Amare (La Rappresentante di Lista song)

"Amare"
Single by La Rappresentante di Lista
from the album My Mamma
Released4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:21
LabelWoodworm, Numero Uno, Sony Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Veronica Lucchesi
  • Dario Mangiaracina
  • Roberto Cammarata
  • Dardust
Producer(s)
  • La Rappresentante di Lista
  • Dardust
La Rappresentante di Lista singles chronology
"Alieno"
(2021) 		"Amare"
(2021) 		"Vita"
(2021)

"Amare" is a song by Italian band La Rappresentante di Lista. It was written by band members Veronica Lucchesi and Dario Mangiaracina with Roberto Cammarata and Dardust and produced by Lucchesi, Mangiaracina and Dardust.[2]

It was released by Sony Music on 4 March 2021 as the second single from the fourth studio album My Mamma.[3] The song was the band's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, the 71st edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 11th in the grand final.[4] "Amare" peaked at number 11 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified platinum in Italy.[5]

Background

The band described "Amare" as "a song about bodies, life, community, the search for a rebirth, a sense of freedom and love".[6] During an interview, they stated: "Amare is an emotional song, a passionate song and it's about rebirth. It had a very long gestation and found its ultimate expressive form together with Dardust, with its production".[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 4 March 2021, to accompany the single's release. It was directed by Alessandra Leone.[8]

Live performances

On 1 May 2021 the band performed the song during the annual Concerto del Primo Maggio.[9]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Amare"3:21

Charts

Chart performance for "Amare"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[10] 11
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[11] 3
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[12] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[13] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Festival di Sanremo - Edizione 2021 La nostra analisi" (in Italian). ondarock.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "A Sanremo 'La Rappresentate di Lista' porta Amare, non solo una canzone d'amore" (in Italian). ildolomiti.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "La Rappresentante di Lista, My Mamma: cosa lasciamo al pianeta" (in Italian). metropolitanmagazine.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2021, vincono i Maneskin" (in Italian). Sky TG24. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ancora Måneskin: doppietta d'oro. Platino per Willie Peyote e Rappresentante di lista" (in Italian). spettakolo.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Festival di Sanremo - La Rappresentante di Lista presenta, in esclusiva per RaiPlay, 'Amare' - Video" (in Italian). RaiPlay. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Il festival di Sanremo secondo La Rappresentante di Lista" (in Italian). askanews.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Amare, La Rappresentante di Lista. Testo, Significato e Storia della Canzone" (in Italian). musyance.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "La Rappresentante di Lista/ Il successo di 'Amare', da Sanremo al Concertone Primo Maggio 2021" (in Italian). informazione.it. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 05.03.2021 al 11.03.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Amare - La rappresentante di lista". EarOne. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 30/04/2021" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Italian single certifications – La Rappresentate di Lista – Amare" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 July 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Amare" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".