Felicità

"Felicità"
Single by Al Bano and Romina Power
from the album Felicità
Released 1982
Format 7"
Genre Pop
Length 3:13
Label Baby
Writer(s) Cristiano Minellono, Dario Farina, Gino De Stefani
Producer(s) Dario Farina
Al Bano and Romina Power singles chronology
"Sharazan"
(1981)
"Felicità"
(1982)
"Tu, soltanto tu (Mi hai fatto innamorare)"
(1982)

"Felicità" (pronounced [felitʃiˈta]; Italian for "Happiness") is a song by Italian duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1982. It was an international commercial success and remains arguably their best-known song.

Song information

The duo participated with the track in the 1982 Sanremo Music Festival and finished second. The song appeared on their 1982 album Felicità (also known as Aria pura). The closing track from the album, "Arrivederci a Bahia", was released as the B side. For the Spanish release, both songs were re-recorded in Spanish, and the single received a different cover image.

"Felicità" was met with a great commercial success, topping Italian singles chart and eventually selling in millions of copies internationally in march-june of the 1982.

The song was performed by Laislavo 'Lado' Kravanja and Léa Seydoux at the end of the 2009 film Lourdes.

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the banks of Neva River. It pictures Albano Carrisi and Romina Power performing the song while driving a motorboat and sitting in a carriage, respectively. Romina and most extras wear historic costumes.

Track listing

A. "Felicità" – 3:13
B. "Arrivederci a Bahia" – 3:02
A. "Felicidad" – 3:13
B. "Arrivederci en Bahia" – 3:02

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Austria[3] 9
Belgium[4] 7
France[5] 10
Germany[6] 6
Italy[7] 1
Netherlands[8] 18
Switzerland[9] 3

References

  1. "Al Bano E Romina Power* - Felicità (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  2. "Al Bano Y Romina Power* - Felicidad (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  3. "Discographie Al Bano & Romina Power" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  4. "Discografie Al Bano & Romina Power" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  5. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  6. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  7. "HPI - Settimana del 27/03/82" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  8. "Discografie Al Bano & Romina Power" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  9. "Al Bano & Romina Power" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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