"Sei solo tu" is a song written by Cheope and

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and recorded by Italian singers Nek and

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for Nek's seventh studio album, '' Le cose da difendere''. The song was released on 10 May 2002 as the album's lead single. The Spanish version of the album, ''Las cosas que defenderé'', also includes a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Tan sólo tú" and released as a single in Spain, South America, and in the United States. Nek also included a solo version of the song in his compilation albums '' The Best of Nek: L'anno zero'' and '' Greatest Hits 1992–2010: E da qui''.

Composition

During an interview released to Italian newspaper ''

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'', Nek described the song as "a clear love declaration between a boy and a girl, told with very simple words and music".

Track listing

;CD single – "Sei solo tu" # "Sei solo tu" (feat.

) – 3:18 # "Sei solo tu" (Instrumental version) – 3:19 # "En el tren" – 3:56 ;CD single – "Tan sólo tú" # "Tan sólo tú" (Album version) # "Tan sólo tú" (Radio edito) # "Tan sólo tú" (Extended Club Mix)

Personnel

;Music credits * Cheope – composer * Paolo Costa – bass * Riccardo Galardini – acoustic guitar * Alfredo Golino –

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* Nek –

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, composer * Dado Parisini –

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, grooves, vocal arrangements *

– vocals * Massimo Varini – acoustic guitar,

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;Production credits * Dado Parisini – producer * Alfredo Cerruti – producer * Nek – producer * Renato Cantele – engineer * Carlo Enrico – assistant * Gebriele Gigli – assistant * Matteo Bolzoni – assistant * Matteo Rovatti – assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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