Oggi sono io

"Oggi sono io"
Single by Alex Britti
from the album It.Pop
LanguageItalian
Released26 February 1999 (1999-02-26)
GenrePop
Length3:49
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Alex Britti
Alex Britti singles chronology
"Gelido"
(1998) 		"Oggi sono io"
(1999) 		"Mi piaci"
(1999)

"Oggi sono io" (English: "Today it's me") is a song written and recorded by Italian singer Alex Britti. With this song, he won the 49th Italian Song Festival in 1999 in the category "newcomers".[1] It also had great success in the charts of Italy, taking the first place.[2]

Track listing

CD single[3]
  1. "Oggi sono io" – 3:52
  2. "Solo una volta" (Don Carlos Remix) – 4:08

Charts

Chart performance for "Oggi sono io"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Music & Media)[4] 51
Italy (Musica e dischi)[2] 1
Italy Airplay (Nielsen Music Control)[5] 1

Certifications ans sales

Certifications for "Oggi sono io" by Alex Britti
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[6] Platinum 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Mina version

"Oggi sono io"
Promotional single by Mina
LanguageItalian
Released2001 (2001)
GenrePop
Length3:57
LabelGSU
Songwriter(s)Alex Britti
Mina singles chronology
"Tutti gli zeri del mondo"
(2000) 		"Oggi sono io"
(2001) 		"Succhiando l'uva"
(2002)

In 2001, Italian singer Mina recorded a cover version of the song. Ше was first introduced to the public on March 31 of the same year during the broadcast of the documentary Mina in Studio.[7] According to Paolo Limiti, it was recorded from one take. The singer herself later confirmed this, also stating that she immediately liked the song as soon as she heard it, deciding to record a cover, but in a heavier manner.[8][9]

Certifications ans sales

Certifications for "Oggi sono io" by Mina
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[10] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Alex Britti, età, vita privata e carriera. Chi è il cantante scelto da LDA per sorpendere la giuria di Sanremo". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 13. 27 March 1999. p. 12. OCLC 29800226.
  3. ^ Alex Britti (1999). Oggi sono io (liner notes). Italy: Universal. UMD 77582. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 14. 3 April 1999. p. 17. OCLC 29800226.
  5. ^ "Music Control: i brani più trasmessi della settimana dalle radio italiane". Rockol (in Italian). 27 March 1999. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Italian single certifications – Alex Britti – Oggi sono io" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ Moretti, Carlo (8 June 2023). "Spunta il video di Mina con 'Oggi sono io' di Alex Britti". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ Mina (17 October 2012). "Speciale Vanity C'È Mina Per Voi del 10 ottobre 2012 , Una canzone in un giorno – Vanity Fair n. 41/2012". Vanity Fair (in Italian). minamazzini.it. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ Saltalamacchia, Stefania (28 February 2020). "Alex Britti: «Mina, una straordinaria mattacchiona»". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Italian single certifications – Mina – Oggi sono io" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 July 2024.