Un'estate italiana

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"Un'estate italiana""
Single by Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini Susan Ferrer (Spanish version)
B-side	"Un'estate italiana" (karaoke version)
Released	9 December 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:07
Label	Warner Bros. Sugar Virgin
Composer(s)	Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s)	Gianna Nannini Edoardo Bennato (Italian) Tom Whitlock (English) Susan Ferrer (Spanish)
Producer(s)	Giorgio Moroder
Gianna Nannini singles chronology
"Voglio fare l'amore" (1989) "Un'estate italiana"" (1989) "Scandalo" (1990)
Edoardo Bennato singles chronology
"Vendo Bagnoli" (1989) "Un'estate italiana" (1989) "Il paese dei balocchi" (1992)
Music video
"Un'estate italiana" on YouTube

"Un'estate italiana" (Italian: [uneˈstaːte itaˈljaːna]), "Un verano italiano" (Spanish: [um beˈɾano itaˈljano]; both meaning "An Italian summer") or "To Be Number One" is a 1989 song composed by Giorgio Moroder which was used as the official song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, the first to hold such distinction.

The Italian version, also known as "Notti magiche" ("Magical nights") in Italy, was recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini, who also wrote the lyrics. The Spanish version, also known as "Noches mágicas" in Spanish, was recorded by Paraguayan Susan Ferrer, who also wrote the lyrics. The English version, with lyrics by Tom Whitlock and performed by Giorgio Moroder Project (singers: Joe Milner, Moll Anderson, Paula Mulcahy Keane),^[1] was the opening theme to RAI TV programmes and matches related to the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

The song achieved success on the charts of several European countries.