L'amore è femmina (song)
{{Short description|2012 single by Nina Zilli}}
{{Infobox song
| name = L'amore è femmina
| cover = OutOfLoveCover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Nina Zilli
| album = L'amore è femmina
| released = 13 April 2012 (Italy)
| recorded = 2011; Kanepa Studio (Milan, Italy)
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:01
| label = Universal Music Italy
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Nina Zilli
- Charlie Mason
- Christian Rabb
- Kristoffer Sjökvist
- Frida Molander
}}
| producer = Michele Canova
| prev_title = Per sempre
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Per le strade
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VZQawH8Es70|"L'amore è femmina"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes
| song = {{Flag icon|Italy}} "L'amore è femmina"
| caption =
| year = 2012
| country = Italy
| artist = Nina Zilli
| as =
| with =
| language =
| languages = Italian, English
| composer = {{flatlist|
- Christian Rabb
- Kristoffer Sjökvist
- Frida Molander
- Charlie Mason
}}
| lyricist = {{flatlist|
- Nina Zilli
- Christian Rabb
- Kristoffer Sjökvist
- Frida Molander
- Charlie Mason
}}
| place = 9th
| points = 101
| place_semi =
| points_semi =
| lyrics =
| prev = Madness of Love
| prev_link = Follia d'amore
| next = L'essenziale
| next_link = L'essenziale
}}
}}
"L'amore è femmina" ({{IPA|it|laˈmoːre ɛ fˈfemmina}}; {{langx|en|"Love is female"}}) is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Nina Zilli for her second studio album of the same title. It was produced by Michele Canova{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109144010/http://www.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-53c755cd-78d5-42b7-ac2f-db9056108e6d.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 |publisher=RAI |language=it |access-date=13 May 2012 |title=Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina |url=http://www.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-53c755cd-78d5-42b7-ac2f-db9056108e6d.html |url-status=dead }} and written by Zilli herself with American songwriter Charlie Mason (later won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014) and Swedish songwriters Christian Rabb, Kristoffer Sjökvist and Frida Molander. The song was selected by the Italian Broadcaster RAI to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.{{Cite web | url = http://www.escdaily.com/baku-2012-italy-change-to-lamore-e-femmina/ | title = Baku 2012: Italy change to L'Amore È Femmina | access-date = 13 May 2012 | date = 13 March 2012}}
During the contest, it was performed in English-Italian language, titled "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)".{{Cite web | url = http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/18743 | publisher = ESCToday.com | access-date = 13 May 2012 | title = Part twenty-eight. Introducing 2012: Italy | date = 24 April 2012 | author = Edward Montebello}}
Background and composition
The song was originally written in English by Christian Rabb, Kristoffer Sjökvist, Frida Molander and Charlie Mason. A demo of the song was later sent to Zilli's manager, Fabrizio Giannini.{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508062608/http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/it/rmc_world/speciali/nina-zilli-amore-femmina |archive-date=8 May 2012 |title=Nina Zilli L'amore è femmina |url=http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/it/rmc_world/speciali/nina-zilli-amore-femmina |access-date=13 May 2012 |language=it |publisher=Radio Monte Carlo |url-status=dead }} After hearing the song, Zilli translated the lyrics in Italian and recorded it with the title "L'amore è femmina". The song was chosen as the sixth track of her second studio album, named after the song itself.{{Cite web | url = http://videodrome-xl.blogautore.repubblica.it/2012/03/09/lamore-femmina-di-nina-zilli/ | work = la Repubblica XL | publisher = Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso | language = it | date = 9 March 2012 | author = Emanuela Del Frate | title = L'amore è femmina di Nina Zilli | access-date = 13 May 2012}}
Explaining the meaning of the song, Zilli claimed that the lyrics are written from the point of view of a woman telling her man that he should not expect anything from her if he acts "like a stupid". Zilli also stated that the song contains references to sensual love, specifying that she didn't intend to write a sort of new "Material Girl".{{Cite web | url = http://www.sorrisi.com/2012/03/16/nina-zilli-benvenuti-nel-mio-mondo-vintage-colorato-e-un-po-folle/ | work = TV Sorrisi e Canzoni | language = it | access-date = 13 May 2012 | date = 16 March 2012 | title = Nina Zilli, Benvenuti nel mio mondo vintage, colorato e un po' folle | author = Cinzia Marongiu | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121114175555/http://www.sorrisi.com/2012/03/16/nina-zilli-benvenuti-nel-mio-mondo-vintage-colorato-e-un-po-folle/ | archive-date = 14 November 2012 }}
Critical reception
OndaRock.it's Claudio Fabretti described the song as "an essay of muffled vocalism, counterpointed with a lot of choruses and wind instruments on a rocking rhythm".{{Cite web | url = http://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2012_ninazilli_lamorefemmina.htm | publisher = OndaRock.it | language = it | author = Claudo Fabretti | access-date = 13 May 2012 | title = Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina | date = 15 March 2012}}
Eurovision Song Contest
During the Final of the 2012 Sanremo Music Festival, Nina Zilli was announced by the ESC 2011 winners Ell & Nikki as the singer who would represent Italy at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=46893&_t=italy_nina_zilli_to_baku|title=Italy: Nina Zilli to Baku!|publisher=Eurovision.tv|date=19 February 2012|access-date=19 February 2012}} One week later, her Sanremo entry, "Per sempre", was confirmed as the song chosen to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.escdaily.com/italy-nina-zilli-confirms-she-will-sing-per-sempre-in-baku/|title=Italy: Nina Zilli confirms she will sing 'Per Sempre' in Baku!|publisher=ESCDaily.com|date=3 March 2012|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305212527/http://www.escdaily.com/italy-nina-zilli-confirms-she-will-sing-per-sempre-in-baku/|archive-date=5 March 2012}} However, on 13 March 2012, RAI and Universal Music Italy announced that the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest would be the title-track of her second studio album, L'amore è femmina.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=48953&_t=italy_changes_their_song_to_lamore_e_femmina|title=Italy changes their song to L'Amore È Femmina|publisher=Eurovision.tv|date=13 March 2012|access-date=13 March 2012}}
The version that represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was mostly sung in English, but it kept some of its parts in Italian.{{Cite web | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/aprile/25/urlo_liberatorio_aprira_mio_concerto_co_7_120425055.shtml | work = Corriere della Sera | language = it | date = 25 April 2012 | title = Un urlo liberatorio aprirà il mio concerto | author = Raffaella Oliva | access-date = 13 May 2012}} It was presented on 23 March 2012, at Eurovision's official website. A video of Zilli singing the song inside the studio was uploaded on their YouTube channel.{{Cite web | url = http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=49763 | publisher = Eurovision.tv | access-date = 13 May 2012 | title = Nina Zilli - L'Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love) (Italy 2012) | date = 23 March 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619000947/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/multimedia/videos?id=49763 | archive-date = 19 June 2012 }}
As Italy is one of the Eurovision's "Big Five", she automatically qualified for the final, where she finished in 9th place with 101 points.{{Cite web | url = http://www.rockol.it/news-380427/Eurovision-2012,-vince-la-svedese-Loreen | publisher = Rockol.it | access-date = 30 May 2012 | title = Eurovision 2012, vince la svedese Loreen | date = 27 May 2012 | language = it}}
Music videos
On 23 March 2012, a preview video for "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" was uploaded on Eurovision.tv's YouTube channel. It shows Zilli inside the studio singing the international version of the song that represented Italy in Eurovision 2012.
The official music video, featuring the Italian-language version of the song, later premiered on 7 May 2012 on Gazzetta TV.{{cite web|url=http://video.gazzetta.it/anteprima-video-cantante-piacentina-che-rappresentera-italia-eurofestival-/bc38cc32-9827-11e1-91a8-ea4a026c0a83|title=Esclusiva Max: L'amore è femmina, Nina Zilli|date=7 May 2012 |publisher=Gazzeta.it|access-date=9 May 2012}} The video, directed by Cosimo Alemà{{Cite web | url = http://musica.excite.it/nina-zilli-nuovo-video-lamore-e-femmina-V123252.html | publisher = Excite.it | language = it | access-date = 11 May 2012 | title = Nina Zilli: nuovo video L'amore è femmina | date = 9 May 2012 | archive-date = 11 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120611100157/http://musica.excite.it/nina-zilli-nuovo-video-lamore-e-femmina-V123252.html | url-status = dead }} and filmed in March 2012{{Cite web | url = http://www.donnamoderna.com/gossip/nina-zilli-intervista | title = Nina Zilli e il sesso, l'intervista integrale | author = Morena Pisto | date = 22 March 2012 | work = Donna Moderna | access-date = 13 May 2012 | language = it}} at a palazzo in EUR, Rome, focuses on Zilli, who is accompanied by six male dancers.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurofestival.ws/2012/05/07/ecco-il-video-ufficiale-de-lamore-e-femmina-e-san-marino/|title=Ecco il video ufficiale de "L'amore è femmina". E San Marino….|publisher=Eurofestival.ws|access-date=9 May 2012|archive-date=1 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801213635/http://www.eurofestival.ws/2012/05/07/ecco-il-video-ufficiale-de-lamore-e-femmina-e-san-marino/|url-status=dead}} The video for the international version of the song that represented Italy in Eurovision was eventually released on 10 March 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurofestival.ws/2012/05/10/nina-zilli-lamore-e-femmina-out-of-love-ecco-il-video-ufficiale-in-inglese/|title=Nina Zilli – L'Amore è Femmina (Out Of Love). Ecco il video ufficiale in inglese|publisher=Eurofestival.ws|access-date=10 May 2012|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527122038/http://www.eurofestival.ws/2012/05/10/nina-zilli-lamore-e-femmina-out-of-love-ecco-il-video-ufficiale-in-inglese/|url-status=dead}}
Live performances
The song was presented for the first time on a TV show on 25 April 2012, when Zilli performed live the Italian-language version of the song on the Italian programme Quelli che... il Calcio.{{Cite web | url = http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-05b58430-9a43-4eca-87d2-fe1932e87ddb.html?refresh_ce | publisher = RAI | language = it | access-date = 13 May 2012 | title = Nina Zilli: L'amore è femmina}}{{Cite web | url = http://esc-time.com/2012/04/nina-zilli-a-quelli-che-il-calcio-canta-lamore-e-femmina-e-si-parla-delle-nonne-russe/ | publisher = ESC-time.com | language = it| date = 25 April 2012 | title = Nina Zilli a Quelli che il calcio canta l'amore è femmina e si parla delle nonne russe | access-date = 13 May 2012}} The song was also included in the setlist of her L'amore è femmina tour,{{Cite web | url = http://www.staytunedlive.com/2012/04/15090/#.T6_uZM69h2M | publisher = StayTunedLive.com | date = 11 April 2012 | title = Nina Zilli: Ecco la scaletta del tour | language = it}} which started on 10 April 2012 in Florence.{{Cite web | url = http://www.rds.it/news/26660244 | publisher = Radio Dimensione Suono | language = it | access-date = 13 May 2012 | title = Nina Zilli}}{{Cite web | title = Nina Zilli conquista Roma con 'L'amore è femmina tour | url = http://www.italiamagazineonline.it/archives/27413/nina-zilli-conquista-roma-con | author = Serena De Angelis | work = Itali@ Magazine | access-date = 13 May 2012 | date = 12 April 2012}}
Track listing
Charts
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!Chart (2012) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|ItalyFIMI|40|week=21|year=2012|rowheader=true|access-date=18 April 2015|chartid=1029}} |
Release history
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| Region
!Release date !Format !Version |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|Italy
|Mainstream radios |Italian |
| 30 April 2012{{Cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/it/album/lamore-e-femmina-out-of-love-english-version-single/1444427891 | publisher = iTunes Store Italy | language = it | access-date = 4 May 2012 | title = L'amore e' femmina (Out of Love) |Digital download |International |
References
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{{Nina Zilli}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2012}}
{{Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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Category:Eurovision songs of 2012
Category:Eurovision songs of Italy
Category:Songs with lyrics by Charlie Mason (lyricist)
Category:Universal Music Group singles