Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)
1958 song by Domenico Modugno / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (Italian pronunciation: [nel ˈblu diˈpinto di ˈblu]; 'In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue'), popularly known as "Volare" (pronounced [voˈlaːre]; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958.[2]
"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | |
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Single by Domenico Modugno | |
from the EP La strada dei successi | |
Language | Italian |
English title | 'In the blue that is painted blue' |
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Released | 1 February 1958 (1958-02-01) |
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Length | 3:29 |
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Composer(s) | Domenico Modugno |
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The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subsequently became Billboard's number-one single for the year. In 1959. At the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, Modugno's recording became the first ever Grammy winner for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[3]
Winning the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen as the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, where it came in third place out of ten songs in total. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 18 million copies worldwide, making it one of the all-time most popular songs to come out of Sanremo and Eurovision.
The song was later translated into several languages and recorded by a wide range of performers. The song is also used as the basis for numerous football chants.[4]