Cuore amaro

"Cuore amaro"
"Cuore amaro"
Single by Gaia
Released	4 March 2021
Genre	Latin pop ; R&B ;
Length	2:33
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Gaia; Jacopo Ettorre; Machweo; Orang3;
Producer(s)	Machweo; Simon Says;
Gaia singles chronology

Last updated January 08, 2024

"Cuore amaro" is a song by Italian singer Gaia. It was written by Gaia, Jacopo Ettorre, Machweo and Orang3 and produced by Machweo and Simon Says.^[2]

It was released by Sony Music on 4 March 2021. The song was Gaia's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, the 71st edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 19th in the grand final.^[3] "Cuore amaro" peaked at number 17 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified gold in Italy.^[4]

Background

The song deals with the singer's love for herself, as described by the artist herself: "For the first time I'm not singing about love, but a song about myself, about my story. The "bitter heart" is mine, it tells a little about my stubbornness in not giving up, in a sincere way. It is also a song that in terms of arrangement, mood and production tells my story and takes you a little bit to South America but in a fresh way, in today's way... in my way of making music".^[5]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 4 March 2021, to accompany the single's release. It was directed by Enea Colombi.^[6]

Live performances

On 1 May 2021 Gaia performed the song during the annual Concerto del Primo Maggio.^[7]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cuore amaro"	2:33

Charts

Chart performance for "Cuore amaro"
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	17

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[9]	Gold	35,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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↑ "Certificazioni FIMI, settimana 27 del 2021: Shade e Giusy Ferreri tra i premiati" (in Italian). recensiamusica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 05.03.2021 al 11.03.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
↑ "Italian single certifications – Gaia – Cuore amaro" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 12 July 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Cuore amaro" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

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[1] "Sanremo 2021, Gaia – Cuore amaro" (in Italian). open.online. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[2] "Giorgio Spedicato tra gli autori del brano sanremese Cuore amaro" (in Italian). temponews.it. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[3] "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2021, vincono i Maneskin" (in Italian). Sky TG24 . Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[4] "Certificazioni FIMI, settimana 27 del 2021: Shade e Giusy Ferreri tra i premiati" (in Italian). recensiamusica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[5] "Sanremo Gaia Cuore amaro testo, significato, intervista, album e autori" (in Italian). allmusicitalia.it. Retrieved 12 July 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[6] "Sanremo 2021. Gaia, il videoclip di Cuore amaro girato sotto il Viadotto Lambro: le foto del backstage" (in Italian). mentelocale.it. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[7] "Gaia, "Cuore Amaro" live al MAXXI di Roma per il Primo Maggio – VIDEO" (in Italian). endofcentury.it. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[8] "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 05.03.2021 al 11.03.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[ItalyGaiaCuore_amarosingleCertRef-9] "Italian single certifications – Gaia – Cuore amaro" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 12 July 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Cuore amaro" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

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