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1989 single by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini, Susan Ferrer (Spanish version)
"Un'estate italiana""
Single by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini
Susan Ferrer (Spanish version)
B-side"Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version)
Released9 December 1989
Recorded1989
GenrePop rock
Length4:07
Label
Composer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Gianna Nannini singles chronology
"Voglio fare l'amore"
(1989) 		"Un'estate italiana""
(1989) 		"Scandalo"
(1990)
Edoardo Bennato singles chronology
"Vendo Bagnoli"
(1989) 		"Un'estate italiana"
(1989) 		"Il paese dei balocchi"
(1992)
Music video
"Un'estate italiana" on YouTube

"Un'estate italiana" (Italian: [uneˈstaːte itaˈljaːna]), "Un verano italiano" (Spanish: [um beˈɾano itaˈljano]; both meaning "An Italian summer") or "To Be Number One" is a 1989 song composed by Giorgio Moroder which was used as the official song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, the first to hold such distinction.

The Italian version, also known as "Notti magiche" ("Magical nights") in Italy, was recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini, who also wrote the lyrics. The Spanish version, also known as "Noches mágicas" in Spanish, was recorded by Paraguayan Susan Ferrer, who also wrote the lyrics. The English version, with lyrics by Tom Whitlock and performed by Giorgio Moroder Project (singers: Joe Milner, Moll Anderson, Paula Mulcahy Keane), was the opening theme to RAI TV programmes and matches related to the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

The song achieved success on the charts of several European countries.

Release

For the Italian release, Moroder addressed Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato, who rewrote the lyrics and took the song to the top of the charts in Italy and Switzerland. From January to September 1990, the song was the best-selling single in Italy. The song was presented for the first time by the two singer-songwriters in Milan in December 1989, and performed live during the opening ceremony, held on 8 June 1990, in Milan, before the Argentina–Cameroon opening match, followed later also by the English version. It describes the desire to win, and score a goal.

The song was among the first to contain a single instrumental version (indicated as a karaoke version) and to be published as a maxi single.

Cover versions

In 1990, Hong Kong singer Alan Tam covered this song in Cantonese under the title "Ideals and Peace" (Chinese: 理想與和平; Jyutping: Leisoeng jyu woping).

In 2014, The Italian Tenors covered this song.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Un'estate italiana" – 4:07
  2. "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07
12" maxi
  1. "Un'estate italiana" (stadium version) – 4:50
  2. "Un'estate italiana" (7" version) – 4:07
  3. "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07
CD maxi
  1. "Un'estate italiana" (stadium version) – 4:50
  2. "Un'estate italiana" (single version) – 4:07
  3. "Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version) – 4:07

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 11
French SNEP Singles Chart 23
German Singles Chart 2
Italian Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 4
Swedish Singles Chart 7
Swiss Singles Chart 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Austrian Singles Chart 28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 21
Swiss Singles Chart 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000
Italy (FIMI) Platinum 100,000
Sweden (GLF) Gold 25,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. Moll Anderson Returns to 1989 With Serious Bomb Girl Style
  2. ^ "Un'estate italiana", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
  3. 1990 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  5. 1990 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 19, 2009)
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Edoardo Bennato/ Gianna Nannini; 'Un' Estate italiana')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. "Italian single certifications – Edoardo Bennato & Gianna Nannini – Un'estate italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2024. Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Un'estate italiana" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  8. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
FIFA World Cup music
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Official songs by FIFA
Official anthems by FIFA
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