"L'anima vola" is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter

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. It was released on 23 August 2015 as the lead single from her eighth studio album of the same name.

Composition

The song, written and produced by Elisa, is dedicated to her housband Andrea Rigonat. The strings, as in the rest of the album, are by Davide Rossi. In an interview with

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, the artist explained the meaning of the song:

Music video

The official video for the song, shot in July 2013 and directed by Latino Pellegrini and Mauro Simionato, was released on September 15, 2013. In the video clip throughout the first verse of the song Elisa is framed standing still against a black background, after which she begins to perform some dance steps and simultaneously her body is multiplied with digital effects. The set of the video was the house where elisa composed the entire album, which was demolished later.

Commercial performance

The song reached No. 1 on the sales chart on the

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platform within six hours of its release. The song debouted at number two of the

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, becoming Elisa fiftheen song to place among the top-ten. Only three weeks after its release, "L'anima vola" was certified gold disc by

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. On June 27, 2014, it received double platinum certification.

Charts

Weekly charts

End-year chart

Certifications

References

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