Il ballo della vita explained

Type:studio
Artist:Måneskin
Cover:Måneskin - Il ballo della vita.png
Language:Italian • English
Recorded:2018
Studio:Officine Meccaniche, The Sound of Violins in Milan
Length:34:11
Producer:Måneskin, Fabrizio Ferraguzzo
Prev Title:Chosen
Prev Year:2017
Next Year:2021

is the debut studio album by Italian pop rock band Måneskin. It was released on 26 October 2018. The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, managed to reach Top 20 on European music charts, and received a triple platinum certification by FIMI. The album includes the hit singles "Morirò da re", "Torna a casa", "Fear for Nobody", "L'altra dimensione" and "".

Description

Like in the previous EP Chosen, is a modern Italian pop rock record with influences from funk, reggae and ska.[1] [2] [3] In an The Upcoming interview, the band cited Led Zeppelin, Arctic Monkeys, Harry Styles, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars as inspirations for the album.[4]

The album's title is meaning a "celebration of youth, of freedom".[5] The central figure of the album's lyrics is the fictional muse "Marlena", a "woman who represents beauty and the message we want to communicate: a message of freedom of choice, of attitude, of style to which we have tried to give a face, a name and a voice".[5] Another protagonist is a man who wants to be with her until the very end. According to Damiano David, she is also a "personification of the fear of not being able to be oneself. Man is security, believing in oneself, like a father or an older brother, and he takes this woman into an objectively uncomfortable situation to bring her to a better version: not changing her, but making her accept herself, her aspirations".[6]

Five out of twelve songs in the album contain lyrics in English: "New Song", "Sh*t Blvd", single "Fear for Nobody", "Are You Ready?" and "Close to the Top".

Promotion

In October 2018, the band released This Is Måneskin, a documentary film which delved into the band's career beginnings, personal life and the creative process of producing the album.[7]

The album was promoted by their first career tour which was held between 2018 and 2019, and which had sold-out over 70 dates with more than 140,000 tickets, including their first European tour with eleven sold-out dates in Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom.[8] [9] [10]

Commercial performance

By May 2019, the tracks accumulated more than 196 million streams on Spotify.[11] Following the band's win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Zitti e buoni" (from their succeeding album ), the album entered charts outside Italy (and Switzerland) for the first time.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damiano David, with track #7 co-written by Matteo Privitera and composed by Luigi Florio.[12]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Group
Additional musicians
Production and design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[13] 5
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[14] 14
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[15] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 66
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 163
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 96
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 22
Chart (2022)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 52
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[24] 34

Notes and References

  1. Biografia Maneskin . 26 May 2021 . Rolling Stone Italia . it.
  2. Web site: Il debutto dei Maneskin sulla lunga distanza: "Il ballo della vita" . 25 October 2018 . 26 May 2021 . Rockol.it . Gianni Sibilla . it.
  3. Web site: Maneskin, la recensione dell'album "Il ballo della vita" . 24 October 2018 . 26 May 2021 . . Claudio Fabretti . it.
  4. News: 14 April 2021. Måneskin: 10 facts about Italy's Eurovision 2021 group. Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2021.
  5. I Måneskin raccontano il primo album 'Il ballo della vita' . 23 October 2018 . 26 May 2021 . Rolling Stone Italia . it.
  6. News: Perché i Måneskin fanno ballare anche le mamme delle fan . 29 March 2018 . 16 June 2021 . . Luca . Mastrantonio . it.
  7. Måneskin, arriva nei cinema un documentario che racconta il primo album della band . 3 October 2018 . 26 May 2021 . Rolling Stone Italia . it.
  8. Web site: Maneskin, Il Ballo della Vita Tour: primavera/estate live. Sky TG24. Italian. 19 March 2019. 25 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519191526/https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/tv-show/2019/03/19/maneskin-il-ballo-della-vita-tour. live.
  9. News: 31 October 2019. Måneskin: annunciato una data "molto molto molto speciale" a Londra!. Vivo Concerti. 28 May 2021. it.
  10. News: 21 May 2021. Watch Out for Måneskin at This Year's Eurovision Song Contest. Women's Wear Daily. 28 May 2021. Sandra Salibian.
  11. News: Måneskin - annunciano la data conclusiva de "Il Ballo Della Vita" Tour!. 16 May 2019. Vivo Concerti. 28 May 2021. it.
  12. Web site: Måneskin – Il Ballo Della Vita . 26 May 2021 . Discogs.
  13. Web site: Lista prodaje 33. tjedan 2021. (09.08.2021. - 15.08.2021.). HDU. hr. 31 August 2021.
  14. Web site: TÓNLISTINN – PLÖTUR. Plötutíðindi. May 31, 2021.
  15. Web site: 2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. 28 May 2021. 28 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210528143430/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/. 28 May 2021. live.
  16. Web site: Classifica annuale 2018 (dal 29.12.2017 al 27.12.2018) – Album & Compilation. it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 11 October 2021.
  17. Web site: Classifica annuale 2018 (dal 28.12.2018 al 26.12.2019) – Album & Compilation. it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 11 October 2021.
  18. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2021. austriancharts.at. de. 13 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. nl. 5 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Rapports annuels 2021. Ultratop. fr. 5 January 2022.
  21. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2021. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 4 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021) – Album & Compilation. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 8 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 10 January 2023.
  24. Web site: 2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 28 February 2023.

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