"Quando quando quando" (or "Quando, Quando, Quando", ; "When, When, When") is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the

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style, with music written by

Tony Renis Tony Renis (born 13 May 1938), stage name of Elio Cesari, is an Italian singer, composer, music producer and film actor. Life and career Renis was born in Milan. In the mid-1950s he met with Adriano Celentano, and the two started performing an i ...

and lyrics by

Alberto Testa Alberto Testa may refer to: *Alberto Testa (dancer) (1922–2019), Italian dancer *Alberto Testa (lyricist) (1927–2009), Italian composer and lyricist {{Hndis, Testa, Alberto ...

. 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 festival w ...

, 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

Ervin Drake Ervin Drake (born Ervin Maurice Druckman; April 3, 1919 – January 15, 2015) was an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as "I Believe (1953 song), I Believe" and "It Was a Very Good Year". He wrote in a variet ...

English-language versions

The song has been used and remixed by many artists and in many different arrangements, including English pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck in 1968. In 2005,

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

performed the song as a duet with

Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...

. 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... (in cui means when, or in which.)

Notable cover versions

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, Canadian singer, charted with it in 1967 (#10) * Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer, in 1968. This version was remixed into a dance version in 1999, which charted at number 40.

References

External links

* {{YouTube, j2etakoV-rg, Engelbert Humperdinck - Quando Quando Quando 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 Songs with lyrics by Alberto Testa (lyricist) Songs with music by Tony Renis Number-one singles in Italy Engelbert Humperdinck songs Emilio Pericoli songs