Solo 2.0

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Solo 2.0
Solo 2.0 - Marco Mengoni - front cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released27 September 2011 (2011-09-27)
RecordedOctober 2010 - August 2011; Biplano Studio (Rome)
Genre Pop rock
Length43:51
Label Sony Music Italy
Producer Stella Fabiani, Piero Calabrese, Silvia Villevieille Bideri
Marco Mengoni chronology
Re matto live
(2010)
Solo 2.0
(2011)
Dall'inferno
(2012)
Singles from Solo 2.0
  1. "Solo (Vuelta al ruedo)"
    Released: 1 September 2011
  2. "Tanto il resto cambia"
    Released: 21 October 2011
  3. "Dall'inferno"
    Released: 27 January 2012

Solo 2.0 is the first studio album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 27 September 2011. After debuting at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, the album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry, for domestic sales exceeding 30,000 units.

Contents

Singles

The first single from the album, "Solo (Vuelta al ruedo)" was released as a digital download on 1 September 2011, [1] and it was released to mainstream radios on 2 September 2011. [2] The song debuted and peaked at number four on the Italian Singles Chart. [3] The music video for the song, directed by Gianluca "Calu" Montesano, was premiered by MSN Video on 7 September 2011. [4]

"Tanto il resto cambia" was released as the second single from the album on 21 October 2011. [5] The music video for the song was directed by Saku. [6]

On 27 January 2012, "Dall'inferno" was released to mainstream radios as the third single from the album. [7] The music video for the song, directed by Gianluca "Calu" Montesano, was released in March 2012. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Solo (Vuelta al ruedo)" Marco Mengoni, Piero Calabrese, Massimo Calabrese, Stella Fabiani, Stefano Calabrese4:26
2."Un gioco sporco"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese3:50
3."Tanto il resto cambia"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese3:58
4."Searching"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese, Eric Daniel3:29
5."Uranio 22"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese3:23
6."Come ti senti"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese3:51
7."L'equilibrista"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese4:10
8."Mangialanima" Glen Byrne, Jim Duguid, John Fortis, Giuseppe Peveri3:38
9."Un finale diverso"Neffa, Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese3:30
10."Tonight"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese, Daniel2:52
11."Dall'inferno"Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese4:01
12."Solo (Bolero)" (In the studio version, a ghost track is included)Mengoni, P. Calabrese, M. Calabrese, Fabiani, S. Calabrese5:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Italian Albums Chart [9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Peak position
Italian Albums Chart [10] 47

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [11] Gold30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. "Solo - Single di Marco Mengoni" (in Italian). iTunes Store . Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. "Marco Mengoni: esce domani 'Solo', brano che anticipa il nuovo album" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. "Italian Charts - Marco Mengoni - Solo (song)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. "Il video di "Solo" per raccontare l'evoluzione di Marco Mengoni" (in Italian). Melodicamente.com. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. "Il nuovo singolo di Marco Mengoni" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  6. Elena Tagliabue (11 November 2011). "Tanto il resto cambia: il nuovo singolo di Marco Mengoni" (in Italian). www.zapster.it. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  7. "Marco Mengoni Dall'Inferno" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. "Marco Mengoni Dall'inferno" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  9. "Italian Charts - Marco Mengoni - Solo 2.0 (album)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. "Classifiche annuali Fimi-GfK: Vasco Rossi con Vivere o Niente è stato l'album più venduto nel 2011" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  11. "Italian album certifications – Marco Mengoni – Solo 2.0" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 24 March 2012. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Solo 2.0" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

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