Felicità Explained

Felicità
Cover:Felicità single Al Bano and Romina Power.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Al Bano and Romina Power
Album:Felicità
Released:14 May 1982
Recorded:1982
Genre:Pop
Length:3:13
Label:Baby
Producer:Dario Farina
Prev Title:Sharazan
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Tu, soltanto tu (Mi hai fatto innamorare)
Next Year:1982

"Felicità" (pronounced as /it/; Italian for "Happiness") is a song by Italian-American 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.[1] The song was recorded in Munich in Giorgio Moroder's studio, with Gian Piero Reverberi serving as arranger. It 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 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 Leningrad, 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. Romina and most extras wear historic costumes.

Track listing and formats

A. "Felicità" – 3:13

B. "Arrivederci a Bahia" – 3:02

Charts

Chart (1982)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[3] 18
Spain (AFYVE)[4] 4

Notes and References

  1. News: Burrocacao . Demented . La musica elettronica a Sanremo, una storia poco italiana . 13 May 2023 . . 11 February 2023 . it-IT.
  2. Felicità . . 1982 . Italian 7-inch single liner notes . . BR 50258.
  3. Web site: Classifiche . . Italian . 1 January 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php . 1 December 2016. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Al Bano & Romina Power".
  4. Book: Salaverri, Fernando . Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . 84-8048-639-2.