Non so che darei

"Non so che darei"
Single by Alan Sorrenti
B-side"If You Need Me Now (English-language version)"
Released1980
GenrePop
Length3:25
LabelStrand
Songwriter(s)Alan Sorrenti
Producer(s)Jay Graydon
Alan Sorrenti singles chronology
"Tu sei l'unica donna per me"
(1978) 		"Non so che darei"
(1980) 		"La strada brucia"
(1981)
Eurovision Song Contest 1980 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Alan Sorrenti
Lyricist(s)
Alan Sorrenti
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
6th
Final points
87
Entry chronology
◄ "Raggio di luna" (1979)
"Per Lucia" (1983) ►

"Non so che darei" ("I don't know what I'd give") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Italian by Alan Sorrenti.

Background

The song deals with Sorrenti's feelings for his lover. He tells her that he does not know what he would do if he were to lose her and also that he does not know what he would give to stop time and be able to spend the night with her.[1] The song was a massive success in Italy, staying on the first place of the Italian hit parade for over two months, and got Sorrenti a Vota la voce [it] award.[1] Sorrenti also recorded an English-language version of the song with the title "If You Need Me Now".[1]

At Eurovision

The song was performed sixth on the night, following Morocco's Samira Bensaïd with "Bitaqat Hub" and preceding Denmark's Bamses Venner with "Tænker altid på dig". At the close of voting, it had received 87 points, placing 6th in a field of 19.

Italy opted out of the 1981 and 1982 contests, but returned the year after that. Thus, the song was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1983 contest by Riccardo Fogli with "Per Lucia".

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 21
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[2] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 3
West Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 22

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Dario Salvatori (2001). "Non so che darei". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. pp. 234–5. ISBN 8888169016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Alan Sorrenti – Non so che darei". hitparade.ch.
  3. ^ "Alan Sorrenti – If You Need Me Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alan Sorrenti".