The Reason Why (song)
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"The Reason Why" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Lorenzo Fragola, released as his debut single on 5 December 2015, during the week preceding the final of the eight series of Italian talent show X Factor, which was won by Fragola himself.
The song was written by Fragola with Michelle Lily Popovic and Fausto Cogliati. The latter also served as the song's producer.[1]
Background
Fragola started composing the song a few years before it was completed, when some friends, during a summer holiday, asked him to write a song for joke, while playing guitar together. He later continued to work on the track, and he chose to perform it during the auditions for the eighth series of X Factor.[2][3] On 4 December 2016, during the semi-final of the show, each contestant was required to perform a previously unreleased track, and Fragola chose to perform "The Reason Why".[4] The following day, the song was released as a single, together with the other contestant's entries.[1] "The Reason Why" later allowed Fragola to win the X Factor series, on 11 December 2014.[5]
Writing for Italian magazine Panorama, Gianni Poglio described "The Reason Why", as a "pop song written to receive airplay, incisive, immediate, without being trivial".[6] Critics including Alessandro Alicandri and la Repubblica's Anna Puricella also compared the song's sound to the work of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.[7][8]
Track listing
- Digital download[9]
- "The Reason Why" – 3:02
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[11] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Italy[12][9] | 5 December 2014 | Airplay |
| Digital download |
References
- ^ a b "Da oggi in radio i quattro inediti dei finalisti di X Factor 2014" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Cecilia Uzzo (13 December 2014). "X Factor 8, Lorenzo Fragola: Pensare che The Reason Why è nata per scherzo". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Lorenzo canta e Fedez si commuove". X Factor Italia (in Italian). YouTube. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "X Factor: Lorenzo, Madh Ilaria e Mario sono i finalisti" (in Italian). Radio Deejay. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Anna Lupini (11 December 2014). "X Factor, vince Lorenzo Fragola". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Gianni Poglio (11 December 2014). "X Factor 8, la finale: il trionfo di Lorenzo Fragola (e di Fedez...)". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Alessandro Alicandri (5 December 2016). "X Factor 8: il miglior inedito in semifinale". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "La Repubblica - Archivio". la Repubblica. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "The Reason Why - Single di Lorenzo Fragola" (in Italian). iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Lorenzo Fragola – The Reason Why". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Lorenzo Fragola – The Reason Why" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 September 2016. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "The Reason Why" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ Eleonora Romanò (5 December 2014). "Lorenzo Fragola - The Reason Why (Radio Date: 05-12-2014)" (in Italian). Earone.it. Retrieved 18 September 2016.