Bella da morire
{{Infobox song
| name =
| cover = Bella da morire cover a.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Homo Sapiens
| album = Bella da morire
| B-side = Dolce la sera
| released = March 1977
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop ballad
| length = 4:20
| label = Ri-Fi
| writer = Renato Pareti, Alberto Salerno
| producer = Renato Pareti
| prev_title = Io e te stasera
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Due mele
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|NbqgfXdyQnk|"Bella da morire"}}|type=song}}
}}
"Bella da morire" ('Drop-dead gorgeous') is a 1977 song written by Renato Pareti and Alberto Salerno and performed by pop-rock band Homo Sapiens. It won the 27th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was a major commercial success, becoming the band's signature song.
Reception
The song has been described as "consisting of minimalist pictorial details [...] over a subtle melody, embroidered on a light background of guitars and keyboards that serves to launch [...] a catchy refrain"{{cite book|last=Anselmi, Eddy |title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics |date=2009|isbn=978-8863462296|page=291|chapter=Bella da morire}} and as "full of falsettos and banal rhymes, certainly not shining in terms of originality".{{cite book|last=Salvatori, Dario |title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|page=132|chapter=Bella da morire|year=2001}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|title1 = Bella da morire
|length1 = 4:20
|title2 = Dolce la sera
|length2 = 3:54
}}
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Peak position |
| align="left"|Italy ({{lang|it|Musica e dischi}}){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=29 May 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Bella da morire".
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|467858}}
{{Sanremo Music Festival winners}}
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