"Perdono" (also released under the title "Xdono"; ) is a 2001 song recorded by Italian singer

Tiziano Ferro Tiziano Ferro (; born 21 February 1980) is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer and author. He broke through in 2001 with his international hit single "Perdono" and has remained commercially successful since then, in several countries. Ferro h ...

. Released on May 12, 2001, it was the singer's debut single and the lead single from his album ''

Rosso Relativo ''Rosso relativo'' is Tiziano Ferro's debut album, released in autumn of 2001 in Italy and EU. The album was later released in the rest of the world in 2002 and 2003. The first single of the album was " Xdono", which became a #1 hit in his home c ...

'', which was released four months later. The single achieved huge success in many European countries and even topped the charts in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria and Belgium (Wallonia). The song, considered as "sweet and melodious" in its Franco-Italian version, was much aired on radio in France. The music video was directed by Matteo Pellegrini. The

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, revealed after 21 years that Ferro's song was copied and "lifted and dropped" from a song by American

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Track listings

; CD single # "Perdono" – 4:04 # "Perdono (English) – 4:04 ; CD maxi # "Perdono" – 3:59 # "Perdono" (English version) – 3:59 # "Perdono" (remix) – 3:43 # "Perdono" (bug version) – 1:45 ; CD maxi # "Xdono" – 3:58 # "Xdono" (remix) – 3:43 # "Xdono" (bug version) – 1:45

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{{Tiziano Ferro 2001 debut singles 2002 singles Italian-language songs Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles Number-one singles in Italy Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Number-one singles in Spain Tiziano Ferro songs Songs written by Tiziano Ferro 2001 songs EMI Records singles