Amen (Francesco Gabbani song)

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"Amen"
Amen - Francesco Gabbani - single cover.jpg
Single by Francesco Gabbani
from the album Eternamente ora
Released27 November 2015
Genre Pop
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Francesco Gabbani singles chronology
"I dischi non si suonano"
(2014)
"Amen"
(2015)
"Eternamente ora"
(2016)

"Amen" is a song by Italian singer/songwriter Francesco Gabbani. The song was released as a digital download on 27 November 2015 through BMG and Warner Music Group as the lead single from his second studio album Eternamente ora (2016). The song won the newcomers competition at the 66th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it was also awarded the "Mia Martini" Critics' Award, the "Sergio Bardotti" Award for Best Lyrics, and the "Emanuele Luzzati" Award. [1]

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Amen" was first released onto YouTube on 1 December 2015 at a total length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. [2] The video was shot at the Calacata Borghini mine in Carrara and directed by Daniele Barraco. [3] [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Amen"3:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [5] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [6] Platinum50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Italy 27 November 2015 Digital download

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