"Chiamami ancora amore"
Single by Roberto Vecchioni
from the album Chiamami ancora amore
Released16 February 2011
GenrePop
Length4:14
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
  • Roberto Vecchioni
  • Claudio Guidetti
Producer(s)Claudio Guidetti

"Chiamami ancora amore" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Roberto Vecchioni, written by Vecchioni himself, together with Claudio Guidetti, which also produced the track. The song won the 61st Sanremo Music Festival, also receiving the "Mia Martini" Critics' Prize, and the Press, Radio and TV Award.[1][2][3]

The song was released as the lead single from Vecchioni's compilation album of the same name.[4] It peaked at number two on the Italian Singles Chart, and it was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[5]

Background

Describing the lyrical content of the song, Vecchioni claimed it refers to two different "nights" to be fought: "a horrible collective night, and an existential one. We need to agree on something, some kind of faith or hope, otherwise we are not going anywhere".[6] Linguist Giuseppe Antonelli, writing for web magazine Rockol, praised Vecchioni's choice to compose a song with lyrics defending culture and freedom of thought, but using a language which is very close to the commonly spoken Italian.[7]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[8] 2

Release history

Region Date Format
Italy[9] 16 February 2011 Mainstream radio

References

  1. ^ "Professore conquista il Festival: Non me l'aspettavo mai..." Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Sanremo: a Roberto Vecchioni il premio della critica Mia Martini" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Sanremo 2011: Roberto Vecchioni vince il premio della critica e delle Radio-TV" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ^ Alessandro Alicandri. "Roberto Vecchioni, Chiamami ancora amore: la recensione del nuovo album del vincitore di Sanremo 2011". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Italian single certifications – Roberto Vecchioni – Chiamami ancora amore" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 November 2016. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Chiamami ancora amore" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  6. ^ Diletta Petrangeli. "Chiamami ancora amore, Roberto Vecchioni: il poetastro vince (e unisce) il Festival". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. ^ Giuseppe Antonelli (15 February 2011). "Sanremo 2011: il testo di Roberto Vecchioni, il voto del linguista" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Roberto Vecchioni – Chiamami ancora amore". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Radio Date - Roberto Vecchioni" (in Italian). Earone.it. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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