Portami a ballare

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"Portami a ballare"
Portami a ballare cover.jpg
Single by Luca Barbarossa
from the album Cuore d'acciaio
B-side "Ho fatto l'eroe"
ReleasedFebruary 1992
Genre Pop
Length3:44
Label CBS / Columbia Records
Songwriter(s) Luca Barbarossa
Luca Barbarossa singles chronology
"Al di là del muro"
(1989)		"Portami a ballare"
(1992)		"Cellai solo te"
(1994)

Portami a ballare (lit. 'Take me to dance') is a 1992 Italian song written and performed by singer-songwriter Luca Barbarossa.

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This song won the 42nd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. [1] [2] It deal with a common theme of the Sanremo Festival, especially in its 1950s editions, i.e. the love for the mothers, but the ambiguous lyrics initially suggest it being a classic love song, and only slowly and gradually show the true subject of the song. [1] [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Portami a ballare"3:44
2."Ho fatto l'eroe"4:38

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [3] 81
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] 4

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References

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  2. 1 2 Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Portami a ballare". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 421. ISBN   8863462291.
  3. ↑ DS (21 March 1992). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . 9 (12): 27. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Portami a ballare".
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