"Sub pielea mea" (English: Under My Skin) is a song recorded by Moldovan band Carla's Dreams. The song was released on 20 January 2016 and it is part of the third album of the band "NGOC".

The song reached number 1 in Romania and Russia. Also, it became the best-selling track in the Russian segment of iTunes and Apple Music by the end of 2016.

The song was nominated for the Radio Romania 2017 Music Award in the “Song of the Year” category.

Title

The word #Eroina, which is also part of the title of the song, is repeated multiple times in the chorus of the song. The word "Eroina" itself translates as "heroine", but according to Amalgama, it can also be translated as "heroin" due to its complete consonance with the word "heroina" and similarity in the meaning of the text.

Music video

The protagonists in a scene of the official video for Sub pielea mea

The video footage took place in Chișinău, in a theater room directed by Roman Burlaca. The video features Moldovan actor, Cristian Perepeliuc, and the girlfriend of director Roman Burlaca. The video presents the protagonists in hypostases that would suggest love scenes. The video begins with the two protagonists dressed as nerd students waiting for the elevator where the band's frontman is. They climb into the elevator and then descend and arrive in a room similar to a bedroom where they undress. Throughout the clip the protagonists are presented in all sorts of situations that would be similar to the love parties. The video ends with the soloist and the protagonists in the elevator satisfied, looking at each other and smiling at the camera. In other scenes of the video, the frontman is singing and dancing in the respective elevator is also presented. The video was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel Carla's Dreams and currently has over 86,000,000 views, being the most watched video of the band at this time.

The clip is inspired by scenes from the movie Fifty Shades of Grey (film). The site of the Romanian radio station Europa FM wrote that the eroticism of this clip attracted such attention of the audience.

Releases

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sub pielea mea" (Original Version)3:28
2."Sub pielea mea" (Midi Culture Remix)3:48

Charts

2016–2017 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea"
Chart (2016–2017)Peak position
Weekly charts 2016–2017 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2016–2017) Peak position Belarus Airplay (Eurofest) 48 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 56 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 104 France (SNEP) 60 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 13 Romania (Airplay 100) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 131 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 8 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 62 2018 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2018) Peak position CIS Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 153 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 129 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 58 2019 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2019) Peak position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 182 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 188 2022 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2022) Peak position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 150 2023 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2023) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 164 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 181 2024 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2024) Peak position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 74 2025 weekly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2025) Peak position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 44Monthly charts 2016 monthly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2016) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 13 2017 monthly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2017) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 89 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 57 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 72 2018 monthly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2018) Position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 84 2024 monthly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2024) Position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 87 2025 monthly chart performance for "Sub pielea mea" Chart (2025) Position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 54 Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 7 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 34 Chart (2017) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 160 Poland (ZPAV) 96 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 169 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 168 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 155 Chart (2018) Position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix 117 Chart (2024) Position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 91 Chart (2025) Position Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 57
Belarus Airplay (Eurofest)48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)56
CIS Airplay (TopHit)1
CIS Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix104
France (SNEP)60
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)13
Romania (Airplay 100)1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)1
Russia Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix131
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)8
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix62
Chart (2018)Peak position
CIS Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix153
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)129
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix58
Chart (2019)Peak position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)182
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix188
Chart (2022)Peak position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix150
Chart (2023)Peak position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix164
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)181
Chart (2024)Peak position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)74
Chart (2025)Peak position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)44
Chart (2016)Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)13
Chart (2017)Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)89
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)57
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix72
Chart (2018)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix84
Chart (2024)Position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)87
Chart (2025)Position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)54
Chart (2016)Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)7
Russia Airplay (TopHit)2
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)34
Chart (2017)Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)160
Poland (ZPAV)96
Russia Airplay (TopHit)169
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)168
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix155
Chart (2018)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) Midi Culture Remix117
Chart (2024)Position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)91
Chart (2025)Position
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)57

See also