Mille (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Mille
| cover = Fedez & Achille Lauro feat. Orietta Berti - Mille - Single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Fedez, Achille Lauro and Orietta Berti
| album =
| released = {{start date|2021|6|11|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = *Pop
- hip hop
- twist{{cite web | url=https://music.fanpage.it/orietta-berti-e-la-regina-dellestate-lo-conferma-anche-il-video-di-mille-con-fedez-e-lauro/ | title=Orietta Berti è la regina dell'estate: Lo conferma anche il video di Mille con Fedez e Lauro | work=Music Fanpage }}
| length = 2:55
| label = Warner Music Italy, Sony Music
| writer =
- Davide "d.whale" Simonetta
- Paolo Antonacci
- Dargen D'Amico
- Achille Lauro
- Fedez
| producer =
- Davide "d.whale" Simonetta
| chronology = Fedez
| prev_title = Chiamami per nome
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Meglio del cinema
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Achille Lauro
| type = single
| prev_title = Marilù
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Mille
| year = 2021
| next_title = Latte+
| next_year = 2021
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = Orietta Berti
| type = single
| prev_title = Lupin
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Mille
| year = 2021
| next_title = Luna piena
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}
"Mille" is a song by Italian singers Fedez, Achille Lauro and Orietta Berti. It was written by Davide "d.whale" Simonetta, Paolo Antonacci, Dargen D'Amico, Achille Lauro and Fedez and produced by Simonetta.{{cite web|url=https://musicaest.com/2021/06/11/fedez-achille-lauro-feat-orietta-berti-il-trio-inedito-e-inaspettato-insieme-per-la-prima-volta-con-il-singolo-mille/|title=FEDEZ, ACHILLE LAURO FEAT. ORIETTA BERTI – il trio inedito e inaspettato insieme per la prima volta con il singolo MILLE|work=Musicaest |date=10 June 2021 |publisher=musicaest.it|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}
It was released by Warner Music Italy and Sony Music on 11 June 2021. "Mille" peaked at number one on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified platinum in Italy two weeks after its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.r101.it/news/musica-e-spettacolo/1289755/mille-in-sole-due-settimane-e-gia-disco-di-platino.html|title="Mille": in sole due settimane è già disco di platino|date=30 June 2021 |publisher=R101|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}
Background
The song was born following a collaboration decided by the three artists during the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and was announced by the three artists through an Instagram live on the evening of 12 June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/music/storie-music/2021/06/11/mille-nuova-canzone-bomba-fedez-achille-lauro-orietta-berti|title="Mille": la nuova canzone "bomba" di Fedez, Achille Lauro e Orietta Berti|date=11 June 2021 |publisher=vanityfair.it|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}} Fedez revealed in an interview that he had originally planned for Annalisa to sing in the chorus, but she wasn't able to take part, and the song was passed to Berti.{{cite web |title=Fedez e i duetti mancati: “Annalisa avrebbe dovuto cantare in ‘Mille’” |url=https://www.105.net/news/music-biz/1350247/fedez-rivela-annalisa-avrebbe-dovuto-cantare-mille.html |website=www.105.net |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=it |date=8 May 2023}} The cover of the single, created by Francesco Vezzoli, shows the three artists in the form of nymphs covered with flowers, created from the paining Le tre Grazie by Émile Vernon.{{cite web|url=https://www.elledecor.com/it/lifestyle/a36694078/achille-lauro-fedez-orietta-berti-mille-francesco-vezzoli/|title=Achille Lauro, Fedez e Orietta Berti sono tre grazie dipinte da Francesco Vezzoli|date=11 June 2021 |publisher=elledecor.com|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=Fedez, Achille Lauro e Orietta Berti: tre Grazie insieme per 'Mille', il brano dell'estate |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2021/06/11/news/fedez_achille_lauro_e_orietta_berti_insieme_per_mille_il_brano_dell_estate-305484437/ |website=la Repubblica |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=it |date=11 June 2021}} The song has an official choreography, which was published by Fedez on his Instagram profile.{{cite web |last1=Giannì |first1=Giacomo |title=Come ballare "Mille"? Fedez, Orietta Berti e Achille Lauro pubblicano la coreografia |url=https://www.r101.it/news/musica-e-spettacolo/1288858/come-ballare-mille-fedez-orietta-berti-e-achille-lauro-pubblicano-la-coreografia.html |website=www.r101.it |language=it |date=18 June 2021}}
Commercial performance
"Mille" debuted at number one on the FIMI Singles Chart, becoming Fedez's tenth number one, Lauro's first and Berti's first since 1965.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsic.it/sangiovanni-ritorna-alla-numero-uno-negli-album-mille-debutta-primo-tra-i-singoli/|title=SANGIOVANNI ritorna alla numero uno negli album. Mille debutta primo tra i singoli|date=18 June 2021 |publisher=newsic.it|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-723112/orietta-berti-prima-in-classifica-tutte-le-volte-in-top-ten|title=Orietta Berti prima in classifica: tutte le volte che è stata in Top Ten|publisher=rockol.it|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}
Music video
The music video for the song was released on Fedez's YouTube channel on 14 June 2021. It was directed by Giulio Rosati.{{cite web |last1=Manca |first1=Mario |title=«Mille»: il video di Fedez, Achille Lauro e Orietta Berti è già «cult» |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/music/storie-music/2021/06/15/mille-video-fedez-achille-lauro-orietta-berti |website=Vanity Fair Italia |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=it-IT |date=15 June 2021}} The video was accused of covertly advertising for the brand Coca-Cola by the agency Codacons, with bottles of the drink appearing several times throughout the video, in reference to the lyrics of the song.{{cite web |title=Pubblicità occulta alla Coca Cola nel video di "Mille": Fedez rischia una multa di 5 milioni dall'Antitrust |url=https://www.secoloditalia.it/2021/09/coca-cola-fedez/ |website=Secolo d'Italia |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=it-IT |date=4 September 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Mille
| length1 = 2:55
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Mille" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2021/24|title=Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 11.06.2021 al 17.06.2021)|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=12 July 2021}}
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|43|artist=Fedez|song=Mille|rowheader=true|access-date=12 July 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Mille" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/13/2021/0|title=Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021): Singoli|language=it|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|date=January 1, 2022|access-date=December 3, 2022}}
| 3 |
|---|
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|artist=Fedez, Achille Lauro & Orietta Berti|title=Mille|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|accessdate=2 January 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}