Pinguini Tattici Nucleari Explained

Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
Origin:	Bergamo, Italy
Years Active:	2010–present
Label:	Sony Music (2018–present)

Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (English: "Tactical Nuclear Penguins") is an Italian indie rock/pop band formed in 2010.^{[1] [2]}

They debuted in 2012 with the EP Cartoni animali and their first studio album Il re è nudo was released in 2014.^{[1] [3]}

The band participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Ringo Starr", getting the 3rd place.^{[3] [4]}

According to members of the band, their name is inspired by Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a beer produced by Scottish brewery Brewdog in 2009.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA ^[5]
Il re è nudo	Released: 2014 Format: Digital download, CD Label: RCA Records, Sony Music Italy	—
Diamo un calcio all'Aldilà	Released: 18 December 2015 Format: Digital download, CD Label: RCA Records, Sony Music Italy	—
Gioventù brucata	Released: 17 April 2017 Format: Digital download, CD Label: RCA Records, Sony Music Italy	—	FIMI: Gold^[6]
Fuori dall'hype	Released: 5 April 2019 Format: Digital download, CD Label: Sony Music Italy	2	FIMI: 5× Platinum
Fake News	Released: 2 December 2022 Format: Digital download, CD Label: Sony Music Italy	1	FIMI: 4× Platinum

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA
Cartoni animali	Released: 2012 Format: Digital download Label: Self-released	―
Ahia!	Released: 4 December 2020 Format: Digital download, CD Label: Sony Music Italy	2	FIMI: 5× Platinum

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA ^[7]
"Irene"	2018	—	FIMI: Platinum	Gioventù brucata
"Verdura"	2019	98	FIMI: Platinum	Fuori dall'hype
"Sashimi"		—
"Fuori dall'hype"		—	FIMI: Gold
"Ringo Starr"	2020	3	FIMI: 4× Platinum	Fuori dall'hype - Ringo Starr
"Ridere"		28	FIMI: 5× Platinum
"La storia infinita"		14	FIMI: 2× Platinum	Ahia
"Scooby Doo"		2	FIMI: 4× Platinum
"Scrivile scemo"	2021	11	FIMI: 5× Platinum
"Pastello bianco"		2	FIMI: 8× Platinum
"Giovani Wannabe"	2022	1	FIMI: 6× Platinum	Fake News
"Dentista Croazia"		40	FIMI: Gold
"Ricordi"		1	FIMI: 5× Platinum
"Coca zero"	2023	20	FIMI: Platinum
"Rubami la notte"		5	FIMI: 4× Platinum
"Nightmares"		1	FIMI: 2× Platinum

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA ^[8]
"Una canzone come gli 883"	2020	—
"Ferma a guardare"	2021	3	FIMI: 5× Platinum	Gemelli

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA ^[9]
"Bergamo"	2020	97	FIMI: Gold	Fuori dall'hype - Ringo Starr
"Bohémien"		38	FIMI: Gold	Ahia
"Giulia"		47	FIMI: Platinum
"Ahia		"	61
"Zen"	2022	22	FIMI: Platinum	Fake News
"L'ultima volta"		35	FIMI: Gold
"Hold On"		31	FIMI: Platinum
"Stage Diving"		45
"Melting Pop"		79
"Fede"		62
"Hikikomori"		29	FIMI: Platinum
"Barfly"		80

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA
"Meglio"	2021	—		Bugatti Christian
"Babaganoush"		21	FIMI: Gold	Madame
"Puoi"	2023	56		Infinito +1

External links

• • Web site: Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. Treccani Encyclopedia. 17 February 2020.

Notes and References

1. News: La storia di successo dei Pinguini Tattici Nucleari . lettera43.it . Francesco Ruffinoni . 19 January 2019 . 5 February 2020.
2. News: Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, la band bergamasca dalle molteplici forme. larionews.com. Camilla Volpe. 2 March 2016.
3. Web site: Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. Treccani Encyclopedia. 17 February 2020.
4. Web site: Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival. Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. 5 February 2020.
5. Web site: Discographie Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Albums). italiancharts.com. 22 March 2020.
6. Italy. Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. 27 October 2023.
7. Web site: Discography Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Songs). italiancharts.com. 22 March 2020.
8. Web site: Discography Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (Songs). italiancharts.com. 22 March 2020.
9. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 49. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 13 December 2022.