Champagne (Peppino di Capri song)

"Champagne"
Single by Peppino di Capri
from the album Champagne
B-side"La prima sigaretta"
Released1973
Length3:48
LabelSplash
Songwriter(s)Mimmo Di Francia, Depsa, Sergio Iodice
Peppino di Capri singles chronology
"Scusa"
(1973) 		"Champagne"
(1973) 		"Amore grande, amore mio"
(1974)
Audio
"Champagne" on YouTube

"Champagne" is a 1973 Italian song composed by Mimmo Di Francia, Depsa and Sergio Iodice and performed by Peppino di Capri.

The song was composed by Di Francia during a taxi trip in Naples.[1] Di Francia's friend di Capri initially recorded a demo with the sole purpose of getting Charles Aznavour and Domenico Modugno to listen to it and possibly record it, but he eventually fell in love with it and asked the composers to be the one to launch the song.[1][2]

Di Capri presented the song at Canzonissima in December 1973. The song initially achieved only tepid success, placing behind Gigliola Cinquetti, Mino Reitano, Vianella and Orietta Berti in the competition ranking and failing to enter the top ten in the hit parade,[1] but gradually became a classic, in particular making its way into the typical repertoire of nightclubs and piano bars.[3]

Artists who covered the song include Andrea Bocelli, Roberto Carlos, Manolo Otero, José Luis Rodríguez, Mino Reitano, Nico Fidenco, Agnaldo Timoteo, Fausto Papetti.[3][4][5] In 2015, Di Capri recorded "Fiumi di Champagne", a rap version of the song in a duet with Gue Pequeno, which was used as theme song of the film Natale col Boss.[6] The song was also included in the soundtrack of Dino Risi's films Scent of a Woman and Il commissario Lo Gatto.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Champagne"Mimmo Di Francia, Depsa, Sergio Iodice3:48
2."La prima sigaretta"Di Francia, Sharade3:57

Charts

Chart performance for "Champagne "
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] 16

References

  1. ^ a b c d Vacalebre, Federico (15 November 2023). "Peppino Di Capri, Champagne compie 50 anni". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ Tricomi, Antonio (8 November 2023). "Di Francia e quel successo planetario di "Champagne": "Peppino Di Capri mi bloccò: niente Modugno né Aznavour, quel pezzo lo canto io"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Champagne". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. ISBN 8888169016.
  4. ^ Demarco, Marco (17 November 2023). "Mimmo Di Francia: «Champagne? La inventai in taxi. Era stata scritta per Modugno, non per Peppino Di Capri»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ Medeiros, Jotabê (19 April 2021). Roberto Carlos: Por isso essa voz tamanha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Todavia. ISBN 978-65-5692-125-9.
  6. ^ Nasto, Vincenzo (10 February 2023). "Il testo e il significato di Champagne, la canzone di Peppino Di Capri a Sanremo 2023". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Champagne".