"Ti amo" | ||||
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Single by Umberto Tozzi | ||||
from the album È nell'aria...ti amo | ||||
B-side | "Dimentica, dimentica" (original version), "Ti amo" (duet version) | |||
Released | 1977 (original version) 2002 (duet version) | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:10 (original), 3:56 (duet) | |||
Label | CBS, Warner Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi | |||
Producer(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi | |||
Umberto Tozzi singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ti amo" (audio) on YouTube |
"Ti amo" (pronounced [ti ˈaːmo]; Italian for "I love you") is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell'aria...ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts. A Spanish version was released as "Te Amo", and had a good success in Spain and Latin America. Within the German-speaking countries a German version by Howard Carpendale also received a great success in 1977, peaking at number two in Germany and number ten in Austria.[1]
A duet version of the song featured Monica Bellucci was used for the 2002 film Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra,[2] and the English versions "I Love You (Ti Amo)"[3] and "You and I (Ti Amo)"[4] were also released. In 2002, the song was overdubbed as duet with singer Lena Ka under the title "Ti amo (rien que des mots)", with Italian and French lyrics. This version was a success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), reaching the top three. At the time, the original version was re-released and achieved a moderate success in France. As of August 2014, it is the 52nd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 393,000 units sold.[5] A French version of this song was recorded by Dalida in 1977. An English version was also recorded by Laura Branigan in 1984, which, most notably, was a hit in Australia (reaching No. 2). In 2011, Sergio Dalma took a Spanish-language version of the song to the Top 10 in Spain. In 2017, to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the song, Tozzi released an Italian-English version and music video featuring Anastacia.[6][7]