"Renato" | ||||
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Single by Mina | ||||
from the album Renato | ||||
Language | Italian | |||
B-side | "Eclisse twist" | |||
Released | 12 April 1962[1] | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[2] | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Italdisc | |||
Composer(s) | Alberto Cortez | |||
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Mina singles chronology | ||||
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"Renato" is an Italian version of the 1961 Spanish song "Renata" by Alberto Cortez, recorded in 1962 by Italian singer Mina. Adapted lyrics was written by Alberto Testa. The song was released as a single in April 1962, eventually reaching number four on the Italian chart and becoming one of the biggest hits of the summer.[3] Sales of the single exceeded 190 thousand copies.[4]
The B-side was the song "Eclisse twist", written by Michelangelo Antonioni and Giovanni Fusco for the film L'Eclisse.[5][6]
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