Perdono

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"Perdono"
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Single by Tiziano Ferro
from the album Rosso Relativo
B-side "Remix"
Released12 May 2001
Genre Contemporary R&B [1]
Length4:04
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Tiziano Ferro
Producer(s)
Tiziano Ferro singles chronology
"Perdono"
(2001)
"L'olimpiade"
(2002)

"Perdono" ( Italian for 'Forgiveness'; also released under the title "Xdono") is a 2001 song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro. Released on May 12, 2001, it was the singer's debut single and the lead single from his album Rosso Relativo , which was released four months later. The single achieved huge success in many European countries and even topped the charts in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Austria and Belgium (Wallonia).

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The song, considered as "sweet and melodious" in its Franco-Italian version, was much aired on radio in France. [2] The music video was directed by Matteo Pellegrini.

The record producer, Michele Canova, revealed after 21 years that Ferro's song was copied and "lifted and dropped" from a song by American rapper R. Kelly. [3] [4]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Perdono" – 4:04
  2. "Perdono (English) – 4:04
CD maxi
  1. "Perdono" – 3:59
  2. "Perdono" (English version) – 3:59
  3. "Perdono" (remix) – 3:43
  4. "Perdono" (bug version) – 1:45
CD maxi
  1. "Xdono" – 3:58
  2. "Xdono" (remix) – 3:43
  3. "Xdono" (bug version) – 1:45

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Perdono
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [33] Platinum50,000*
France (SNEP) [34] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [35] Gold250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [36] Gold20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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