"Tornerò" (

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for "I Will Return") is a song by the Italian musical group

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, released in 1974 as their debut single. The following year, the down-tempo love ballad became a number-one hit in Italy as well as a top five hit in

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. In Italy, it spent 3 consecutive weeks at no. 1 in June and July 1975, and was certified gold. In Switzerland, it remained at the top for 6 consecutive weeks in September and October 1975, and was the best-selling single of the year there. The song has been

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by numerous artists in various languages.

Track listing

* 7" single :A. "Tornerò" – 4:07 :B. "Se davvero mi vuoi bene" – 3:25

Chart performance

Notable cover versions

* In 1975

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recorded the song in German as ''Wart' auf mich (Du, wenn ich dich verlier')'' (

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, 16 225 AT) for his album ''Wenn ein Mann ein Mädchen liebt'' (

, 55 606 DT). The song charted at no. 4 in Germany and no. 7 in Switzerland. * In 1975

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y Amigos recorded the song in Castiglian (text by Euterpe) as ''

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'' (Music Hall, 32.351), in his 1976 album (Music Hall, FI-25). The song sold more than five million of copies. * Flemish singer Willy Sommers recorded the single of the song in Dutch as ''Kom terug'' text by Jan De Vuyst, (

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, 856 780-2) for the 1995 album ''Profumo d'amore'' (Scent of love) (

, 526 590-2). His version reached no. 30 in Belgium. * In 2009, Austrian singer Sandra Stumptner contributed lyrics to a new German-language cover of the song, "1000 Träume weit (Tornerò)". The single, released under the pseudonym Antonia aus Tirol, charted at no. 89 in Germany. She re-recorded the song in duet with Sascha Heyna in 2013. *

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covered Antonia aus Tirol's version of the song reaching no. 68 in Germany in 2009.

References

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