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2640 (album)

2640 is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin, released by Sony Music Italy on 12 January 2018.[2] It was released on vinyl on 7 December 2018 with the original 13 tracks as well as "Femme", a demo version of "Tropicale" and "Fotografia" with Carl Brave and Fabri Fibra.[3]

2640
Studio album by
Francesca Michielin
Released12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Recorded2017, Los Angeles
Genre
Length44:47
LabelSony Music Italy
ProducerMichele Canova
Francesca Michielin chronology
Nice to Meet You (Acoustic Live Solo)
(2016) 		2640
(2018) 		Feat (stato di natura)
(2020)
Singles from 2640
  1. "Vulcano"
    Released: 21 July 2017
  2. "Io non abito al mare"
    Released: 17 November 2017
  3. "Bolivia"
    Released: 16 March 2018
  4. "Tropicale"
    Released: 15 June 2018
  5. "FEMME"
    Released: 16 November 2018

Background

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Michielin announced she started working in studio on her third album in January 2017, through her Twitter account.[4][5] The album's tracks were recorded in Los Angeles with Italian producer Michele Canova.[6]

A few days after the album's release, Michielin and Treedom announced a plan to plant one tree in Kenya for every 200,000 streams that the album received.[7]

Release and promotion

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On 21 July 2017, she released the single "Vulcano".[8] The music video was released on the same day. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and filmed between 10pm and 5:30am in Berlin.[9] The song spent 16 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 44, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.[10][11]

On 1 October 2017, Michielin performed "Vulcano" as a musical guest on Rai 1's TV show Che tempo che fa and announced that the album would be released on 12 January 2018.[6]

"Io non abito al mare" was released as the album's second single on 17 November 2017.[12][13] The music video was directed by Giacomo Triglia and was released on 20 November 2017. It was filmed at Cretto di Burri.[14][15][16] The song spent 18 weeks on the Italian singles chart, peaking at number 15, and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 50,000 copies.[17][11]

On 4 December 2017, the album's cover and title were announced.[18] The track listing was announced on 20 December 2017 through Michielin's social network accounts.[19] On 22 December 2017, the album was made available for pre-order, and the track "Tropicale" was released as a pre-order bonus and on streaming platforms.[20]

On 16 March 2018, Michielin announced that "Bolivia" would be released as the album's third single.[21] The music video was released on 20 March 2018. It was directed by Giacomo Triglia and the screenplay was written by Francesca Michielin.[22] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Michielin said that the song is a criticism of people who chase change and run away to exotic and remote places with the idea of living a more genuine life and making a difference, without realising that often the problem to be solved is within them.[23]

"Tropicale" was released as the fourth single on 15 June 2018,[24] along with a music video.[25]

On 16 November 2018, Michielin released the single "Femme". The song has a feminist message, describing the negative situations that women accept unconsciously. It was remixed by Bruno Belissimo. The single preceded the release of 2640 on vinyl on 7 December 2018. The vinyl edition also included a demo version of "Tropicale" and Carl Brave's single "Fotografia", on which Michielin and Fabri Fibra featured.[3] "Fotografia" had considerable success in Italy, peaking at number 6 and achieving a certification of 3× Platinum for sales exceeding 150,000 copies.[17][11]

Track listing

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Standard edition[26][27][28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comunicare"Francesca Michielin4:21
2."Bolivia"Michielin3:36
3."Noleggiami ancora un film"
3:44
4."Io non abito al mare"
3:13
5."Tropicale"
  • Calcutta
  • Faini
3:26
6."E se c'era…"
  • Tommaso Paradiso
  • Faini
3:16
7."Scusa se non ho gli occhi azzurri"Michielin3:46
8."Vulcano"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:14
9."Due galassie"Michielin2:57
10."La Serie B"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:32
11."Tapioca"
  • Michielin
  • Cosmo
  • Calcutta
3:43
12."Lava"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:02
13."Alonso"Michielin2:57
Total length:44:47
Vinyl edition[29][30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comunicare"Francesca Michielin4:21
2."Bolivia"Michielin3:36
3."Noleggiami ancora un film"
  • Michielin
  • Dario Faini
3:44
4."Io non abito al mare"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:13
5."Tropicale"
  • Calcutta
  • Faini
3:26
6."Femme"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:24
7."E se c'era…"
  • Tommaso Paradiso
  • Faini
3:16
8."Scusa se non ho gli occhi azzurri"Michielin3:46
9."Vulcano"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:14
10."Due galassie"Michielin2:57
11."Fotografia" (Carl Brave featuring Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra)
3:41
12."La Serie B"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:32
13."Tapioca"
  • Michielin
  • Cosmo
  • Calcutta
3:43
14."Lava"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:02
15."Alonso"Michielin2:57
16."Tropicale (Demo)"
  • Calcutta
  • Faini
 

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusicItalia.it.[28]

Production

  • Michele "Canova" Iorfida – producer, pre-producer, arranger
  • Pat "MyBestFault" Simonini – pre-producer, arranger
  • Christian Rigano – pre-producer
  • Cosmo – arranger (track 11)
  • Mattia Barro "Splendore" – arranger (track 1)
  • Francesca Michielin – vocal producer

Music

  • Alex Alessandroni JR – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Francesca Michielin – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Pat "MyBestFault" Simonini – programming, rhythmic programming
  • Michele "Canova" Iorfida – keyboards, synthesizers, rhythmic programming
  • Tim Pierce – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Esther Oduro – sampled vocals (track 11)

Charts

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Weekly chart

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 64

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 62

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  10. ^ Italian single chart positions - Francesca Michielin (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 April 2019. Enter "Francesca Michielin" in the "Artista/Band" field. Select "Classifiche".
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  34. ^ "Italian album certifications – Francesca Michielin – 2640" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "2640" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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