"Pinocchio" is a 1993 electronic

Electronic music

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 song recorded by Italian music group Pin-Occhio

Pin-Occhio

Pin-Occhio is an Italian electronic band composed of Nicolas Savino and Marco Biondi. It had its peak of popularity in 1993 with two hit singles in Europe.-History:...

. This instrumental used the music created by Italian composer Fiorenzo Carpi and which was the main soundtrack of Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

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's film, Le avventure di Pinocchio

Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...

. The song was notably cover by Pepeto at the same time as the original one and peaked at #21 in France. A massive hit was recorded in 2005 by Pinocchio, an animated character, under the title "T'es pas cap Pinocchio".

Pin-Occhio version

It was the debut single of the band off the album Pinocchio Vai!! on which it appears in two versions : 'Colladi rave remix' and 'original version'. The song achieved success, particularly in France where it hit number ten on 29 May 1993 and remained in the top 50 for 25 weeks, and in Belgium (Wallonia) where it reached number four.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pinocchio".

CD single / Cassette / 7" single - France, Belgium
12" maxi - Spain, Italy
CD maxi / Cassette - Germany
12" maxi - Germany
CD maxi - Netherlands
12" maxi - Remixes - Italy

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	4
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	11
French SNEP Singles Chart	10
German Singles Chart	—

"—" : fails the chart

End of year charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
Dutch Top 40	81

Pinocchio version

Pinocchio, an animated character, recorded a cover of this song under the title "T'es pas cap Pinocchio", but added lyrics devoted to children. It was the lead single off the album Mon Alboum! and was a huge hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it reached number two. In France, it remained for 39 weeks in the top 100 and earned a Diamond disc

Music recording sales certification

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. The German

German language

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version of "T'es pas cap Pinochio" was called "Klick Klack".

Track listings

CD single
Digital download
CD maxi - Germany

Peak positions

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	2
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	7
French SNEP Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	31
Swiss Singles Chart	16

¹The German version Klick Klack

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Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	6
French Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	81

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Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium	Gold	September 25, 2005	25,000
France	Diamond	2006	500,000	483,300

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