| Gente | |
| Cover: | 19gente.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Laura Pausini |
| Album: | Laura |
| Released: | February 1994 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 4:25 |
| Label: | CGD |
| Producer: | Angelo Valsiglio |
| Prev Title: | Strani amori |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Lettera |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.[1] It was released in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura. The song bears a striking resemblance to the Marco Ferradini song "Teorema."
A Spanish-language version of the song was published by Pausini in her 1994's album Laura Pausini. Both versions of the song were re-recorded with a new arrangement by Celso Valli for Pausini's first greatest hits album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te / Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti[2] and later would be re-recordered with a new arrangement for Pausini's second greatest hits album, 20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Éxitos.
The Italian-language version of the song was covered in 1995 by Brazilian singer Renato Russo and included in his album Equilíbrio distante.[3]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador (UPI)[5] | 5 | |
| Puerto Rico (UPI)[6] | 3 | |
| US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[7] | 10 |