Materia (Terra)

Materia (Terra)
Studio album by
Marco Mengoni
Released3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
Genre
Length32:50
LabelSony Music Italy
Producer
Marco Mengoni chronology
Atlantico
(2018) 		Materia (Terra)
(2021) 		Materia (Pelle)
(2022)
Singles from Materia (Terra)
  1. "Ma stasera"
    Released: 18 June 2021
  2. "Cambia un uomo"
    Released: 29 October 2021
  3. "Mi fiderò"
    Released: 31 December 2021

Materia (Terra) (transl. Material: Ground) is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 3 December 2021 as the first part of the trilogy, Materia, consisting of three separately-released parts: Terra, Pelle, and Prisma. Each part revolves around one of the album's central themes of the artist's personal musical journey throughout his career.

Background and development

The album consists of eleven songs and is the first chapter of a trilogy following the various sounds that have influenced the artistry of Mengoni.[2]

The singer describes the concept and theme of the album, "I chose to name the album Materia, Terra because, in the last couple of years, I took the time to reflect, to reassess and see where I head from here, going back to my roots and early inspirations of my music [...] Also, My mother is a great listener of Afro-American/soul/gospel/R'n'B music and since I was a child those sounds have accompanied me [...] as well as drawing influences from my idols like John Lennon and The Rolling Stones."[3][4]

Track listing

  1. "Cambia un uomo" (Daniele Magro, Marco Mengoni) – 3:55
  2. "Una canzone triste" (Magro, Mengoni) – 3:34
  3. "Il meno possibile" (featuring Gazzelle) (Mengoni, Simone Cremonini, Flavio Pardini, Andrea Pugliese, Davide Simonetta, Alex Andrea Vella) – 2:59
  4. "In due minuti" (Mengoni, Raffaele Esposito) – 2:59
  5. "Mi fiderò" (featuring Madame) – 3:30 (Mengoni, Francesca Calearo, Tony Maiello, Riccardo Scirè, Vella)
  6. "Ma stasera" (lyrics: Mengoni, Davide Petrella – music: Francesco Catitti, Federica Abbate, Petrella) – 3:43
  7. "Appunto 1. 23-01-2021" – 1:19
  8. "Proibito" (Mengoni, Michele Canova Iorfida, Petrella) – 3:08
  9. "Appunto 2. 14-05-2021" – 0:44
  10. "Luce" (Mengoni, Lorenzo Vizzini) – 4:04
  11. "Un fiore contro il diluvio" (Mengoni, Magro) – 2:55

CD edition bonus tracks

  2. "Il meno possibile" (Mengoni, Cremonini, Pardini, Pugliese, Simonetta, Vella) – 2:59
  3. "Mi fiderò" (Mengoni, Maiello, Scirè, Vella) – 3:30

Streaming edition bonus track

  2. "Ma stasera" (Benny Benassi Remix) (lyrics: Mengoni, Petrella – music: Catitti, Abbate, Petrella) – 3:43

Charts

Chart performance for Materia (Terra)
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] 6× Platinum 300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Pertuso, Patrizia (2 December 2021). "Marco Mengoni: «Canto l'amore, la fiducia, la solitudine»".
  2. ^ "Marco Mengoni annuncia "Materia (Terra)" il primo disco di un progetto declinato in tre album. Svelata tracklist, copertina e data di uscita". All Music Italia. November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Gradi, Stefano (December 9, 2021). "Marco Mengoni: «Ho viaggiato dentro di me»".
  4. ^ "Mengoni: perché in "Proibito" canto l'amore tra due uomini". La Stampa. December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Marco Mengoni – Materia (Terra)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Marco Mengoni – Materia (Terra)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Italian album certifications – Marco Mengoni – Materia (Terra)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 May 2024.