Liberi o no

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"Liberi o no"
Single by Raphael Gualazzi & The Bloody Beetroots
from the album Accidentally on Purpose - Sanremo's Festival 2014
Released20 February 2014
Recorded2013
Genre Jazz
Length3:37
Label Sugar Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo
  • Raphael Gualazzi
Raphael Gualazzi singles chronology
"Senza ritegno"
(2013)
"Liberi o no"
(2014)
"Tanto ci sei"
(2014)

"Liberi o no" is a song performed by Italian singer and pianist Raphael Gualazzi and The Bloody Beetroots. The song was released in Italy as a digital download on 20 February 2014 as the lead single from his second extended play Accidentally on Purpose - Sanremo's Festival 2014. The song peaked at number 20 on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and Raphael Gualazzi.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Liberi o no" was first released onto YouTube on 18 February 2014 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-three seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Liberi o no"3:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [2] 20
Italy Airplay (EarOne) [3] 11

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Italy 20 February 2014 Digital download Sugar Music

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References

  1. Raphael Gualazzi & The Bloody Beetroots -- Liberi O No (Official Videoclip) / SANREMO 2014 on YouTube
  2. "Raphael Gualazzi & The Bloody Beetroots – Liberi o no". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Liberi o no - Raphael Gualazzi, The Bloody Beetroots". EarOne. Retrieved 15 August 2024.