Se mi vuoi lasciare

"Se mi vuoi lasciare"
Single by Michele
from the album Michele
B-side	"Cosa vuoi da me"
Released	1963
Length	4:30
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Rosario Leva, Gian Piero Reverberi
Michele singles chronology
"Ma se tu vorrai" (1962) "Se mi vuoi lasciare" (1963) "Ridi" (1964)
Audio
"Se mi vuoi lasciare" on YouTube

"Se mi vuoi lasciare" (transl. 'If you want to leave me') is a 1963 Italian song composed by Gian Piero Reverberi (music) and Rosario Leva (lyrics) and performed by Michele. It is included in his debut album Michele.

The song won the emerging artists' competition at the 1963 Cantagiro and topped the singles chart, marking Michele's breakthrough and becoming his signature song, with the refrain "Se mi vuoi lasciare dimmi almeno perchè" ('If you want to leave me at least tell me why') becoming a common saying among teenagers of the time.[1] The single sold over 700,000 copies.[1]

The song has been praised for its structure, characterized by "the charming chiaroscuro of Michele's voice and by the alternation between masculine tones and striking falsettos, underscored by a sharp piccolo".[1]

Artists who covered the song include Petula Clark, Dick Rivers, José Guardiola, Erik Montry [fr], and Jo Fedeli [it].[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Se mi vuoi lasciare"	Leva, Reverberi	2:42
2.	"Cosa vuoi da me"	Leva, Reverberi	2:14

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[3]	1

References

1. Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Se mi vuoi lasciare". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 309. ISBN 8888169016.
2. "Song: Se mi vuoi lasciare". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
3. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Se mi vuoi lasciare".

External links

• Se mi vuoi lasciare at Discogs (list of releases)