Italian Love Song
Encyclopedia
"Italian Love Song" is a pop
song written by Tina Arena
, Francesco De Benedittis, Davide Esposito and Paul Manners, produced by Manners for Arena's sixth album Greatest Hits 1994-2004
(2004). The song was released as a single
in Australia
on 5 November 2004 but failed to make a major impact on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart peaking at number thirty-three and spending two weeks in the top fifty.
Included on the single is "Take Me Apart" which is the only other new track featred on her greatest hits album and a previously unreleased remix of "Dare You to Be Happy", a single from her album Just Me (2001).
The song also features a music video
clip shot by Australian director Anthony Rose in a small fishing village in Southern France
.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song written by Tina Arena
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
, Francesco De Benedittis, Davide Esposito and Paul Manners, produced by Manners for Arena's sixth album Greatest Hits 1994-2004
Greatest Hits 1994-2004
-Peak Positions:-End of year charts:-Certification:...
(2004). The song was released as a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 5 November 2004 but failed to make a major impact on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart peaking at number thirty-three and spending two weeks in the top fifty.
Included on the single is "Take Me Apart" which is the only other new track featred on her greatest hits album and a previously unreleased remix of "Dare You to Be Happy", a single from her album Just Me (2001).
The song also features a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
clip shot by Australian director Anthony Rose in a small fishing village in Southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Writing
In the inside cover of her 2004 greatest hits album, Arena states:Track listing
- "Italian Love Song" – 3:51
- "Take Me Apart" (Fiona Kernaghan) – 4:02
- "Dare You to Be Happy" (remix) (Arena, Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
) – 4:34
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart | 33 |
| ARIA Australian Artist Chart | 8 |