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Confusa e felice (song)

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"Confusa e felice"
Single by Carmen Consoli
from the album Confusa e felice
Released1997
GenreRock
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)Carmen Consoli
Carmen Consoli singles chronology
"Lingua a sonagli"
(1996)
"Confusa e felice"
(1997)
"Venere"
(1997)
Audio
"Confusa e felice" on YouTube

"Confusa e felice" (lit.'Confused and happy') is a 1997 song composed and performed by Carmen Consoli.

Background

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The song was Consoli's entry in Sanremo Music Festival 1997; the initial choice for the festival was "Diversi", but eventually Consoli preferred to enter the competition with a less traditional and more corageous song.[1] The song was eliminated from the competition after the first night.[2] In the following weeks, it became a surprise hit, also thanks to its being chosen as the soundtrack for a commercial for the Rocco Barocco's Piazza di Spagna perfume.[3]

The style of the song has been paired to Irish rock, goth rock and to Janis Joplin's existentialist ballads.[3] It has been described as a song where 'rock lunges and oblique melodies alternate, supported by a voice that is sometimes confidential and sometimes high-pitched'.[1]

In 2012, Francesca Michielin covered the song in her EP Distratto.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Confusa e felice"3:36
2."Quello che sento (Vernetti Remix)"4:27

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[5] 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Raugei, Elena (21 January 2010). "La luce di un brivido". Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa (in Italian). Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. pp. 460, 464. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  3. ^ a b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Confusa e felice". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 109. ISBN 8888169016.
  4. ^ Tarullo, Maria Giovanna (6 February 2012). "'Distratto': buon esordio per Francesca Michielin, ora aspettiamo il cd di inediti". Notizie Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Singoli: Classifica settimanale WK 11 (dal 07.03.1997 al 13.03.1997)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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