"Portami a ballare" | ||||
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Single by Luca Barbarossa | ||||
from the album Cuore d'acciaio | ||||
B-side | "Ho fatto l'eroe" | |||
Released | February 1992 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | CBS / Columbia Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Luca Barbarossa | |||
Luca Barbarossa singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"Portami a ballare" on YouTube |
Portami a ballare (lit. 'Take me to dance') is a 1992 Italian song written and performed by singer-songwriter Luca Barbarossa.
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Portami a ballare" | 3:44 |
2. | "Ho fatto l'eroe" | 4:38 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [3] | 81 |
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] | 4 |
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