| "Io sono Francesco" | ||||
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| Single by Tricarico | ||||
| from the album Tricarico | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter | Tricarico | |||
| Tricarico singles chronology | ||||
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| "Io sono Francesco" on YouTube | ||||
"Io sono Francesco" ('I am Francesco') is a 2000 Italian song by Tricarico. It is his debut single and his signature song.
Tricarico's autobiographical lyrics are based on an episode from his childhood, when a teacher made him write a composition about his father, whom Tricarico had lost at the age of three. [1] [2]
With this song Tricarico participated in the Festivalbar and was opening act in a series of Jovanotti's concerts. [3]
The single stayed seven months on the Italian hit parade, being certified platinum. [3] The song has been described as 'a decidedly non-light theme, approached with lyrics that are simple but not trivial, set to a catchy, immediate and apparently lighthearted melody'. [4] Roberto De Angelis from Radio 105 noted: 'When you first hear it, it sounds like a nursery rhyme for kids with problems, but the tune and the lyrics soon get to you'. [5]
Italian writer Vincenzo Rossini referred to "Io sono Francesco" as 'a surreal electronic little song, excessively cheerful, excessively sing-song, sung in an excessively crooked way — almost off-key, some would say — and in any case excessively "strange"', whose lyrics 'evoke a whole imaginary of childhood abuse: shock, humiliation, sense of inadequacy, anger, revenge, isolation'. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Io sono Francesco" | Tricarico | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Brillantini" | Tricarico | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Io sono Francesco (base)" | Tricarico | 4:07 |
| Chart (2000-2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI) [7] | 1 |
