Fino a qui
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| Single by Alessandra Amoroso | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2024 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Alessandra Amoroso singles chronology | ||||
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| "Fino a qui" on YouTube | ||||
"Fino a qui" (transl. "So far") is a song recorded by Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso. It was released on 7 February 2024 through Epic Records.[1]
The song competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, ranking ninth out of 30 entries.[2] It marked the singer's first participation in Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest.[3][4]
Background and composition
[edit]The song was written by the singer herself with Federica Abbate, Jacopo Ettorre, Pierfrancesco Pasini, and the record producer duo Takagi & Ketra.[5] The lyrics quoted Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine ("So far, so good") and Vasco Rossi's song "Sally".[6]
In the press conference the singer explained that she agreed to record the song, initially proposed by Takagi and Ketra, because it reflected a difficult time in her life.[7] Amoroso recounted that in the period between 2022 and 2023 she was subjected to a media pillory against her following the release of the album Tutto accade and the concert held at Milan's San Siro;[8] the consequences of this hate campaign led her to the decision to temporarily distance herself from public life, moving to Colombia for a few months and to begin a course of psychotherapy:[9]
"[Slowly] as the piece took shape, I realized that it represented exactly that moment of mine. It contained references to La Haine, a movie in which, among the most significant scenes, is the one in which the main characters tell of a man who, throwing himself from the 50th floor of a building, at each floor as he plummets says to himself, "So far so good, so far so good." That image brought a knot to my stomach. I took that image, interpreted it in my own way, and realized that I could give it a different ending than the movie. I decided that, as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't count the fall, it doesn't even count the landing, because unfortunately you don't always land softly. The thing that matters is how you get back up after a fall, and especially what you decide to learn from that fall. And that is how my Up to Here was born."
Critics recepiton
[edit]Andrea Laffranchi of Corriere della Sera described the song as a ballad that "oscillates between rhythm and drama for the personal narrative."[10] Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia also defines the song as a "ballad with a very emphatic refrain" in which she talks about "a personal suffering and 'anti-panic candy at 2. 43".[11] Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano appreciated the piano introduction of "a ballad that will be enhanced to the maximum by the orchestra", whose lyrics express "a portrait of herself, but also of the courage to rise again, after a difficult moment".[12]
Il Messaggero stated that the song is "traditional and canonical", with sounds and production that can be associated with the singer's debut songs "Immobile" and "Stupida".[15] Filippo Ferrari of Rolling Stone Italia also wrote that the song has a "clean production and gets charged up in the chorus thanks to the percussion" similar to Amoroso's early in career songs.[13]
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song, directed by Matteo Mavero, was released on February 7, 2024, through the singer's YouTube channel.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[14] | 12 |
| Italy Airplay (EarOne)[15] | 31 |
| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[16] | 27 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[17] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Amodeo, Maria Francesca (6 February 2024). "Il primo Sanremo di Alessandra Amoroso, Fino a qui". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2024: vince Angelina Mango". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Esposito, Cecilia (12 January 2024). "Alessandra Amoroso a Sanremo 2024". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Ascione, Arianna (6 February 2024). "«Fino a qui» di Alessandra Amoroso, il significato del testo a Sanremo 2024". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Sanremo 2024: Wikipedia svela gli autori delle canzoni". Rockol (in Italian). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Raiola, Francesco (15 January 2024). "Sanremo 2024, primo ascolto delle canzoni: un Festival senza guizzo vincente, ma un pugno di cose buone". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Sanremo 2024, Alessandra Amoroso ha letto in conferenza stampa gli insulti ricevuti sui social". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Alessandra Amoroso e il bullismo: "Ho ricevuto minacce di morte"". Rockol (in Italian). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Lancellotti, Roberta (6 February 2024). "Alessandra Amoroso travolta dall'odio social: 'Mi sono sentita messa all'angolo'. Il discorso integrale". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (January 15, 2024). "Sanremo, i pre-ascolti: Volo, che banalità (5), fuori tempo Ricchi e Poveri (4,5), super Negramaro (8)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Danielli, Silvia (January 15, 2024). "Come sono i brani di Sanremo 2024". Billboard Italia. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Conti, Andrea (January 16, 2024). "Sanremo 2024, le pagelle delle canzoni: tutti e 30 i brani in gara ascoltati per voi". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Ferrari, Filippo (January 15, 2024). "Sanremo 2024, gli ascolti dei brani: non male questa Hit Mania Dance". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 6 (dal 02.02.2024 al 08.02.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 07/03/2024" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Alessandra Amoroso – Fino a qui" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2024.