Cinema (Samuel and Francesca Michielin song)

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"Cinema"
Samuel & Francesca Michielin - Cinema - Single cover.jpg
Single by Samuel and Francesca Michielin
from the album Brigata bianca
Released14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)
Genre Dance-pop
Length2:49
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Federico Nardelli
Samuelsingles chronology
"Cocoricò"
(2021)		"Cinema"
(2021)		"Quella sera"
(2021)
Francesca Michielin singles chronology
"Chiamami per nome"
(2021)		"Cinema"
(2021)		"Nei tuoi occhi"
(2021)

"Cinema" is a song written by Federico Nardelli, Lorenzo Urciullo and Samuel Umberto Romano and recorded by Italian singers Samuel and Francesca Michielin. [1] Produced by Nardelli, the song was released as a single on 14 May 2021. [2] With lyrics describing a desire to return to carefree days, the song was chosen by Italian radio station RTL 102.5 as a candidate song of the summer at the RTL 102.5 Power Hits Estate 2021. [3] It peaked at number 93 on the FIMI Italian Singles Chart.

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Background

The song was written by Samuel, Lorenzo Urciullo and Federico Nardelli. Since the beginning, it was conceived as a duet. Samuel and Michielin met for the first time during an episode of Italian talent show X Factor in 2019, when Samuel was a judge and Michielin appeared as a musical guest. Despite this, the idea to involve Michielin in the project came from Urciullo, who previously collaborated with her. Michielin was asked to perform the song through her manager, Marta Donà, and was enthusiastic about it. The song's lyrics were slightly changed in order to better represent Michilien. [4]

Its lyrics focus on the will to come back to cheerful and carefree days, after months during which people had to deal with restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent a lot of time at home watching films alone. [5] According to Samuel, "Beyond the bad parts of these times, we had the opportunity to re-discover ourselves through several film stages, and I liked the idea to talk about it through a song that talks about starting again, about getting back on the road of ordinary days". [5] The song's lyrics include several film references, citing directors Tinto Brass and François Truffaut, as well as films Jules and Jim and Jackie Brown . [6]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Giacomo Triglia. [7] Filmed in Venice, it shows Samuel and Michielin in the Venetian Lagoon, while a monster is following them. After they appear on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival, they discover nobody is waiting for them. In the end, they start dancing together with the lagoon monster. [8] The video premiered at Italian cinemas on 28 May 2021, and was broadcast before every film for 48 hours, until 30 May 2021. [2]

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [9] 93

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [10] Gold35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Federica Pirchio (30 May 2021). "Cinema, il nuovo video di Samuel in collaborazione con Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Sky Italia.
  3. ↑ Claudia Fascia (12 June 2021). "Tormentoni, ecco le hit dell'estate 2021" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Francesco Chignola (19 June 2021). "Samuel e Francesca Michielin: Con Cinema ci siamo trovati dentro un folle film" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Samuel e Francesca Michielin ospiti a The Flight per parlare della loro Cinema: nel brutto di questo periodo c'è stata la bellezza di andare a riscoprirci anche attraverso il cinema" (in Italian). RTL 102.5. 8 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Giulia Ciavarelli (14 May 2021). "Samuel: Cinema è il nuovo singolo con Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Samuel e Francesca Michielin: fuori ora il video ufficiale di Cinema" (in Italian). MTV Italy.
  8. ↑ "Cinema, il nuovo singolo di Samuel con Francesca Michielin è un invito a tornare nelle sale" (in Italian). Radio DeeJay. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top of the Music – Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 2.07.2021 al 8.07.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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