Gli ostacoli del cuore explained

Gli ostacoli del cuore
Cover:Gli ostacoli del cuore.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Elisa featuring Ligabue
Album:Soundtrack '96-'06 and Caterpillar
Released:20 October 2006 (Italy)
Length:4:30
Label:Sugar
Producer:Corrado Rustici
Chronology:Elisa
Prev Title:Teach Me Again
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Eppure sentire (Un senso di te)
Next Year:2007

"Gli ostacoli del cuore" (en: The Obstacles of Heart) is a pop single by the Italian singer Elisa, featuring pop rock Italian singer Ligabue, from her first greatest hits album, Soundtrack '96-'06. Released as the album's lead single, the song was written by Ligabue and produced by Corrado Rustici.

The song also appears on the album Caterpillar, released in September 2007. In the Caterpillar version, the song is sung without Ligabue.

The song debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart, spending seven consecutive weeks at number one.[1] It became Elisa's second song to peak at number one in 2006 after "Teach Me Again", as well as the fourth of her career, and Ligabue's eighth.

Background and composition

"Gli ostacoli del cuore" is the first original song featured on an Elisa album of which the artist is the only interpreter. Indeed, the song was written by Luciano Ligabue, with arrangements by Elisa and Corrado Rustici, who also produced the song.[2] During the same recording session the two artists recorded the song "Volente o nolente", published only in 2020.[3] Ligabue told about the meaning of the song and the creative process that led to its creation:[4] In an interview with TV Sorrisi e Canzoni in 2020, Ligabue said that the collaboration with Elisa was the only one that took place at the artist's direct request during his career:[5]

Critics reviews

"Gli ostacoli del cuore" was received positively by specialized critics, being considered among the best records of the singers' careers.[6]

Panorama placed the song at number one on its list of the "100 Most Beautiful Italian Songs of the 21st Century", making the two singers the only ones to have two songs among the top 10, thanks to Elisa's "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" at tenth position and Ligabue's "Le donne lo sanno" at eighth one.[7]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number one of the Italian Singles Chart, becoming Elisa's second song to peak at number one in 2006 after "Teach Me Again", as well as the fourth of her career, and Ligabue eighth. It spent sixth consecutive weeks at number one between November 23, 2006 to January 5, 2007.

The song was the eighth-best-selling song in Italy in 2006. In 2018 it was certified platinum by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, counting sales since 2009.[8]

Music video

The "Gli ostacoli del cuore" music video was directed by Ligabue.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 1 (dal 29.12.2006 al 04.01.2007) . 2 November 2023 . . italian . 18 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2007/1 . live .
  2. Web site: Vitiello . Ciro . 20 October 2006 . Elisa, magico duetto con Ligabue nel brano "Gli ostacoli del cuore" - Il Piccolo . 2 November 2023 . . it . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625144145/https://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilpiccolo/archivio/ilpiccolo/2006/10/20/NZ_15_ELIS.html . live .
  3. Web site: 20 November 2023 . Ligabue ed Elisa, Volente o Nolente: il testo della nuova canzone . 2 November 2023 . . it . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625111902/https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/11/20/ligabue-elisa-volente-o-nolente-testo . live .
  4. Web site: 8 March 2023 . 8 marzo: otto donne cantate da Ligabue . 2 November 2023 . . it . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625070253/https://www.rockol.it/news-735548/8-marzo-otto-donne-cantate-da-ligabue . live .
  5. Web site: Gradi . Stefano . 30 June 2020 . Ligabue, 30 anni (più due) di rock a modo suo . 2 November 2023 . . it . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625111859/https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/ligabue-30-anni-piu-due-di-rock-a-modo-suo/ . live .
  6. Web site: 28 February 2020 . Le 10 canzoni più famose di Elisa . 2 November 2023 . . it . 22 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230622014608/https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/02/28/elisa-canzoni-famose . live .
  7. Web site: Le 100 canzoni italiane più belle del ventunesimo secolo . 2 November 2023 . . it . 2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102125424/https://www.panorama.it/lifestyle/musica/100-canzoni-italiane-belle-2000 . live .
  8. Web site: 9 July 2018 . Certificazioni Fimi: Biondo e Carl Brave raggiungono il disco d'oro negli album. Tra i singoli certificati "Amore e capoeira" . 2 November 2023 . All Music Italia . it.
  9. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 17.11.2006 al 23.11.2006) . 2 November 2023 . . italian . 18 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2006/47 . live .
  10. Web site: Classifica annuale 2006 . 31 October 2023 . . it . 18 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/13/2006/0 . live .