| Una lacrima sul viso | |
| Cover: | Una lacrima sul viso.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bobby Solo |
| Album: | Bobby Solo |
| B-Side: | Non Ne Posso Più |
| Released: | February 1964 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Ricordi |
| Prev Title: | Blu è blu |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Credi a me |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
"Una lacrima sul viso" (Italian for A Tear on your Face) is a song composed by Lunero and Mogol and performed by Bobby Solo. The song premiered at the fourteenth Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Solo and Frankie Laine, who proposed an English version of the song with the title "For Your Love".[1] The song entered the final, but Solo was affected by laryngitis. Unable to sing live, he sang with playback, being subsequently disqualified.[1]
The single peaked at first place for nine consecutive weeks on the Italian hit parade.[2] It sold over three million copies worldwide, and it was awarded a gold disc.[3]
| Peak position | ||
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 2 | |
| Brazil (IBOPE)[5] | 2 | |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] | 1 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 34 | |
| Uruguay (CUD)[8] | 7 |
| Region | Sales | |
|---|---|---|
| France | 250,000[9] | |
| Italy | 1,700,000[10] | |
| Worldwide | 3,000,000 |
Besides the famous cover by Frankie Laine (single) as "For Your Love" (CBS, 1332), the song was covered by several artists, notably Achille Togliani, Claude Challe, Richard Clayderman, Franck Pourcel and Francis Goya.
A Italian: [[musicarello]] film titled Una lacrima sul viso was released, starring Solo and Laura Efrikian, and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It also was distributed under the title Tears on Your Face.[11]
The song was used in several other films as well, notably Whit Stillman's Barcelona,[12] Xavier Giannoli's When I Was a Singer,[13] and François Ozon's 5x2.[14]