"Laura non c'è"
Single by Nek
from the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto
ReleasedFebruary 1997
Recorded1997
GenrePop rock
Length3:58
LabelDon't Worry
Songwriter(s)
  • Nek
  • Massimo Varini
  • Antonello De Sanctis
Nek singles chronology
"Vivere senza te"
(1996)		 "Laura non c'è"
(1997)		 "Sei grande"
(1997)
Music video
"Laura non c'è" on YouTube

"Laura non c'è" ("Laura Is Not Here") is a pop-rock song written and performed by Italian singer Nek. It was released as the second single from his fourth album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto (1997) and achieved a huge success in Italy, Europe and Latin America. The song was Nek's entry in the Sanremo Music Festival 1997. Other versions include "Laura Is Away" in English, and "Laura no está" in Spanish.

Track listing

  1. "Laura non c'è" (album version) – 3:46
  2. "Laura non c'è" (radio vocal version) – 3:58

Other versions

In Spain, Latin America and the United States, a Spanish-language version of the song, "Laura no está", was released, peaking at no. 21 in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs Chart in the week of 23 May 1998.

An English version of the song, "Laura Is Away", was also released in the United Kingdom, the song managed to reach no. 59 in the UK Singles Chart.

In 1999, a Greek-language version was released by Greek singer Nektarios Sfirakis under the title "Sképsou kalá" (Σκέψου καλά).

In 2004, Belgian singer Wim Soutaer released the single in Dutch as "Voor altijd", reaching no. 1 in the Ultratop charts.

In 2005, an Italian-French version was released by Nek and French singer Céréna.

Charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 7
France (SNEP)[4] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 10
Italy (FIMI)[6] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 53
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 2
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs 21
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[9] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 59

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 44
Chart (1998) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 33
France (SNEP)[13] 81
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 25

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina — 30,000[16]
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 250,000*
Italy (FIMI)[18] Gold 25,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Singoli - I Numeri Uno Dal 1997 Al 2006" (in Italian). IT-Charts (FIMI). Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "Nek – Laura non c'è". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/nek/chart-history/
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1998". Hung Medien Austrian Charts Portal (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Classement Singles – année 1998". Disque en France (in French). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998". Hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Italy's Nek A Latino Success Story". Billboard. June 6, 1998. p. 91. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  17. ↑ "French single certifications – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  18. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 7, 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Laura non c'è" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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