"Quando quando quando" (or "Quando, Quando, Quando", ; "When, When, When") is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by

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and lyrics by Alberto Testa. The song, originally recorded in two different versions by

and

Emilio Pericoli Emilio Pericoli (7 January 1928 – 9 April 2013) was an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna, Italy. Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, " Al di là", by festiva ...

, competed in the

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in 1962, where it placed fourth, and later became a commercial success in Italy, topping the ''

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'' singles chart. American entertainer

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, who recorded the song in 1962, sang the English lyrics written by

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English-language versions

The song has been used and remixed by many artists and in many different arrangements, including English

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singer Engelbert Humperdinck in 1968. In 2005,

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performed the song as a duet with

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. There is an instrumental Latin version by Edgardo Cintron and The Tiempos Noventa Orchestra. The song was a 1962 ''Billboard'' Top 100 entry by Pat Boone. ''Quando'' is the only Italian word normally retained in most English-language renditions of the song. Pat Boone sang the starting piece in Italian but then carried on the rest of it in English, repeating every now and again some Italian words. The Italian words sung by Boone are: :Dimmi quando tu verrai, :dimmi quando... quando... quando... :l'anno, il giorno e l'ora in cui :forse tu mi bacerai... Fergie and

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covered the song for the soundtrack to the 2009 musical film ''

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'', based on the

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based on

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's ''

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''.

Notable cover versions

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, Canadian singer, charted with it in 1967 (#72) * Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer, in 1968, which he also performed on the Hollywood Palace television program on October 25, 1969. This version was remixed into a dance version in 1999, which charted at number 40. * A brief instrumental cover of the song was used as the opening theme for the British comedy series ''

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''. * In the 1980

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–

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film ''

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'', during the effort to reform the band, Jake and Elwood find five of their members playing the song in a deserted lounge.

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* {{Authority control 1962 songs 1967 singles 1968 singles Italian songs Portuguese songs Tony Renis songs Pat Boone songs Connie Francis songs Michael Bublé songs Nelly Furtado songs Caterina Valente songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1962 Songs with lyrics by Alberto Testa (lyricist) Songs with music by Tony Renis Number-one singles in Italy Engelbert Humperdinck songs Emilio Pericoli songs