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, in which Little Tony presented the song in couple with

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. The single peaked at first place for nine consecutive weeks on the Italian hit parade. It sold in excess of a million copies and was awarded a

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in May 1967. The song also named a film, '' Cuore matto... matto da legare '', directed by

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and starred by the same Little Tony and by

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. The song was later covered by several artists, including

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, Fausto Leali and

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. It was also used in several films, notably

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's ''

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'' and

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's '' Bad Education''.

Track listing

*7" single – Ld A 7500 # "Cuore matto" (Armando Ambrosino, Totò Savio) # "Gente che mi parla di te" (Little Tony, Mario Capuano, Tony Cucchiara)

References

{{Authority control 1967 singles Italian songs Number-one singles in Italy 1967 songs Sanremo Music Festival songs Songs written by Totò Savio