"Noi, ragazzi di oggi" (transl. "We, young people of today") is a musical piece written by

Cristiano Minellono Cristiano Minellono (born 27 March 1946) is an Italian songwriter and actor. He is also known as Popi Minellono. Life and career Born in Arona, Piedmont, Minellono debuted as a lyricist in 1967, with the song "È ancora giorno", performed by Shi ...

and

Toto Cutugno Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (; 7 July 1943 – 22 August 2023) was an Italian Italian popular music, pop singer-songwriter, musician, and television presenter. He was best known for his worldwide hit song, "", released on his 1983 album of the sam ...

, performed by

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

and released by

EMI Italiana EMI Italiana was a record label, it was an Italian offshoot of British Electric and Musical Industries, based in Milan. It was founded in 1931 as VCM and, in 1967 it was renamed EMI Italiana followed by EMI Music Italy in 1997 and, finally, EMI ...

in 1985.

Background

Miguel, who arrived in Italy when he was almost fifteen, participated in the 1985 Sanremo Music Festival with this song, finishing second in the Campioni category, behind the winners,

Ricchi e Poveri Ricchi e Poveri (; "The Rich and The Poor") is an Italian pop music, pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena. Active since the late 1960s, they have sold over ...

, with " Se m'innamoro". Released as a single, it reached the top of the charts on 23 February 1985, and held that position for three weeks, before dropping to second place, preceded by " Una storia importante" by

Eros Ramazzotti Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in bo ...

, for the next four weeks. By the end of the year, it ranked seventh on the list of best-selling singles in Italy. The song was translated into Spanish as "Los muchachos de hoy", and was part of the soundtrack for the film Fiebre de amor in 1985, in which Luis Miguel also plays a co-starring role.

Track listing

* 7" single # "Noi, ragazzi di oggi" (Toto Cutugno, Cristiano Minellono) 3:40 # "Il cielo" (Toto Cutugno, Cristiano Minellono) 4:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

{{Luis Miguel singles 1985 singles 1985 songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1985 Luis Miguel songs Toto Cutugno songs Songs written by Toto Cutugno Number-one singles in Italy