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Dimmi che non passa (song)

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"Dimmi che non passa"
Caption from "Dimmi che non passa" music video
Single by Violetta Zironi
Released12 December 2013
Recorded2013
GenreFolk, country pop
Length3:20
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)Christian Lavoro
Producer(s)Michele Canova Iorfida
Violetta Zironi singles chronology
"Dimmi che non passa"
(2013)
"Il primo giorno d'estate"
(2014)
Music video
"Dimmi che non passa" on YouTube

"Dimmi che non passa" is the first single by Violetta Zironi, from her debut EP of the same name released on 12 December 2013, the day after the final of season 7 of the Italian version of The X Factor.[1][2][3]

Writing and recording

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Music and lyrics to the song were written by Italian singer-songwriter and guitar player Christian "Chris" Lavoro. The track is basically a fresh pop song but with a country and folk mood, and has its signature marks in the opening whistle which occurs again after the chorus and before the final, and in the easy-to-remember melody of the chorus, "sticky as a chewing gum" in the words of Mika, Violetta's mentor during the TV show. The song was recorded at Sunset Sound Studio 3 in Milan, during Violetta's stay in The X Factor loft.

Music video

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The music video was shot in Milan, Italy in December 2013. It was directed by a team of directors under the alias name of Tom Summers. It was officially released on 23 December 2013.

Live performances

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The song was first performed live on 5 December 2013 during the semi-final of The X Factor. Two days later Violetta performed the song on stage again during her first concert after the beginning of the TV show, right before the final; during this performance she turned to English the lyrics to the second chorus. The following week the song was performed again in The X Factor final, held at Mediolanum Forum near Milan, Italy. Soon after the final, Violetta opened the concert of Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese in her hometown Reggio Emilia; in this occasion she sang "Dimmi che non passa" with the sole accompaniment of her ukulele.

Reception

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The song peaked at No. 6 in the Italian Top Download Chart the week following its release[4] and has been aired by most Italian radio stations.

Credits and personnel

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Recording

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  • Record producer – Michele Canova Iorfida
  • Engineering – Geoff Neal
  • Studio Assistant – Morgan Stratton
  • Additional Recording & Editing – Patrizio "Pat" Simonini
  • Mixing – Pino "Pinaxa" Pischetola
  • Mixing assistance – Sean Leonard

Personnel

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  • Drums – Victor Indrizzo
  • Bass – Sean Hurley
  • Piano / B3 – Jeff Babko
  • Acoustic and Electric Guitar – Michael Landau

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Dimmi che non passa"
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[5] 6

References

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  1. ^ "Finale X Factor, la delusione di Violetta. La storia della ragazza con l'ukulele" (in Italian). Il Fatto Quotidiano. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "È disponibile su iTunes 'Dimmi che non passa', l'EP di Violetta". Sony Music (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Luca Bortolotti (6 December 2013). "X-Factor, Violetta è in finale: Correggio ha una nuova star". la Repubblica. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "FIMI – Top Digital Download WK 50 (dal 09-12-2013 al 15-12-2013)". FIMI Official Website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Violetta [IT] - Dimmi che non passa (song)" (in Italian). Italiancharts.com.
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"Dimmi che non passa" music video on YouTube