Il mestiere della vita El oficio de la vida | ||||
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Released | 2 December 2016 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 46:29 | |||
Label | Universal | |||
Producer | Michele Canova | |||
Tiziano Ferro chronology | ||||
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Singles from Il mestiere della vita | ||||
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Il mestiere della vita is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, released on 2 December 2016. Ferro has called it the beginning of the second chapter of his career, after the first chapter was concluded by the release of his first greatest hits album. The album sees Ferro return to a more modern and electronic style. [1]
The Spanish version of the album is titled El oficio de la vida and includes a duet with Vanesa Martín. [2]
The album's lead single was "Potremmo ritornare", released on 28 October 2016. The ballad debuted on top of the Italian Singles Chart, becoming Ferro's first number-one hit since "Alla mia età". [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Epic" | 2:55 | |
2. | ""Solo" è solo una parola" | Ferro | 3:41 |
3. | "Il mestiere della vita" |
| 3:18 |
4. | "Valore assoluto" |
| 3:47 |
5. | "Il conforto" (featuring Carmen Consoli) |
| 3:56 |
6. | "Lento / Veloce" |
| 3:19 |
7. | "Troppo bene (per stare male)" | Ferro | 3:57 |
8. | "My Steelo" (featuring Tormento) |
| 3:39 |
9. | "Potremmo ritornare" |
| 3:29 |
10. | "Ora perdona" | Ferro | 3:41 |
11. | "Casa è vuota" |
| 3:29 |
12. | "La tua vita intera" |
| 3:27 |
13. | "Quasi quasi" |
| 3:44 |
Total length: | 46:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Épico" |
| 2:55 |
2. | ""Sólo" es sólo una palabra" | Ferro | 3:42 |
3. | "El oficio de la vida" (featuring Vanesa Martín) |
| 3:18 |
4. | "Valor absoluto" |
| 3:48 |
5. | "Podríamos regresar" |
| 3:29 |
6. | "Lento/Veloz" |
| 3:19 |
7. | "Troppo bene (per stare male)" | Ferro | 3:57 |
8. | "Casi" (featuring Silvina Magari) |
| 3:45 |
9. | "El consuelo" |
| 3:56 |
10. | "My Steelo" (featuring Tormento) |
| 3:41 |
11. | "Tu vida entera" |
| 3:27 |
12. | "Casa è vuota" |
| 3:30 |
13. | "Ora perdona" | Ferro | 3:41 |
Total length: | 46:29 |
Il mestiere della vita
Chart (2016–17) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] | 52 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 4 |
El oficio de la vida
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [9] | 34 |
Chart (2017) | Position |
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Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] | 6 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI) [11] | 6× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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