Gocce di memoria

"Gocce di memoria" (transl. "Drops of memory") is a 2003 song composed by Andrea Guerra (music) and Giorgia (lyrics) and performed by Giorgia. One of Giorgia's major hits, it is the theme song of the Ferzan Özpetek's film Facing Windows.

"Gocce di memoria"
Single by Giorgia
from the album La finestra di fronte
B-side	"We've Got Tonight"
Released	20 March 2003
Genre	pop
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Giorgia Todrani, Andrea Guerra
Producer(s)	Andrea Guerra, Rocco Petruzzi
Giorgia singles chronology
"Vivi davvero" (2002) "Gocce di memoria" (2003) "Spirito libero" (2003)
Music video
"Gocce di memoria" on YouTube

An autobiographical song about the importance of memories, the only ones able to reconnect us with the people who have entered our lives and left a mark, it represents a tribute to singer Alex Baroni, Giorgia's partner until his 2002 death from a motorcycle accident.^[1] The song won the Nastro d'Argento award for best original song,^[2] and three Italian Music Awards as best single, best composition and best arrangement.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gocce di memoria"	4:16
2.	"We've Got Tonight (duet with Ronan Keating)"	3:40

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[4]	1
Italy Airplay (Nielsen Music Control)[5]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	70

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[7]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy 2003 sales	—	100,000[8]
Italy (FIMI)[9] From 2009	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.