Sarà perché ti amo
| "Sarà perché ti amo" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ricchi e Poveri | ||||
| from the album E penso a te | ||||
| Released | February 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Italo disco | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Baby Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar, Enzo Ghinazzi | |||
| Producer(s) | Freddy Naggiar | |||
| Ricchi e Poveri singles chronology | ||||
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"Sarà perché ti amo" (Italian: [saˈra pperˈke tti ˈaːmo]; "It must be so because I love you") is the sixth single of Italo disco group Ricchi e Poveri.[1]
History
The song was released in February 1981 over Baby Records and premiered live at the 31st edition of the famous Festival di Sanremo in 1981.[2][3] The song featured also on the album E penso a te.[4] The song was included in the musical score of Claude Miller's An Impudent Girl (1985), and in Italy the film was subsequently released as "Sarà perché ti amo".[5] It is also part of the soundtrack of the 2003 French horror film High Tension.[6]
Track list
- "Sarà perché ti amo" (3:09)
- "Bello l'amore" (3:21)
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Austrian Charts)[7] | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratop)[7] | 33 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany (Deutschland Single Charts)[7] | 11 |
| Italy (Single Top 20)[7] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 2 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France | — | 800,000[8] |
| Germany | — | 200,000[8] |
| Italy | — | 700,000[8] |
| Italy (FIMI)[9] sales since 2009 |
Gold | 25,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Thalía version
| "Será porque te amo" | ||||
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| Single by Thalía | ||||
| from the album Lunada | ||||
| Released | July 21, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | EMI Latin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar, Enzo Ghinazzi | |||
| Producer(s) | Emilio Estefan | |||
| Thalía singles chronology | ||||
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The Spanish cover "Será porque te amo" is the second single from Thalía's studio album Lunada (2008). The song was written by Dario Farina, Daniele Pace, Luis Gómez Escolar and Enzo Ghinazzi and produced by Emilio Estefan.[10]
"Será porque te amo" was released only as a radio single across Latin America.[11] Despite not having a music video and virtually no promotion, the song become a moderate hit. Also, in some cases managed higher positions at airplays than "Ten Paciencia" which was fully promoted.
"Será porque te amo" is Thalía's last official single released by EMI music.
Track listing
Official Versions
- Será porque te amo (Album Version) – 2:41
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Venezuela Record Report[12] | 171 |
Other cover versions
- 1982: Laban - "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat" (Danish)
- 1982: Perikles - "Var ska vi sova i natt" (Swedish)[13]
- 1982: Mighty Band - "Var ska vi sova inatt" (Swedish)
- 1983: Los Chicos - "Sera Porque Te Amo" (Castilian)[14]
- 1985: Alain Jomy in French for the soundtrack for the Drama film An Impudent Girl[15]
- 2001: Těžkej Pokondr - "Hej, volá, volá Sisa" (Czech)
- 2003: Eu4ya - Sara' Perche' Ti Amo (2003 Remix)[16]
- 2003: Maïwenn feat. Cécile de France - Sara' Perche' Ti Amo (Haute Tension soundtrack)[17]
- 2008: Diana Sorbello - "Das ist weil ich dich liebe" (German)[18]
- 2011: Ninel Conde - Será porque Te Amo
- 2012: Fabrizio - Hei kom iech zeker trök (Limburgish)[19]
References
- ^ Ricchi & Poveri - Sarà Perché Ti Amo (Vinyl) at Discogs
- ^ "Sarà perché ti amo" su 45 Mania Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ Copertine del singolo
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ High Tension (2003) - Soundtracks - IMDb
- ^ a b c d e "Ricchi & Poveri - Sarà perché ti amo". Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ a b c Wolfgang Spahr (28 December 1989). "German Charts Hit By Italian Invasion". Billboard. p. 69. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Ricchi e Poveri – Sarà perché ti amo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Sarà perché ti amo" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ Szó szerint, egész pontosan: ’Azért lesz/lehet, mert szeretlek’
- ^ http://www.billboardenespanol.com/musica/content_display/esearch/e3i05185ecb9182ed524e9b7ad4c9e81974 Billboard en Español.com
- ^ Ascensos de la semana - 24/01/2009 Record Report
- ^ Var ska vi sova inatt
- ^ "No podía traicionar a mis amigos": la razón por la cual Chayanne no integró Menudo y el extraño papel de Luisito Rey
- ^ Sarà perché ti amo at IMDb
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Maiwenn feat. Cécile - Sara Perche Ti Amo
- ^ Musik - Diana Sorbello Fanclub
- ^ [1]
