| "Assassino" | ||||
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| Single by Amanda Lear | ||||
| B-side | "Stato d'allarme" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | WEA, Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cristiano Malgioglio, Amanda Lear, Mauro Lusini, Luigi Lopez | |||
| Producer(s) | Cristiano Malgioglio, Alberto Radius | |||
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"Assassino" (Italian for "Killer" or "Murderer") is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1984 by WEA.
The song was written by Amanda Lear and Italian composers Cristiano Malgioglio, Mauro Lusini and Luigi Lopez. It is an uptempo pop track, arranged by Alberto Radius of Italian band Formula 3, and produced by Malgioglio and Radius. The song was recorded in both Italian and English. On the 7" single, the original Italian version was released, backed with "Stato d'allarme". The English-language version was only available in the extended 6-minute version on the 12" single.
"Assassino" was Lear's first post-Ariola single. It was released by WEA Italiana (a label of Warner Music Group) in most countries, and by Polydor Records in France. Despite promotion on TV and a high-profile music video, the single was not a chart success.
The song was not available on an album until 2005's greatest hits collection Forever Glam! . In 2010, both "Assassino" and its B-side "Stato d'allarme" were included on the mid-price compilation My French Italian Songbook. [1] Both songs were mentioned as Lear's "noteworthy tracks" from the 80s in the 2017 book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop. [2]
The music video was filmed to the English-language version of the song by Italian director Mauro Bolognini. [3] [4] It contains scenes of semi-nudity, with Amanda Lear briefly appearing topless.
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Amanda Lear discography consists of eighteen full-length studio albums, thirty-eight compilation albums, two extended plays and seventy-six singles. She has also released one video album and numerous music videos.
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"Diamonds" is a song by the French singer Amanda Lear, released in 1979 by Ariola Records as the second single from her album Diamonds for Breakfast.
"Someone Else's Eyes" is a 2009 song by French singer Amanda Lear and Italian singer Deadstar. It was released by the independent label Just Good Music for Your Ears as the lead single from Lear's album Brief Encounters.
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"Women" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1985 by Merak Music.
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"Solomon Gundie" is a song by Jamaican ska singer Eric "Monty" Morris released in 1964 by Black Swan Records. It was produced by Leslie Kong with lyrics based on the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy". The song was later recorded by a number of artists, most notably by French singer Amanda Lear. Her version was released as a single by Ariola Records in 1980 and was a minor chart hit in Germany. Australian band Allniters released a cover of the song on their 1999 album Another Fine Mess.