Stella stai explained

Stella stai
Cover:Stella stai cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Umberto Tozzi
Album:Tozzi
B-Side:Gabbie
Released:1980
Genre:Pop rock
Length:6:45
Label:CGD
Prev Title:Gloria
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Dimmi di no
Next Year:1980

"Stella stai" is a 1980 song composed by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi and performed by Umberto Tozzi.

Background

The song is the leading single of the 1980 album Tozzi. It is characterised by the frenetic series of on-beat cadences and by the use of truncated rhymes.[1] Its style has been described as heavily influenced by disco, with strong rock overtones.[2] Its ambiguous lyrics have been described as a "linguistic delirium" and have been variously interpreted.[3]

The song has been included in the soundtrack of several films, notably and The Guest Room.[4] [5]

Other versions

The boy band Menudo and later Luis Fonsi covered the song in Spanish-language, with the title "Claridad" and with lyrics adapted by Óscar Gómez Díaz.[6] [7] Thelma Houston recorded an English-language version of the song with the title "Shining Star".[8] The song was also covered in Czech by Michal David with the title "Třetí Galaxie".[9]

In 2019-20 Mina performed the song for a series of TIM commercials.[10] [11]

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 18
Italy (Italian: [[Musica e dischi]])[13] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[14] 3
West Germany (Media Control)[15] 61

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zuliani . Luca . Poesia e versi per musica: l'evoluzione dei metri italiani . 2009 . Il mulino . 978-88-15-13461-5 . 54 . it.
  2. Book: Bufalini . Andrea Angeli . Savastano . Giovanni . La Storia della Disco Music . 20 September 2019 . Hoepli . 978-88-203-8990-1 . it.
  3. Book: Molteni . Ferdinando . L'anello di Bindi: Canzoni e cultura omosessuale in Italia dal 1960 a oggi . 18 April 2023 . Vololibero . 978-88-32085-43-3 . it.
  4. News: Finos . Arianna . 'Spider-Man: Far from Home', Peter Parker lotta anche in vacanza . Il regista: "Non abbiamo perso l'ironia" . 4 November 2023 . . 20 June 2019 . it.
  5. News: Bartucca . Elisabetta . La stanza, la recensione: Thriller-horror di una famiglia alla deriva . 4 November 2023 . Movieplayer.it . 4 January 2021 . it.
  6. News: Este es el verdadero origen de la canción “Claridad” de Menudo. 4 November 2023 . . 1 June 2022 . es.
  7. News: Riera . Daniel . La sorprendente historia de "Claridad", el hitazo de Menudo: el relato de uno de sus autores . 4 November 2023 . Big Bang! News . 21 October 2020 . es.
  8. News: Perboni . Elia . Canzoni italiane versione " disco " . Corriere della Sera. 18 May 1994 . 51.
  9. News: Redazione . Tutte le volte che le canzoni di Umberto Tozzi sono finite in un film internazionale . 4 November 2023 . HEYJUDE Magazine . 4 April 2020 . it-IT.
  10. News: Suriani . Samantha . Pubblicità TIM con Amadeus: di chi è la canzone cantata da Mina? . 4 November 2023 . Bellacanzone . 11 December 2019 . it-IT.
  11. News: "Scivola, scivola, scivola, scivola". Avete presente il noto jingle? Ecco da dove arriva (e quali sono le ragioni che hanno spinto a sceglierlo per uno spot) . 4 November 2023 . . 17 February 2020 . it-IT.
  12. Web site: UMBERTO TOZZI – STELLA STAI . austriancharts.at.
  13. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Stella stai".
  14. Web site: 2 August 1980 . Hits of the World . Billboard.
  15. Web site: Umberto Tozzi - Stella stai - Single . . 4 November 2023.