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Marco Mengoni Marco Mengoni (; born 25 December 1988) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third season of Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Since that he has sold over 2.8 million records in Italy, peaking the I ...

. The song was released on 1 December 2017 for Giorgia's live album ''Oronero Live'' through

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. It peaked at number three of the

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, becoming Mengoni's 12th and Giorgia's 22nd top-ten song.

Background and composition

In 2015 in a interview Mengoni talked about Giorgia saying that "thanks to her I took a more soulful path in my musical caree" because he was influenced by

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and that "in Italy Giorgia was the icon of Italian black music". In 2016 in a interview for

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Giorgia said that she would like to write a song for Mengoni, because "it's easier for me writing for other arthist than to myself". The song was written by the singers themself with Davide Simonetta and Tony Maiello, with the production of Michele Canova Iorfida.

Reception

Alessandro Alicandri of ''

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'' wrote that "it'sinteresting how the two souls bond and do not sing, as they often do, telling the story from two points of view", finding that the song finds no final closure but remains "suspended" to indicate "a painful thanksgiving that resurfaces in the silence of a heart that no one cares for anymore." ''

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'' wrote that "the sound of the piano and the seemingly cold and gloomy atmospheres" while "slowly melts into a cry of hope and love". The performance was described without "virtuosity or mannerism" but "intense and heartfelt that explodes into an orchestral refrain embellished with strings and woodwinds". ''Billboard Italia'' defined the song a "extraordinary collaboration" which "explains how to hide one's pain from others by masking it behind a distorted appearance".

Music video

The music video was directed by YouNuts!. The make-up effects were made by designer Andrea Leanza.

Charts

Certifications

References

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