''L'amore è una cosa semplice'' () is the fifth studio album by Italian pop singer-songwriter

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. The album was released in Europe on 28 November 2011, and it was preceded by the single " La differenza tra me e te", released on 14 October 2011. ''L'amore è una cosa semplice'' was the best-selling album in Italy in 2012. The album includes a song entirely written by

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, a cover of the single " La fine" by Italian rapper Nesli, and a duet with American R&B singer

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. The Spanish-language version of the album, titled ''El amor es una cosa simple'', was released in March 2012. It includes songs adapted by Mexican songwriter Mónica Velez and Spanish singer Pablo Alborán.

Singles

* The first single from the album, " La differenza tra me e te", was released in Italy on 14 October 2011. The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was released through Ferro's official

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channel on YouTube on 27 October 2011. The single peaked at number three on the Wallonia

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and it spent six consecutive weeks at number two on the

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, being certified double platinum by the

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for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units. The Spanish-language version of the song, "La diferencia entre tú y yo", was released as a digital download single on 16 January 2012. * On 6 January 2012, the track "L'ultima notte al mondo" was released in Italy as the second single from the album. The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was shot in Seefeld,

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, and it was released in February 2012. The single peaked at number five on the

, and it was certified platinum by the

. The Spanish-language version of the song, "La última noche del mundo", was released as the second single from the album in early March 2012. * The third single from the album, "Hai delle isole negli occhi", was released in Italy on 30 March 2012. The music video for the song, directed by Fabio Jansen and filmed in Milan, was released in April 2012. * The song "Liebe ist einfach/L'amore è una cosa semplice", a half German-language version of the title track, was recorded as a duet with

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and released as a single in Germany on 13 April 2012. It was the first single from the album released in Germany. The original Italian-language version of the song was later released as a single in Italy and managed to debut and peak at number 9 on the

Track listing

''L'amore è una cosa semplice''

''El amor es una cosa simple''

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amore e una cosa semplice Tiziano Ferro albums 2011 albums 2010s Italian-language albums 2010s Spanish-language albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Michele Canova