Laura non c'è

"Laura non c'è"
Single by Nek
from the album Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto
Released	February 1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:58
Label	Don't Worry
Writer(s)	Nek, Massimo Varini, Antonello De Sanctis
Nek singles chronology
"Vivere senza te" (1996) "Laura non c'è" (1997) "Sei grande" (1997)

"Laura non c'è" is a pop-rock song written by Italian pop 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 sung by Nek in the Sanremo Music Festival in 1997.

Track listing

#	Title	Length
1	Laura non c'è (Album Version)	3:46
2	Laura non c'è (Radio Vocal Version)	3:58

Other versions

In Spain, a Spanish version of the song, "Laura no está", was released. An English version of the song was also released in the United Kingdom, the song managed to reach number-fifty-nine in the UK Singles Chart. More recently, a French version was released in Italian/French with the French singer Céréna, and the Belgian singer Wim Soutaer released the single, Voor Altijd in 2004, which was a Dutch version with different lyrics.

Charts and certifications

Weekly positions

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
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	59
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[10]	19

Charting

Italian Singles chart (according Musica e dischi)[11]
Settimane	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Posizione	5	3	3	2	6	5	6	6	5	16	18	11	6	14	15	7	19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[12]	Gold	250,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
2. "Ultratop.be – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Ultratop.be – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Ultratop 50.
4. "Lescharts.com – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Les classement single.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nek – Laura non c'è". GfK Entertainment.
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. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Nek – Laura non c'è". Swiss Singles Chart.
9. "August 1998/ Archive Chart: 28 August 1998" UK Singles Chart.
10. http://www.billboard.com/artist/312104/nek/chart
11. "Top Settimanali Single (from 01/03 until 21/06)". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2015.
12. "French single certifications – Nek – Laura non c'è" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.