Due vite explained

Italian: Due vite|i=no
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Artist:Marco Mengoni
Album:Italian: [[Materia (Prisma)]]
Genre:Pop
Label:Sony Music
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Year:2023
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Language:Italian
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"Italian: '''Due vite'''|i=no" (pronounced as /it/;) is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni for his eighth studio album, Italian: [[Materia (Prisma)]] (2023). It is the lead single and opening track on the album, released by Sony Music on 8 February 2023. The song was written by Mengoni with Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta. Simonetta also produced the track together with E.D.D.[1] The song was Mengoni's winning entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, the 73rd edition of the Italian musical festival, which doubled as the selection of the Italian act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[2] [3] [4] It finished in fourth place at the Eurovision final with 350 points. Prior to the contest, "Italian: Due vite|i=no" reached number one in Italy.

A bilingual French-Italian version of the song, titled "French: La Dernière Chanson|i=no" ("The last song"), was released on 13 October 2023.[5]

Background and composition

Mengoni spoke about the meaning of the song:[6] Mengoni dwelt on the inspiration for the song, found in the figure of Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla, explaining that:The song also marks the singer's third participation at the Sanremo Music Festival after "Credimi ancora" in 2010 and "L'essenziale", winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2013, with which he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[7]

Reception

The song was mostly well received by Italian critics. In its review of the Sanremo 2023 songs, Corriere della Sera gave "Due vite" an 8/10, describing the song as a "classic ballad" that "doses melody and rhythm well", where "thoughts chase each other".[8] Also Valentina Colosimo from Vanity Fair states that the song "allows Mengoni to show off all his singing skills", bringing the viewer "a ton of feelings".[9] Fabio Fiume from All Music Italia rated the song 7.5/10, writing the song is a "modern piece that respects both its vocal beauty and its best prerogatives to be personal".[10] The Panorama critic Gabriele Antonucci gave the song a 8.5 rating, he praised Mengoni's performance as "masterful", with a perfect combination of "voice, words and arrangement".[11] Less enthusiastic was the review by Francesco Prisco of Il Sole 24 Ore, assigning a score of 6-/10, writing that "Mengoni does Mengoni: the thing he does best", suggesting a lack of originality compared to his previous works.[12]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Roberto Ortu.[13] The filming took place on the dunes of Piscinas in Sardinia.[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 50
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 80
Croatia (HRT)[17] 35
German Singles Downloads (GfK Entertainment)[18] 13
Greece International (IFPI)[19] 21
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[20] 16
Italy (FIMI)[21] 1
Lithuania (AGATA)[22] 14
Malta (Radiomonitor)[23] 20
Netherlands (Single Tip)[24] 29
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 56

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Italy (FIMI)[26] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 99

Certifications

|-!scope="row"|Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] |Platinum|15,000‡|-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marco Mengoni - Due vite (Radio Date: 08-02-2023). EarOne. 8 February 2023. 9 February 2023. it.
  2. Web site: Sanremo 2023, Marco Mengoni: 'Due vite è la mia storia attuale'. Sky TG24. 1 February 2023. 9 February 2023. it.
  3. Web site: 'Due vite', il testo della canzone di Marco Mengoni a Sanremo 2023. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 30 January 2023. 9 February 2023. it.
  4. Web site: La classifica finale di Sanremo 2023, vince Marco Mengoni. la Repubblica. 12 February 2023. 9 February 2023. it.
  5. Web site: Heap. Steven. Italy: Marco Mengoni to Release French Version of 'Due Vite' on Friday. Eurovoix. 2023-10-12. 2023-10-12.
  6. Web site: 2023-02-01 . Marco Mengoni: "A Sanremo per divertirmi, senza voglia di vincere" . 2023-02-21 . Vanity Fair Italia . it-IT.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-07 . Marco Mengoni torna a Sanremo 2023: "Il festival mi ha vestito d'oro" . 2023-02-21 . la Repubblica . it.
  8. Web site: Laffranchi . Andrea . 2023-07-02 . Oxa pomposa (4,5); Rosa Chemical divertente (7); D'Alessio jr naif (5) . 2023-02-21 . Corriere della Sera . it-IT.
  9. Web site: 2023-01-16 . Sanremo 2023: le pagelle delle canzoni in anteprima . 2023-02-21 . Vanity Fair Italia . it-IT.
  10. Web site: Recensioni) . Fabio Fiume (Interviste . 2023-01-16 . Sanremo 2023: le pagelle ai 28 brani in gara dopo l'ascolto in anteprima . 2023-02-21 . All Music Italia . it-IT.
  11. News: Antonucci . Gabriele . 12 February 2023 . Sanremo 2023, trionfa Marco Mengoni: le pagelle della finale . it . . 20 February 2023.
  12. Web site: Prisco . Francesco . 2023-01-16 . Sanremo 2023, tutte le canzoni ascoltate in anteprima (con pagelle) . 2023-02-21 . Il Sole 24 ORE . it.
  13. Web site: Marco Mengoni, ecco il video ufficiale di "Due vite": canzone che ha vinto Sanremo 2023 . 2023-02-21 . Gazzetta del Sud . 12 February 2023 . it.
  14. Web site: La Sardegna diventa il teatro di "Due Vite" di Marco Mengoni . 2023-02-21 . Agi . it.
  15. Web site: Single Charts vom 23. Mai 2023. 8 November 2019 . Ö3 Austria Top 40. 23 May 2023.
  16. Billboard Global 200: Week of February 25, 2023. Billboard. 22 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Purple Disco Machine & Kungs preuzeli vrh liste ARC 100 sa suradnjom "Substitution". HRT. 19 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Download Charts Single – Aktualisiert am: 22.05.2023. mtv.de. German. https://archive.today/20230523195451/https://www.mtv.de/info/b45gik/download-charts-single. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023.
  19. Web site: IFPI Charts . ifpi.gr . 24 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230525081000/https://ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. 25 May 2023.
  20. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 21 May 2023.
  21. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 6 (dal 03.02.2023 al 09.02.2023). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 10 February 2023.
  22. Web site: 2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023.
  23. Web site: Malta – Radio Airplay Chart – Settimana 8.2023 – dal 17/02/2023 al 23/02/2023. Radiomonitor. en. 3 March 2023.
  24. Web site: Dutch Single Tip 20/05/2023. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 20 May 2023.
  25. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 19 May 2023.
  26. Web site: Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 7 January 2024. 5 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105132238/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/13/2023/0.
  27. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023. hitparade.ch. 1 January 2024.
  28. Web site: Marco Mengoni, è platino in Svizzera per 'Due vite'. Rossini. Federico. Marco Mengoni, "Due vite" is platinum in Switzerland. it. Eurofestival News. 3 November 2023. 5 November 2023.

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