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"Un'estate italiana" (in Italian) or "To be number one" (in English), is a 1990 song composed by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Tom Whitlock for the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. The Italian version, also known as "Notti magiche" (literally: "Magic Nights"), was recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini, who also wrote the Italian lyrics.
The song achieved success on the charts of several European countries.
Background and release
The English version, released under the name To be number one, and performed by Giorgio Moroder Project, was the opening theme to RAI TV programs and matchs related to the World Cup.
For the Italian release, Moroder addressed Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato, who rewrote the lyrics and took the song to the top of the charts in Italy and Switzerland. From January to September 1990, the song was the best-selling single in Italy. The song was presented for the first time by the two singer-songwriters in Milan in December 1989, and performed live during the opening ceremony, held on June 8, 1990, in Milan, before the Argentina–Cameroon football match, followed later also by the English version.
The song was among the first to contain a single instrumental version (indicated as a karaoke version) and to be published as a maxi single.
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Un'estate italiana" – 4:07
- "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07
- 12" maxi
- "Un'estate italiana" (stadium version) – 4:50
- "Un'estate italiana" (7" version) – 4:07
- "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07
- CD maxi
- "Un'estate italiana" (stadium version) – 4:50
- "Un'estate italiana" (single version) – 4:07
- "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Chart successions
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Un'estate italiana", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
- ^ 1990 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
- ^ 1990 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Edoardo Bennato/ Gianna Nannini; 'Un' Estate italiana')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.