"Bella da morire"
Single by Homo Sapiens
from the album Bella da morire
B-side"Dolce la sera"
ReleasedMarch 1977
GenrePop ballad
Length4:20
LabelRi-Fi
Songwriter(s)Renato Pareti, Alberto Salerno
Producer(s)Renato Pareti
Homo Sapiens singles chronology
"Io e te stasera"
(1976)
"Bella da morire"
(1977)
"Due mele"
(1978)
Audio
"Bella da morire" on YouTube

"Bella da morire" ('Drop-dead gorgeous') is a 1977 song written by Renato Pareti and Alberto Salerno and performed by pop-rock band Homo Sapiens. It won the 27th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was a major commercial success, becoming the band's signature song.[1][2]

Reception

The song has been described as "consisting of minimalist pictorial details [...] over a subtle melody, embroidered on a light background of guitars and keyboards that serves to launch [...] a catchy refrain"[1] and as "full of falsettos and banal rhymes, certainly not shining in terms of originality".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Bella da morire"4:20
2."Dolce la sera"3:54

Charts

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

References

  1. 1 2 Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Bella da morire". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 291. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. 1 2 Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Bella da morire". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 132. ISBN 8888169016.
  3. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Bella da morire".
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