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and

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, and performed by Jimmy Fontana. Arrangements were from

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. The song premiered at the 1965 edition of

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. The single peaked at first place for four weeks between July and October 1965 on the Italian hit parade. It was the most successful song of Fontana. The song was adapted in English by

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with the title "My World", and recorded by

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and Engelbert Humperdinck. A French version titled "Un monde fait pour nous" was recorded by

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and by Richard Anthony. Fontana himself took a Spanish version, titled "El Mundo", to the top of the Spanish charts in 1965. The Spanish version was also covered by popular Cuban singer

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and Mexican singer

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. The song was later covered by several artists including

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& Piotta. In 2011,

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included a version of the song on ''

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,'' his second collection of Italian songs performed in Spanish. Issued as the first single from the disc, "El Mundo" rose to No. 10 on the official chart released by

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. The song also achieved success in Latin America, particularly Argentina, thanks to its inclusion in the soap opera (

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) ''

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''. "Il Mondo" was also used in several films, including

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' '' About Time'' and

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's ''

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'' and the opening title sequence of the Italian television miniseries Il miracolo.

Track listing

*7" single – PM45-3316 # "Il Mondo" (Meccia - Fontana - Pes - Greco) - 2:37 # "Allora Sì" (Fontana - Pes) - 2:37

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mondo (song) 1965 singles Italian songs Number-one singles in Italy 1965 songs Number-one singles in Spain Songs written by Jimmy Fontana Songs written by Robert Mellin RCA Records singles