I Like Chopin

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"I Like Chopin"
Gazebo - I Like Chopin.jpg
Single by Gazebo
from the album Gazebo
B-side "I Like Chopin (Instrumental)"
Released4 September 1983
Genre Italo disco [1] [2]
Length
  • 7:40 (album version)
  • 4:09 (single version)
Label Baby
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Pierluigi Giombini
Gazebo singles chronology
"Masterpiece"
(1982)
"I Like Chopin"
(1983)
"Love in Your Eyes"
(1983)
Music video
"I Like Chopin" on YouTube

"I Like Chopin" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Gazebo from his debut studio album, Gazebo (1983). It peaked at number one in several European national charts. The music was composed by Pierluigi Giombini (contrary to what the title implies, without themes from Chopin) and the lyrics were written by Gazebo.

Contents

Track listing and formats

A. "I Like Chopin" – 4:09
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 4:20
A. "I Like Chopin" – 7:40
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 7:55

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the Gazebo album and 7-inch single liner notes. [5] [3]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "I Like Chopin"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [29] Gold500,000^
Italy (FIMI) [30]
since 2009
Gold35,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Asami Kobayashi version

In 1984, Japanese singer and actress Asami Kobayashi recorded a Japanese-language cover of the song titled "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" (Japanese : 雨音はショパンの調べ; "The Sound of Rain is Chopin's Music"), with lyrics by Yumi Matsutoya. [31] [32] The song peaked at the top of the Oricon Singles Chart for three weeks. [33]

Serg Minaev version

In 1985, the Soviet singer and musician Serg Minaev recorded a Russian-language version of the composition (called "Chopin"), which was included in the magnetic album Collage. [34]

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