29 settembre

"29 settembre"
Single by Equipe 84
B-side"È dall'amore che nasce l'uomo"
ReleasedMarch 1967 (1967-03)
Recorded1967
GenrePsychedelic rock
Beat music
Length2:31
LabelDischi Ricordi
Songwriter(s)Lucio Battisti and Mogol
Equipe 84 singles chronology
"Auschwitz"
(1966)
"29 settembre"
(1967)
"Nel cuore, nell'anima"
(1967)

"29 settembre" ("29th of September") is a song composed in 1966 by Italian musician Lucio Battisti and lyricist Mogol and brought to success by Equipe 84 in March 1967. It topped the Italian charts for five weeks[1] and led to Battisti's definitive affirmation as a composer.[2] It is Notable for the innovative lyrics and sound[3] heavily influenced by psychedelia, so much so that the song is nicknamed "Italy's Sergeant Pepper's" for the impact and the influence it had on the Italian music scene.[4][5][2]

In 1969, the song was reinterpreted by Battisti himself, and later by many other artists in Italy and abroad. It is one of the best-known songs both in Battisti's and in the Equipe 84 production, and is considered a classic of Italian pop music.[6]

  1. ^ "Billboard, 10 June 1967". 10 June 1967. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. ^ a b Christian Calabrese. "29 settembre". Hit Parade Italia.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ceri 38 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Salvatore 2000, p. 87
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference stefanel 25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Leo Turrini (28 September 2017). "29 settembre, come nacque la leggenda di Battisti". QN Quotidiano Nazionale.