Sei solo tu explained

Sei solo tu
Type:	single
Artist:	Nek feat. Laura Pausini
Album:	Le cose da difendere
B-Side:	En el tren
Released:	10 May 2002
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:18
Label:	Don't Worry
Producer:	Nek, Dado Parisini, Alfredo Cerruti
Chronology:	Nek
Prev Title:	La vita è
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Parliamo al singolare
Next Year:	2002

"Sei solo tu" is a song written by Cheope and Nek and recorded by Italian singers Nek and Laura Pausini for Nek's seventh studio album, Le cose da difendere. The song was released on 10 May 2002 as the album's lead single.^[1]

The Spanish version of the album, Las cosas que defenderé, also includes a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Tan sólo tú"^[2] and released as a single in Spain, South America, and in the United States.

Nek also included a solo version of the song in his compilation albums and .

Composition

During an interview released to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Nek described the song as "a clear love declaration between a boy and a girl, told with very simple words and music".^[3]

Track listing

CD single – "Sei solo tu"^[4]

1. "Sei solo tu" (feat. Laura Pausini) – 3:18
2. "Sei solo tu" (Instrumental version) – 3:19
3. "En el tren" – 3:56

CD single – "Tan sólo tú"

1. "Tan sólo tú" (Album version)
2. "Tan sólo tú" (Radio edito)
3. "Tan sólo tú" (Extended Club Mix)

Personnel

Music credits^[5]

• Cheope – composer
• Paolo Costa – bass
• Riccardo Galardini – acoustic guitar
• Alfredo Golino – drums
• Nek – vocals, composer
• Dado Parisini – keyboards, grooves, vocal arrangements
• Laura Pausini – vocals
• Massimo Varini – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Production credits^[5]

• Dado Parisini – producer
• Alfredo Cerruti – producer
• Nek – producer
• Renato Cantele – engineer
• Carlo Enrico – assistant
• Gebriele Gigli – assistant
• Matteo Bolzoni – assistant
• Matteo Rovatti – assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Italy Airplay (Music Control)^[6]	1
US Latin Tropical (Billboard)^[7]	30

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	date	Format
Italy^[9]	26 April 2002	Airplay
	10 May 2002	CD single

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuovo album e singolo per Nek . Rockol.it . 15 August 2012 . 24 April 2002.
2. Web site: Per Laura Pausini da oggi disponibili i biglietti del nuovo tour: vogliamo analizzare la sua biografia? . Musicalnews.com . Italian . 15 August 2012 . Sarah Benedetta Viola . 16 December 2008.
3. Web site: Torna Nek e stavolta Laura c'è . . Italian . 23 May 2002 . Mario Luzzatto Fegiz . 38.
4. Web site: Nek – Sei Solo Tu. . 15 August 2012 .
5. . Nek . 2002.
6. Web site: Music Control: posizioni quasi immutate, Nek rimane intesta . Rockol.it . 15 August 2012 . 2 June 2002.
7. Web site: Chart Search Results – Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 2002-09-07 . . 15 August 2012 . 26 May 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20240526041035/https://www.webcitation.org/69w6sIdCA?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3046743.
8. Web site: Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli . . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060510011600/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf . 10 May 2006 . 6 January 2021.
9. Web site: Musica: Nek, in radio il nuovo singolo Sei solo tu. . 15 August 2012 . 24 April 2002 . Italian.