"Bella d'estate"
Single by Mango
from the album Adesso
B-side"Stella del nord"
Released1987
GenrePop
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)Mango and Lucio Dalla
Mango singles chronology
"Dal cuore in poi"
(1987)		 "Bella d'estate"
(1987)		 "Tu... sì"
(1990)

"Bella d'estate" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbɛlla deˈstaːte]) is an Italian song composed by Mango and Lucio Dalla and performed by Mango. It is included in the 1986 album, Adesso. The single was Mango's major hit, selling over 350,000 copies.[1]

The song was also recorded by Mango in Spanish with the title "Flor de verano", included in the Spanish version of the album titled Ahora.[2]

In 2008 the a cappella group Neri per Caso released a cover version featuring the same Mango, as their second single from the album Angoli Diversi.[3] In August 2020 Mika released a version of the song featuring Michele Bravi.[4][5] The same year Tiziano Ferro included a cover of the song in the album Accetto miracoli: l'esperienza degli altri; a videoclip was released in August 2021.[6][7]

Track listing

  • 7" single – Ariola 109 454
  1. "Bella d'estate" (Mango - Lucio Dalla) - 6:38
  2. "Stella del nord" (Mango - Alberto Salerno) - 6:00

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Italy (Hit Parade)[8] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 24

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11]
certification for digital sales and streaming since January 2009 		Gold 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Redazione (8 December 2014). "L'ultimo concerto di Mango: la sua voce inimitabile è diventata uno stile". Adnkronos. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Muere en pleno concierto el cantante Mango, famoso por su 'Flor de verano'". El Norte de Castilla. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Romano Mascali (21 July 2008). "Neri Per Caso – Bella D'estate". Radio Catania. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Manca, Mario (28 August 2020). "«Bella d'Estate»: la prima volta di Mika e Michele Bravi". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mika e Michele Bravi insieme (a sorpresa) in "Bella d'estate", cover del successo di Mango". MTV Italia. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Pietrarosa, Emma (26 August 2021). "Tiziano Ferro omaggia Mango: ecco il video di Bella d'estate". DireDonna (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tiziano Ferro, splendido omaggio a Mango: il nuovo video del cantante". Notizie Musica (in Italian). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  9. ↑ Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  10. ↑ "Mango - Bella d'estate". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Mango – Bella d'estate" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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