Angelo (Francesco Renga song)

"Angelo"
Single by Francesco Renga
from the album Camere con vista (re-release)
Released4 March 2005
GenrePop rock
Length3:25
LabelUniversal Music Group
Songwriter(s)Francesco Renga
Maurizio Zappatini
Producer(s)Umberto Iervolino
Francesco Renga singles chronology
"Meravigliosa (la Luna)"
(2004) 		"Angelo"
(2005) 		"Un'ora in più"
(2005)
Music video
"Angelo" on YouTube

"Angelo" (lit. 'Angel') is a 2005 song co-written and performed by Francesco Renga. It won the 55th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.[1]

Composition

The lyrics represent a prayer directed to a celestial being, asking for protection from the afflictions of the world.[2][3] According to Renga, the song was dedicated to his daughter Jolanda, and its lyrics were inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Angelo"3:25
2."Angelo (...vorrei avere i tuoi angeli)"3:28
3."Nel nome del padre"3:41

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[4] 1
Italy Airplay (Nielsen Music Control)[5] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[6]
Sales and streaming since 2009 		Gold 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Il televoto premia Scanu "Amici" rivince Sanremo". Il Giornale (in Italian). 21 February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ Redazione (24 April 2019). "Per un tema una canzone: preoccuparsi per gli altri in "Angelo" di Francesco Renga". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Angelo". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 537. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  4. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2005 al 10.03.2005)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Music Control: Francesco Renga ancora in testa". Rockol (in Italian). 20 March 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Italian single certifications – Francesco Renga – Angelo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2024.