Distratto

"Distratto"
Single by Francesca Michielin
from the album Distratto
Released	6 January 2012
Recorded	Henry Stills Studio, Villesse, province of Gorizia, Italy
Genre	Pop
Length	4:14
Label	Sony Music Italy
Songwriter(s)	Elisa Roberto Casalino
Producer(s)	Andrea Rigonat
Francesca Michielin singles chronology
"Distratto" (2012) "Sola" (2012)
Music video
"Distratto" on YouTube

"Distratto" is the debut single by Italian singer Francesca Michielin, the winner of the fifth series of the Italian talent-show X Factor . The song, written by Elisa and Roberto Casalino, ^[1] was arranged and produced by Andrea Rigonat. ^[2] Michielin performed it for the first time during the semi-final of the show, on 29 December 2011. ^{[3] [4]} On 5 January 2012, after performing the song for a second time, Michielin was announced the winner, beating runner-up band I Moderni. ^[5]

On 6 January 2012, the song was released as a digital download EP, also including three re-recorded covers previously performed during the live shows. ^{[6] [7]} On 12 January 2012, the single debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart ^[8] and it was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units. ^[9]

Composition

The song is a pop ballad with rock and soul influences. ^[10] It was written from the point of view of a woman who is living the end of her relationship with a man unable to understand their problems. ^[11]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Stefano Sollima and it features a cameo appearance by Italian actor Luca Argentero. ^[12] The clip, filmed in January 2012 at the Roma Tiburtina railway station, ^[13] was premiered on 3 February 2012 on Sky Uno HD. ^{[14] [15]}

Track listing

Digital EP ^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Distratto"	Elisa Toffoli Roberto Casalino	4:14
2.	"Whole Lotta Love"	John Bonham John Paul Jones Jimmy Page Robert Plant Willie Dixon	4:04
3.	"Someone Like You"	Adele Adkins Dan Wilson	4:36
4.	"Higher Ground"	Stevie Wonder	3:11
Total length:			16:03

Re-release bonus tracks ^[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Roadhouse Blues"	Jim Morrison	3:45
6.	"Confusa e felice"	Carmen Consoli	3:01
Total length:			21:49

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [18]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Italy (FIMI) [19]	10

References

1. Gian Maria Collicelli (30 December 2011). "La sedicenne di Bassano conquista la finalissima". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2012.
2. "Francesca Michielin vince X Factor 5 con "Distratto"" (in Italian). www.elisatoffoli.com. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
3. Alessandro Alicandri (29 December 2011). "X Factor: la diretta web della settima puntata commentata su Panorama.it, Nicole e Jessica le eliminate dal talent show". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
4. "X Factor, semifinale con doppia eliminazione e Venditti come ospite". La Stampa (in Italian). 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
5. "X Factor, Francesca vince la quinta edizione". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
6. "Distratto (X Factor 2011) - EP di Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). iTunes. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
7. "X Factor 5, vince Francesca". Rockol.it. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
8. "Musica: classifiche, ancora in vetta 'L'amore e' una cosa semplice' di Tiziano Ferro" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
9. "Certificazione Single Digital dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 12 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
10. Alessandro Alicandri (11 January 2012). "Gli inediti X Factor 5: la recensione". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
11. Christian Valbonesi (6 January 2012). "Francesca Michielin - Distratto" (in Italian). Musicsite.it. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
12. "Argentero nel video di Francesca (X Factor)" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
13. "Francesca Michielin: il nuovo video con Luca Argentero" (in Italian). Metello.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
14. "I videoclip dei finalisti: stasera alle 22.55" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
15. "Francesca, Antonella, I Moderni: ecco i videoclip". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
16. Distratto (X Factor 2011) - EP di Francesca Michielin (in Italian), 6 January 2012, retrieved 2019-05-04
17. Distratto - EP di Francesca Michielin (in Italian), 24 January 2012, retrieved 2019-05-04
18. "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale dal 02/01/2012 al 08/01/2012" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
19. "Ferro è il re degli album più venduti nel 2012". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.