Piccola anima
| "Piccola anima" | ||||
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| Single by Ermal Meta and Elisa | ||||
| from the album Vietato morire | ||||
| Released | November 10, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop soul | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Mescal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ermal Meta | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Piccola anima" on YouTube | ||||
"Piccola anima" is a song by Italian singers-songwriters Ermal Meta and Elisa. It was released on 10 November 2017 through Mescal Records, as the third from Meta second studio album Vietato morire.[1]
Composition
[edit]The song, written and composed by Ermal Meta himself, featuring the vocals of singer Elisa.[2] Meta shared his decision to collaborate with the singer during the press conference at the Sanremo Music Festival:[3]
"I've been a huge fan of Elisa since her album Pipes & Flowers. In 2016 I was lucky enough to open some of her concerts for her album On. I proposed her to collaborate and I played her this song: Elisa loved it and agreed to sing it with me. This makes me proud and proud."
Elisa also spoke about the collaboration, declaring: "thanks to you Ermal Meta, who was able to tell the voice of a woman's heart. A woman who unfortunately many times has lived and lives in all of us. And then long live all men with a capital "m". Those who use their strength to do good. Those like you."[4]
Critics reception
[edit]Fabio Fiume of All Music Italia described the song as "a ballad" in which the two artists "play between vocals and together sing and reinforce a concept that we should all make our own, namely that "nothing is more fragile than a promise and I won't even make you one" perhaps we would avoid giving others disappointments, even unintentional ones".[5] Mattia Marzi of Rockol observed that musically it presents "acoustic and sparse sounds" set to a "ternary rhythm", giving an overall "emotional" duet.[6]
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song was released on November 10, 2017, through Ermal Meta's YouTube channel. I was filmed in Priverno, Italy.[7]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[8] | 54 |
| Italy (Airplay)[9] | 31 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ermal Meta: il featuring con Elisa in "Vietato morire"". Radio Italia (in Italian). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Ermal Meta: 'Piccola anima' è il nuovo singolo con Elisa". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Sanremo 2017, Ermal Meta in sala stampa". Rockol (in Italian). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Meta ed Elisa insieme per "Piccola anima": "Hai raccontato la voce del cuore di una donna"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Fiume, Fabio (1 March 2017). "Recensione: Vietato Morire - Ermal Meta". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Marzi, Mattia (17 February 2017). "Ermal Meta e l'arte di scrivere canzoni pop: la recensione di 'Vietato morire'". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Ermal Meta-Elisa: sguardi, balli e giovani nel video di Piccola anima". Radio Italia (in Italian). 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 1 (dal 29.12.2017 al 04.01.2018)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio - Piccola anima - Ermal Meta, Elisa". EarOne. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Ermal Meta e Elisa – Piccola Anima" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 July 2024. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Piccola Anima" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".