Felicità
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{{Infobox song
| name = Felicità
| cover = Felicità single Al Bano and Romina Power.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Al Bano and Romina Power
| album = Felicità
| released = 14 May 1982
| recorded = 1982
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:13
| label = Baby
| writer = {{hlist|Cristiano Minellono|Dario Farina|{{nowrap|Gino De Stefani}}|}}
| producer = Dario Farina
| prev_title = Sharazan
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Tu, soltanto tu (Mi hai fatto innamorare)
| next_year = 1982
}}
"Felicità" ({{IPA|it|felitʃiˈta|pron}}; Italian for "Happiness") is a song by Italian-American duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1982. It was an international commercial success and remains arguably their best-known song.
Song information
The duo participated with the track in the 1982 Sanremo Music Festival and finished second.{{cite news |last1=Burrocacao |first1=Demented |title=La musica elettronica a Sanremo, una storia poco italiana |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/classifiche-liste-musica/la-musica-elettronica-a-sanremo-una-storia-poco-italiana/713884/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=Rolling Stone Italia |date=11 February 2023 |language=it-IT}} The song was recorded in Munich in Giorgio Moroder's studio, with Gian Piero Reverberi serving as arranger. It appeared on their 1982 album Felicità (also known as Aria pura). The closing track from the album, "Arrivederci a Bahia", was released as the B side. For the Spanish release, both songs were re-recorded in Spanish, and the single received a different cover image.
"Felicità" was met with a great commercial success, topping Italian singles chart and eventually selling in millions of copies internationally in March–June 1982.
The song was performed by Laislavo 'Lado' Kravanja and Léa Seydoux at the end of the 2009 film Lourdes.
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed in Leningrad, on the banks of Neva River. It pictures Albano Carrisi and Romina Power performing the song while driving a motorboat and sitting in a carriage. Romina and most extras wear historic costumes.
Track listing and formats
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Felicità" !scope="col"| Chart (1982) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|9|song=Felicità|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|7|song=Felicità|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|France|14|song=Felicità|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |publisher=Musica e dischi |language=Italian |access-date=1 January 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |archive-date=1 December 2016}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Al Bano & Romina Power".
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| {{single chart|Dutch100|18|song=Felicità|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{Cite book |last=Salaverri |first=Fernando |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |date=2005 |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
|align="center"|4 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|3|song=Felicità|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|6|song=Felicità|songid=815|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|access-date=17 January 2023|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|title=Felicità|relyear=1982|certyear=2024|access-date=31 July 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|access-date=3 March 2021|type=single|artist=Al Bano & Romina Power|title=Felicità|relyear=1982|certyear=2020|note=certification for digital sales and streaming since January 2009}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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{{Al Bano and Romina Power}}
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Category:Al Bano and Romina Power songs
Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1982