"Una donna per amico" (Italian for "A Woman as a Friend") is a song composed by

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and Mogol, and performed by Lucio Battisti. It was released as a single in October 1978, with "Nessun dolore" as B-side. The single peaked at first place fourteen consecutive weeks on the Italian hit parade between November 1978 and February 1979. It was the second most sold single of the year in Italy, behind

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, "Una donna per amico" was played during the entrance of the Italian home team.

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, carried the placard wearing a

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. "Una donna per amico" was covered by several artists, including Mina,

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. It named a 1998 television series starring

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and a 2014 film directed by

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and starred by

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Track listing

*7" single - ZBN 7110 # "Una donna per amico'" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 4:21 # "Nessun dolore" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 4:23

References

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