2640 (album) explained

2640
Type:Studio
Artist:Francesca Michielin
Cover:Francesca Michielin - 2640.png
Recorded:2017, Los Angeles
Label:Sony Music Italy
Producer:Michele Canova
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2640 is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin, released by Sony Music Italy on 12 January 2018.[1] It was released on vinyl on 7 December 2018 with the original 13 tracks as well as "Femme", a demo version of "Tropicale" and "Fotografia" with Carl Brave and Fabri Fibra.[2]

Background

Michielin announced she started working in studio on her third album in January 2017, through her Twitter account.[3] [4] The album's tracks were recorded in Los Angeles with Italian producer Michele Canova.

A few days after the album's release, Michielin and Treedom announced a plan to plant one tree in Kenya for every 200,000 streams that the album received.[5]

Release and promotion

On 21 July 2017, she released the single "Vulcano".[6] The music video was released on the same day. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and filmed between 10pm and 5:30am in Berlin.[7] The song spent 16 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 44, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.[8] [9]

On 1 October 2017, Michielin performed "Vulcano" as a musical guest on Rai 1's TV show Che tempo che fa and announced that the album would be released on 12 January 2018.[10]

"Io non abito al mare" was released as the album's second single on 17 November 2017.[11] [12] The music video was directed by Giacomo Triglia and was released on 20 November 2017. It was filmed at Cretto di Burri.[13] [14] [15] The song spent 18 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 15, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.

On 4 December 2017, the album's cover and title were announced.[16] The track listing was announced on 20 December 2017 through Michielin's social network accounts.[17] On 22 December 2017, the album was made available for pre-order, and the track "Tropicale" was released as a pre-order bonus and on streaming platforms.[18]

On 16 March 2018, Michielin announced that "Bolivia" would be released as the album's third single.[19] The music video was released on 20 March 2018. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and the screenplay was written by Francesca Michielin.[20] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Michielin said that the song is a criticism of people who chase change and run away to exotic and remote places with the idea of living a more genuine life and making a difference, without realising that often the problem to be solved is within them.[21]

"Tropicale" was released as the fourth single on 15 June 2018,[22] along with a music video.[23]

On 16 November 2018, Michielin released the single "Femme". The song has a feminist message, describing the negative situations that women accept unconsciously. It was remixed by Bruno Belissimo. The single preceded the release of 2640 on vinyl on 7 December 2018. The vinyl edition also included a demo version of "Tropicale" and Carl Brave's single "Fotografia", on which Michielin and Fabri Fibra featured. "Fotografia" had considerable success in Italy, peaking at number 6 and achieving a certification of 3× Platinum for sales exceeding 150,000 copies.[24]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusicItalia.it.Production

Music

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francesca Michielin, il nuovo disco è "2640". 2017-12-31. RTL 102.5. it. 2017-12-31.
  2. Web site: Francesca Michielin: “2640” in vinile. Ecco il singolo “Femme”. Radio Italia. 2019-02-12.
  3. Web site: Francesca Michielin inizia i lavori sul nuovo album: sono felice. Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Italian. 10 January 2018. 28 January 2017.
  4. Web site: 12 Gennaio 2018: Esce Il Nuovo ALbum Di Francesca Michielin . Radio Gelosa . Italian . 5 December 2017 . 15 December 2017 . 18 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918062546/https://www.radiogelosa.it/12-gennaio-2018-esce-album-francesca-michielin/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Francesca Michielin, 2640 gives oxygen not only to the music. Radio Italia. 2018-03-15.
  6. Web site: Francesca Michielin: Vulcano, il nuovo singolo e video. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. Italian. 18 July 2017. Valentina Cesarini. 17 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Francesca Michielin: una notte a Berlino per il video di "Vulcano". Radio Italia. 2019-02-12.
  8. https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history Italian single chart positions - Francesca Michielin
  9. Italy. single. Francesca Michielin. 21 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Francesca Michielin annuncia la data d'uscita del nuovo album. Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Italian. 2 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Francesca Michielin continua a crescere ed è un Vulcano di idee. La Stampa. Italian. 19 July 2017. Luca Dondoni. 10 January 2017. 20 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720044341/http://www.lastampa.it/2017/07/19/multimedia/spettacoli/francesca-michielin-un-vulcano-di-idee-lYRO9ikaJn1IjlKt7FFPjN/pagina.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Francesca Michielin: quell'abbraccio censurato nella copertina della nuova canzone. Radio DeeJay. Italian. Alessandro Minizzi. 17 November 2017. 10 January 2017.
  13. Web site: Il video di Francesca Michielin girato nella suggestiva cornice del Cretto di Burri a Gibellina. Marsala Live. it-IT. 2019-02-12.
  14. Web site: Francesca Michielin: è uscito il video di "Io non abito al mare", girato in un'opera d'arte. 2017-11-20. News Mtv Italia. 2019-02-12.
  15. Web site: Francesca Michielin, il nuovo singolo è Io non abito al mare. 2019-02-12. RTL. it. 2019-02-12.
  16. Web site: Francesca Michelin, il titolo del nuovo album è 2640. Rockol.it. Italian. 10 January 2017. 4 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Francesca Michielin svela la tracklist di 2640. RTL 102.5. Italian. 20 December 2017. 10 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Francesca Michielin: ecco il brano Tropicale. Billboard Italia. Italian. 22 December 2017.
  19. Web site: Francesca Michielin, Bolivia è il nuovo singolo. 2018-03-15. RTL 102.5. it. 2018-03-15.
  20. Web site: È online il video di. Radio Italia. 2019-02-12.
  21. Web site: Francesca Michielin: "Volevo andare a Bogotà". 2018-01-14. Rolling Stone Italia. it-IT. 2019-02-12.
  22. Web site: Francesca Michielin, il nuovo singolo è tutto Tropicale. 11 June 2018. RTL. 15 June 2018.
  23. Web site: Francesca Michielin mostra le sue doti da ballerina nel video di Tropicale. Radio Italia. 2019-02-12.
  24. Web site: italiancharts.com - Italian charts portal. italiancharts.com. 2019-04-21.
  25. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 2018-01-12 al 2018-01-18). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 20 January 2018.
  26. Web site: Classifica annuale 2018 . 31 October 2023 . . it.

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