Mare mare

"Mare mare"
Single by Luca Carboni
from the album Carboni
Released	1992
Length	4:38
Label	BMG-Ariola
Songwriter(s)	Mauro Malavasi, Luca Carboni
Producer(s)	Mauro Malavasi
Luca Carboni singles chronology
"Ci vuole un fisico bestiale" (1992) "Mare mare" (1992) "Vedo risorgere il Sole" (1992)
Music video
"Mare mare" on YouTube

"Mare mare" (lit. "Sea sea"), also known "Mare mare (Bologna-Riccione)", is a 1992 Italian song composed by Mauro Malavasi and Luca Carboni and performed by Luca Carboni.

Overview

The music was composed by Carboni at his holiday home on Elba, while the lyrics were composed almost a year later, during a car trip from Riccione to Bologna, when Carboni was already recording the album. ^[1]

The song was a major summer hit, and won the 29th Festivalbar. ^{[2] [3]} It has been described as "an atypical tune with a melancholic but highly suggestive mood which left an indelible mark on the musical imagery of the summer." ^[4]

In 2013, Carboni recorded a new version of the song in a duet with Cesare Cremonini. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mare mare (B.Box Remix)"	5:54
2.	"Mare mare (Radio Remix)"	4:13
3.	"Mare mare (B.Box Instrumental)"	5:53
4.	"Mare mare (Acappella)"	3:39
5.	"Mare mare (LP Version)"	4:38

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [5]	64
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [6]	2
Italy ( Music & Media ) [7]	1

References

1. Ascione, Arianna (10 December 2022). "Luca Carboni compie 60 anni: ha fatto il commesso, la passione per la pittura, come sono nati i suoi successi, 8 segreti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
2. "Luca Carboni: compie 31 anni "Mare mare"". RDS (in Italian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
3. "Il significato di "Mare Mare", il tormentone atipico di Luca Carboni". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
4. Redazione (1 June 2020). "Elisa rilegge "Mare Mare", la canzone di Luca Carboni". Radio Time (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . 9 (32): 17. 8 August 1992. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
6. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Mare mare".
7. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 (31): 32. 1 August 1992. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

External links

• Mare mare at Discogs (list of releases)