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by Italian singer Elodie, released on 10 February 2023 by

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. The album featured "

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", presented by the singer during the

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where it took ninth in the final ranking, and the original song "

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" from the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', winner of the

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Composition

The album is composed of thirteen tracks, eleven of which were written by the singer herself, with the authorial participation of

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, Joan Thiele, Alessandro Mahmood, Davide Petrella, and production by Francesco "Katoo" Cattiti,

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, Drillionaire, ITACA and Zef. In an interview for ''

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'', Elodie explained the process of producing and writing the songs on the album:The singer also told about her relationship with singer Elisa, author of three songs on the album:

Critics reception

Claudio Cabona of '' Rockol'' described the project as "the sharpest snapshot of today's Elodie," thanks to "quality pop and dance songs" that "were able to tell the story of the singer's transformation." Cabona also stressed that the songs are "able to break away from much of what we listen to in Italy," becoming as a whole "a valuable vision for the Italian scene." Marco Macchi of Newsic.it appreciated Elodie's musical evolution undertaken within ''OK. Respira'', highlighting how the record turns out to be "contemporary electro-pop" thanks to the work done by the production team, citing Dardust of all people, concluding that the singer has become "the perfect Italian dancefloor star, between

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and

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." Silvia Gianatti of ''

'', on the other hand, indicated that the songs "show her pop soul" of "contemporary sounds," in which "Elodie looks at herself in the mirror, learns from mistakes, shows herself more fragile" believing that the producers and authors "have been able to tell her story, without hiding those fears ..that make her helpless in the face of abuse." Gabriele Fazio of ''

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'' claimed that the album represents one of " the most authentic pop manifestations possibly in the entire history of Italian music," finding, however, that it elicited a "deadly boredom" from the listener because the songs "do not pretend to communicate anything, but only to function on a sonic level."

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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