L'amore è un attimo

"L'amore è un attimo" ("Love is a moment") is a song recorded by Italian singer Massimo Ranieri. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, placing fifth. The song was released on Ranieri's album, Via del Conservatorio, and released through CGD in Italy, and CBS internationally.

"L'amore è un attimo"
Single by Massimo Ranieri
from the album Via del Conservatorio
Language	Italian
Released	1971
Label	CGD
Composer(s)	Enrico Polito
Lyricist(s)	Giancarlo Bigazzi Totò Savio
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 entry
Country	Italy
Artist(s)	Giovanni Calone
As	Massimo Ranieri
Language	Italian
Composer(s)	Enrico Polito
Lyricist(s)	Giancarlo Bigazzi, Totò Savio
Finals performance
Final result	5th
Final points	91
Entry chronology
◄ "Occhi di ragazza" (1970)
"I giorni dell'arcobaleno" (1972) ►

Releases

The B-side of the single has the song "A Lucia".^[1] Ranieri also recorded the song in German as "Die Liebe ist ein Traum" ("Love is a Dream"), in English as "Goodbye My Love", in Spanish as "Perdón cariño mío" ("Sorry My Darling") and in French as Pour un instant d'amour ("For a moment of love").

At Eurovision

The song represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held on 3 April at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. With this song Ranieri participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performing as the eleventh song before "Vita vidder" by the Swedish group Family Four. It scored 91 points, finishing fifth overall. The orchestra was conducted by Enrico Polito.

Charts

Chart (1971–1972)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2]	28
France (IFOP)[3]	15
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4]	7
Mexico (Radio Mil)[5]	3