| Grande, grande, grande | |
| Cover: | Grande grande grande.png |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Mina |
| Album: | Mina |
| Language: | Italian |
| B-Side: | Non ho parlato mai |
| Recorded: | 1971 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:57 |
| Label: | PDU |
| Prev Title: | Uomo |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Parole parole |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"Grande, grande, grande" is a 1972 Italian song, written by David William Moncrief, and composed by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The 1973 Shirley Bassey single achieved sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia, being eligible for the award of a Gold Disc.[1]
"Grande, grande, grande" was a No. 1 hit on the Italian Singles Chart for Mina in 1972, from her No. 1 self-titled album. The single was released in early 1972 and entered the Top 10 the week of 26 February.[2]
After a steady climb to No. 2 (behind "Imagine" by John Lennon) the week of 11 March, the song seemed to have run out of steam after falling 2 places to No. 4 to new hits by Delirium, Nicola Di Bari and Nada ("Imagine" had dropped to No. 5). By 1 April the song had once again climbed to its peak No. 2 position where it remained the whole month of April before finally reaching No. 1 on 29 April. "Grande, grande, grande", arranged by Pino Presti,[3] ruled the charts the first three weeks of May until "I giardini di marzo" by her collaborator Lucio Battisti, and her own hit "Parole parole" knocked it out of the top spot down to No. 3 the week of 27 May. "Grande, grande, grande" remained in the top 10 until the week of 8 July, often trading places with "Parole parole". By the year's end, only "Il Padrino" by Santo and Johnny had enjoyed a longer life on the charts and Mina had to settle for the runner up position for 1972's biggest hit on the Italian singles chart.
Mina also recorded the song in English and Spanish.
| Peak position | ||
| Italy (Discografia internazionale)[4] | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] | 1 |
| Position | ||
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] | 2 |
|---|
| Never Never Never | |
| Cover: | Never Never Never.png |
| Caption: | Cover art for Dutch release |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Shirley Bassey |
| Album: | Never Never Never |
| B-Side: | Day By Day |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | United Artists |
| Producer: | Noel Rogers |
| Prev Title: | Jezahel |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Make the World a Little Younge |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
Shirley Bassey had a No. 8 hit in the UK with "Never Never Never", an English version with lyrics by Norman Newell. It was also No. 1 in Australia, No. 1 in South Africa, No. 3 in Singapore, and her only single to make three US charts: No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and No. 67 on the R&B Chart.
| Peak position | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 1 |
|---|---|
| Singapore (Rediffusion) | 3 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 2 |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 28.