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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Un'emozione da poco
| name = {{lang|it|Un'emozione da poco|i=no}}
| cover = Un'emozione da poco_resize.jpg
| cover = Un'emozione da poco_resize.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Anna Oxa]]
| artist = [[Anna Oxa]]
| album = ''Oxanna''
| album = Oxanna
| B-side = Questa è vita
| B-side = "{{lang|it|Questa è vita|i=no}}"
| released = February 1978
| released = February 1978
| recorded =
| recorded =
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| length =
| length =
| label = [[RCA Italiana]]
| label = [[RCA Italiana]]
| writer = Guido Guglielminetti , [[Ivano Fossati]]
| composer = Guido Guglielminetti
| lyricist = [[Ivano Fossati]]
| producer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Fiorellin del prato
| prev_title = {{lang|it|Fiorellin del prato|i=no}}
| prev_year = 1976
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Fatelo con me
| next_title = {{lang|it|Fatelo con me|i=no}}
| next_year = 1978
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|vzZcSZV54j4|"Un'emozione da poco"}}|type=song}}
}}
}}
"'''Un'emozione da poco'''" (transl. "An emotion of little value") is a 1978 song composed by Guido Guglielminetti (music) and [[Ivano Fossati]] (lyrics), arranged by [[Ruggero Cini]] and performed by [[Anna Oxa]].
"{{lang|it|'''Un'emozione da poco'''|i=no}}" ({{translation|"An emotion of little value"}}) is a 1978 song composed by Guido Guglielminetti (music) and [[Ivano Fossati]] (lyrics), arranged by [[Ruggero Cini]] and performed by Italian singer [[Anna Oxa]].


==Background==
==Background==
The song premiered at the [[Sanremo Music Festival 1978|28th edition]] of the [[Sanremo Music Festival]], where Oxa performed it in a much discussed new-wave make-up conceived by [[Ivan Cattaneo]] and inspired by [[David Bowie]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Lou Reed]]'s look of the time.<ref name=music>{{cite book|last=Anselmi, Eddy |title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |date=2009|isbn=978-8863462296|page=291|chapter=Un'emozione da poco}}</ref><ref name=dizcanzone>{{cite book|last=Dario Salvatori|title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|page=132|chapter=Un'emozione da poco|year=2001}}</ref> It eventually ranked second in the festival, and turned to be a surprise hit and Oxa's breakthrough.<ref name=music/><ref name="dizcanzone" />
The song premiered at the [[Sanremo Music Festival 1978|28th edition]] of the [[Sanremo Music Festival]], where Oxa performed it in a much discussed new-wave make-up conceived by [[Ivan Cattaneo]] and inspired by [[David Bowie]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Lou Reed]]'s look of the time.<ref name=music>{{cite book|last=Anselmi, Eddy |title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |date=2009|isbn=978-8863462296|page=291|chapter=Un'emozione da poco}}</ref><ref name=dizcanzone>{{cite book|last=Salvatori, Dario |title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|page=132|chapter=Un'emozione da poco|year=2001}}</ref> It eventually ranked second in the festival, and turned to be a surprise hit and Oxa's breakthrough.<ref name=music/><ref name="dizcanzone" />


Artists who covered the song include include [[Paola Turci]], [[Aram Quartet]], [[Le Vibrazioni]] with Canova.<ref>{{cite news |title="Un'Emozione da poco" ritorna in radio quarant'anni dopo l'uscita grazie a PAOLA TURCI |url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/paola-turci-un-emozione-da-poco.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=All Music Italia |date=15 July 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sanremo 2020, Le Vibrazioni duettano con i Canova |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/02/06/anna-oxa-un-emozione-da-poco-testo |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=[[Sky TG24]] |date=6 February 2020 |language=it}}</ref> The song was also featured in a scene of the film ''[[They Call Me Jeeg]]'', in which it was performed by [[Luca Marinelli]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gargano |first1=Danilo |title=Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot, Luca Marinelli su Un’emozione da poco di Anna Oxa: come è nata la scena (VIDEO) |url=https://cinemaserietv.it/film/lo-chiamavano-jeeg-robot-luca-marinelli-un-emozione-da-poco-anna-oxa-come-e-nata-scena-video/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=CinemaSerieTV |date=10 February 2023 |language=it-IT}}</ref> At the [[Sanremo Music Festival 2023|2023 Sanremo Music Festival]], Oxa presented a new version of the song with Iljard Shaba.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Redazione |title=Anna Oxa con il dj iLjard Shaba cantano "Un'emozione da poco" di Anna Oxa |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/01/sanremo2023-anna-oxa-con-il-dj-iljard-shaba-unemozione-da-poco-di-anna-oxa-fd44273d-5cad-4e9c-a3df-6b777ccf6cdb.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=[[Rai News 24|RaiNews]] |date=31 January 2023 |language=it}}</ref>
Artists who covered the song include [[Paola Turci]], [[Aram Quartet]], {{lang|it|[[Le Vibrazioni]]|i=no}} with Canova.<ref>{{cite news |title="Un'Emozione da poco" ritorna in radio quarant'anni dopo l'uscita grazie a PAOLA TURCI |url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/paola-turci-un-emozione-da-poco.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=All Music Italia |date=15 July 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sanremo 2020, Le Vibrazioni duettano con i Canova |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/02/06/anna-oxa-un-emozione-da-poco-testo |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=[[Sky TG24]] |date=6 February 2020 |language=it}}</ref> The song was also featured in a scene of the film ''[[They Call Me Jeeg]]'', in which it was performed by [[Luca Marinelli]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gargano |first1=Danilo |title=Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot, Luca Marinelli su Un’emozione da poco di Anna Oxa: come è nata la scena (VIDEO) |url=https://cinemaserietv.it/film/lo-chiamavano-jeeg-robot-luca-marinelli-un-emozione-da-poco-anna-oxa-come-e-nata-scena-video/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=CinemaSerieTV |date=10 February 2023 |language=it-IT}}</ref> At the [[Sanremo Music Festival 2023|2023 Sanremo Music Festival]], Oxa presented a new version of the song with Iljard Shaba.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Redazione |title=Anna Oxa con il dj iLjard Shaba cantano "Un'emozione da poco" di Anna Oxa |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/01/sanremo2023-anna-oxa-con-il-dj-iljard-shaba-unemozione-da-poco-di-anna-oxa-fd44273d-5cad-4e9c-a3df-6b777ccf6cdb.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=[[Rai News 24|RaiNews]] |date=31 January 2023 |language=it}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing

|title1 = Un'emozione da poco
* 7" single
|length1 =4:12
# "Un'emozione da poco" <small>(Guido Guglielminetti, Ivano Fossati)</small>
|writer1 =Guido Guglielminetti, Ivano Fossati
# "Questa è vita" <small>([[Jeff Lynne]], Maurizio Monti)</small>
|title2 = Questa è vita
|length2 =4:11
|writer2 =[[Jeff Lynne]], Maurizio Monti
}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
!align="left"|Peak position
|-
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|align="left"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=29 May 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Un'emozione da poco".</ref>
|align="left"|Italy ({{lang|it|[[Musica e dischi]]}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=29 May 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Un'emozione da poco".</ref>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=Pensiero stupendo|artist=Patty Pravo|award=Gold|relyear=1978|certyear=2019|accessdate=26 March 2019|note=certification for digital sales and streaming since January 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=Un'emozione da poco|artist=Anna Oxa|award=Platinum|relyear=1978|certyear=2024|accessdate=11 September 2024|note=Digital sales and streaming since 2009}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 07:54, 11 September 2024

"Un'emozione da poco"
Single by Anna Oxa
from the album Oxanna
B-side"Questa è vita"
ReleasedFebruary 1978
LabelRCA Italiana
Composer(s)Guido Guglielminetti
Lyricist(s)Ivano Fossati
Anna Oxa singles chronology
"Fiorellin del prato"
(1976)
"Un'emozione da poco"
(1978)
"Fatelo con me"
(1978)
Audio
"Un'emozione da poco" on YouTube

"Un'emozione da poco" (transl. "An emotion of little value") is a 1978 song composed by Guido Guglielminetti (music) and Ivano Fossati (lyrics), arranged by Ruggero Cini and performed by Italian singer Anna Oxa.

Background

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The song premiered at the 28th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where Oxa performed it in a much discussed new-wave make-up conceived by Ivan Cattaneo and inspired by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed's look of the time.[1][2] It eventually ranked second in the festival, and turned to be a surprise hit and Oxa's breakthrough.[1][2]

Artists who covered the song include Paola Turci, Aram Quartet, Le Vibrazioni with Canova.[3][4] The song was also featured in a scene of the film They Call Me Jeeg, in which it was performed by Luca Marinelli.[5] At the 2023 Sanremo Music Festival, Oxa presented a new version of the song with Iljard Shaba.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Un'emozione da poco"Guido Guglielminetti, Ivano Fossati4:12
2."Questa è vita"Jeff Lynne, Maurizio Monti4:11

Charts

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Chart Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[8]
Digital sales and streaming since 2009
Platinum 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Un'emozione da poco". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 291. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ a b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Un'emozione da poco". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 132. ISBN 8888169016.
  3. ^ ""Un'Emozione da poco" ritorna in radio quarant'anni dopo l'uscita grazie a PAOLA TURCI". All Music Italia (in Italian). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Sanremo 2020, Le Vibrazioni duettano con i Canova". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ Gargano, Danilo (10 February 2023). "Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot, Luca Marinelli su Un'emozione da poco di Anna Oxa: come è nata la scena (VIDEO)". CinemaSerieTV (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ Redazione (31 January 2023). "Anna Oxa con il dj iLjard Shaba cantano "Un'emozione da poco" di Anna Oxa". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Un'emozione da poco".
  8. ^ "Italian single certifications – Anna Oxa – Un'emozione da poco" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 September 2024. Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Un'emozione da poco" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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