Dove si vola

"Dove si vola"
Single by Marco Mengoni
from the album Dove si vola
Released	3 December 2009
Format	Digital download, EP
Recorded	L'n'R' Studio, Alari Park Studio 2009
Genre	Pop
Length	3:58
Label	Sony Music
Writer(s)	Bungaro, Saverio Grandi
Producer	Luca Rustici
Marco Mengoni singles chronology
— "Dove si vola" 2009 "Credimi ancora" 2010

"Dova si vola" (meaning "Where we fly" in Italian) is the debut single by Marco Mengoni, an Italian singer who won the third season of Italian series of The X Factor on 2009. Mengoni performed the song for the first time during the semi-finals of the talent show, aired on 27 November 2009. It was written by Italian song-writers Bungaro and Saverio Grandi^[1] and it was produced by Luca Rustici.^[2]

The single debuted at number 1 in the Italian Singles Chart on 10 December 2009.^[3] No official video was made to accompany the song.

Background

The single was officially released by Sony Music as a digital download immediately after Mengoni was announced winner of the talent-show. It is also included in Mengoni's debut EP, Dove si vola.

Mengoni's mentor, Morgan, revealed that the song had been originally composed for Chiara Ranieri, another contestant in the third series of The X-Factor, but the song was reassigned to Mengoni, the eventual winner, after Chiara Ranieri was eliminated in an earlier round.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dove si vola"	Bungaro, Saverio Grandi	3:58

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Italian Singles Chart[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
Italian Singles Chart[5]	62

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by "Salvami" by Gianna Nannini and Giorgia

Italian Singles Chart number-one single 30 November 2009 - 7 December 2009

Succeeded by "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga

References

1. ^ http://mag.sky.it/mag/musica/2009/12/04/marco_x_factor_album.html
2. ^ http://www.comunicati-stampa.net/com/cs-94802/Disco_desordio_Diritti_Umani_e_Talent_Scountig_per_Luca_Rustici
3. ^ ^{a b} ItalianCharts.com: Page for "Dove si vola"
4. ^ http://www.newnotizie.it/2010/11/22/x-factor-4-vigilia-di-finale-carlo-carcano-incorona-nevruz/
5. ^ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Ricerche e dati di mercato". Fimi.it. 2010-01-19. http://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=47. Retrieved 2010-12-18.