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"Con te partirò" is an Italian song written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). It was first sung by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 San Remo Festival and recorded on his album of the same year, Bocelli. The song achieved widespread success with a second version sung partly in English, pairing Bocelli with soprano Sarah Brightman, and released as "Time to Say Goodbye". A Spanish version known as "Por ti Volaré", with significantly different lyrics, was also released. An English disco remix entitled "I Will Go with You" has been sung by Donna Summer.

Duet version

The song's original single release by Polydor Records in Italy, in its original form, was not commercially successful and received little radio airplay. In Germany, however, East West Records, in conjunction with Polydor, marketed the song instead as the theme song for the final match of boxer Henry Maske (then the light heavyweight champion of the International Boxing Federation), having seen previous success when Vangelis's "Conquest of Paradise" was also promoted via Maske's fights. The song was also turned into a duet with Brightman, who had performed "A Question of Honour" for one of Maske's previous fights. German producer Frank Peterson, who has worked with Brightman since 1991, opted to give the song an English title, rather than the German title "Mit Dir Werde Ich Fortgehen".[1] Recording of the song took place at Peterson's Nemo Studio, in Hamburg.[2]

The match took place on November 23, 1996, pitting Maske against American Virgil Hill, and drew a television broadcast audience of over 21 million. Bocelli and Brightman performed the song to open the match, and it was used again during Maske's exit.[1]

By December, the "Time to Say Goodbye" single, released on East West, had reached number one on the German singles chart, with sales estimated at 40000-60000 per day and projected for at least one million by the end of the year. Both singers' respective albums also received a boost in sales. Airplay on German radio stations such as Norddeutscher Rundfunk was well received by listeners.[1] By February of the following year, the single had broken the all-time sales record in Germany with 1.65 million sales,[3] and would eventually reach over 3 million copies sold. It is also the best-selling single in Belgium.[4]

"Time to Say Goodbye" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart upon its release there in May 1997, and was certified gold.[5] It remained in the top 30 for another two months, helped by steady radio airplay on BBC Radio 2, which was overtaking Radio 1 in popularity with an MOR-oriented playlist.[6]

The duet was included on Brightman's 1997 album Timeless, re-titled as Time to Say Goodbye in the U.S. with the song itself moved to the start of the album.[2] Brightman has also recorded a solo version, which was released on the duet single as well as later albums.[7]

Appearances in media

"Time to Say Goodbye" was played or performed at a number of subsequent sporting events:

  • This song was played at the conclusion of the 2000 World Series.
  • The 2006 HERO'S Light-Heavyweight Champion, Yoshihiro Akiyama, uses this song as his entrance theme.
  • It was used as the outro music at the end of the Tostitos BCS National Championship 2007 game, marking the end of the BCS bowl games on FOX for the year.
  • It was played at the final Irish rugby and soccer internationals to be held at the current Lansdowne road before the stadium is demolished.
  • It was sung live at the Ashes Cricket Test in Sydney in January 2007, to mark the retirements of long-serving Australian players Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

It has also appeared in other contexts:

  • This song was used in the cartoon South Park. It was sung by Kenny McCormick in the episode "Quintuplets 2000".
  • It has been used a number of times in the television series The Sopranos as one of Carmela's themes, starting with the first episode of the second season.
  • The song was used in the advertisements by the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas during the late 90's when the hotel opened. It is also played during the Fountains of Bellagio water show in front of the hotel. On many days, the hotel plays it for a fountain show around noon when most guests are checking out.
  • The song is the opening music for the film Blades of Glory where it is the theme music for Jimmy MacElroy's peacock skating routine.
  • The song was sung by Katherine Jenkins in the 17 May 2007 episode of Emmerdale, when Carl King confessed to the murder of his father Tom, Len Reynolds died, and Hari Prasad was arrested for assaulting Louise Appleton.
  • Funeral of Hansie Cronje - most successful captain of the South African Cricket Team
  • The song was also sung by Paul Potts on itvs Britains Got Talent.
  • As part of the 2000 program -- entitled "Red" -- of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps (listed as "Time to say Goodbye). The corps sang the lyrics (unamplified) in Italian in addition to playing on their respective instruments at varous points in the work. Crusaders placed 5th at the Drum Corps Internatonal World Championships with this program...their highest placement ever.

References

  1. ^ a b c Spahr, Wolfgang (December 21, 1996), "Boxer's song proves a knockout for EastWest in Germany", Billboard, vol. 108, no. 51, pp. 38–39, ISSN 0006-2510 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ a b van Geffen, Jos (December 12, 2006). "Sarah Brightman - Timeless / Time to say goodbye". Home Page of Jos van Geffen. Retrieved 2007-03-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accessyear= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ Dezzani, Mark (February 22, 1997), "Italy's Bocelli breaks Euro sales records", Billboard, vol. 109, no. 8, pp. 1–2, ISSN 0006-2510 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  4. ^ Andrea Bocelli Online Biography
  5. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (March 22, 2005). "Chart Log UK: Billy Bragg - David Byrne". Chart Log UK. The Official Zobbel Website. Retrieved 2007-03-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accessyear= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ^ Jackson, Alan (July 17, 1997), "As Huey Lewis once said, it's hip to be square", The Times, p. 35, ISSN 0140-0460 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  7. ^ van Geffen, Jos (December 11, 2006). "Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Time to say goodbye". Home Page of Jos van Geffen. Retrieved 2007-03-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accessyear= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
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