Follia d'amore

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"Follia d'amore"
Single Follia d'amore Cover.jpg
Single by Raphael Gualazzi
from the album Reality and Fantasy
Released16 February 2011
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:35
Label Sugar Music
Songwriter(s) Raphael Gualazzi
Producer(s)
  • Raphael Gualazzi
  • Ferdinando Arnò
Raphael Gualazzi singles chronology
"Reality and Fantasy"
(2010)		"Follia d'amore"
(2011)		"A Three Second Breath"
(2011)
Alternative cover
Raphael Gualazzi Madness of Love.jpg
International version
Digital download (Italy)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Follia d'amore" Raphael Gualazzi
  • Gualazzi
  • Ferdinando Arnò
3:32
Digital download (Europe) [27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Madness of Love"Raphael Gualazzi
  • Gualazzi
  • Ferdinando Arnò
3:32

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [28] 40
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [29] 33
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [30] 35
Iceland (RÚV) [31] 22
Italy (FIMI) [32] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [33] 90
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] 52

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [35] Gold15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Italy16 February 2011 Sugar Music Digital download (Italian version)
Europe14 May 2011Digital download (English-Italian version)

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