the two, as of 17 June 2022, was "21 Reasons" by DJ Nathan Dawe and singer Ella Henderson at number 9, while eight places below was West London drill rapper Benzz with "Je M'appelle".[2][3] Both songs sample the riff from "Calabria", while "Je M'appelle" also samples vocals from "Calabria 2007".

  1. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 (17 June 2022 - 23 June 2022) | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ Admin, S. P. (April 22, 2022). "West London drill rapper Benzz drops latest track 'Je'Mappelle'".
  3. ^ "Premiere: Benzz Unleashes Visuals For Highly-Anticipated Track "Je M'appelle"". April 21, 2022.