"Fortissimo" | ||||
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Single by Rita Pavone | ||||
from the album Rita la zanzara | ||||
B-side | "La sai troppo lunga" | |||
Released | 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop, Ballad | |||
Label | RCA Italiana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bruno Canfora, Lina Wertmüller | |||
Producer(s) | Teddy Reno | |||
Rita Pavone singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Fortissimo" on YouTube |
"Fortissimo" is a 1966 song brought to success by Rita Pavone. The music was composed by Bruno Canfora, while the lyrics were written by director and screenwriter Lina Wertmüller, at the time a close collaborator of Pavone, after having directed her in the television miniseries Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca and in the musicarello film Rita the Mosquito.[1] The arrangements of the song are by Luis Bacalov.[1]
"Fortissimo" was chosen as the opening song of the popular RAI variety show Studio Uno, whose 1966 edition Pavone presented, alternating with Mina, Ornella Vanoni and Sandra Milo.[1]
The song was later covered by several artists, including Mina,[1] Iva Zanicchi,[1] Robert Goulet,[1] Betty Madigan,[1] Laura Bono,[2] Nathalie.[3]
7" single – PM45 3366
Chart (1966–67) | Peak position |
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Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 11 |
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 55 |