Donna d'Onna
"Donna d'Onna" | ||||
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Giorgia, Elisa & Fiorella Mannoia | ||||
from the album Amiche per l'Abruzzo | ||||
Released | 28 May 2010 | |||
Recorded | San Siro Stadium, 21 June 2009 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:33 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gianna Nannini, Isabella Santacroce | |||
Producer(s) | Madraxa | |||
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"Donna d'Onna" (English: Woman from Onna) is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Gianna Nannini and Italian novelist Isabella Santacroce.[1] It was written by Nannini after visiting
The recording of the live performance was released as a single in May of the following year. All net proceeds from the track were donated to the territory hit by the earthquake.[2]
Background and composition
On 6 April 2009, an earthquake occurred in the region of
Before confirming her participation in the project, Italian singer Gianna Nannini decided to visit some of the areas hit by the earthquake, including
"When I went in Abruzzo, I met many women and their pain is still in my eyes, and it made me cry. These are hugs I will never forget. And women are the symbol of future."[6]
Nannini wrote the song together with Italian novelist
The song, written in five-fourths,[2] was described by Nannini as a "soul song".[6] It was arranged by British music producer Wil Malone and it was produced by Madraxa, a collective name used to indicate the five artists performing the song.[7]About 55,000 tickets were sold for the concert, and "Donna d'Onna" was performed as the second last song of the event, before the collective performance of
Music video
The music video for the song, for a total length of 4 minutes and 33 seconds, was filmed during the live performance at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, and it was directed by Gaetano Morbioli[7] and produced by Run Multimedia.[10] It was premiered on the evening of 27 May 2010 on Rockol.it's channel "Music Video".[11]
Track listing
- Digital download
- "Donna d'Onna" – 4:33
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Italy (FIMI)[12] | 8 |
Italy Airplay ( Nielsen Music)[13]
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21 |
References
- TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Radio-Date Donna d'ONNA". Giannananni.com. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ John Hooper (28 April 2009). "Pope visits Italian village hit hardest by earthquake". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Concerti, Laura Pausini e colleghe a San Siro: si aggiungono altri nomi" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Concerti, Amiche per l'Abruzzo il 21 giugno a Milano (San Siro)". Rockol.it. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Andrea Laffranchi (18 June 2009). "Gianna Nannini: con le Amiche il mio brano nato tra le lacrime". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 44. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Arriva Donna d'Onna". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Esce Donna d'Onna, il singolo della Nannini". La Stampa. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Antonella Gullotti (27 May 2010). "Laura Pausini e Giorgia insieme in Donna d'Onna" (in Italian). Newnotizie.it. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "MusicVideos: anteprima Rockol, il video 'Donna d'Onna' di Amiche per l'Abruzzo" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Laura Pausini, Gianna Nannini, Giorgia, Elisa & Fiorella Mannoia – Donna d'Onna". Top Digital Download.
- ^ "Music Control: Ligabue e Cremonini ancora in testa" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.