"Più bella cosa" (pronounced [ˌpju bˈbɛlla ˈkɔːza]; meaning "The Most Beautiful Thing") is an Italian language song written by singer Eros Ramazzotti, with Claudio Guidetti, Maurizio Fabrizio and Adelio Cogliati, and performed by Ramazzotti in February 1996, as a first single and pre-release from his album Dove c'è musica ("Where There's Music") that came out on May 13 of that year.
The song is dedicated to the Swiss model Michelle Hunziker, Ramazotti's girlfriend at the time. The two had a daughter born just a few months later on December 5, 1996, whom they named Aurora Sophie. Ramazotti would go on releasing his song L'aurora, dedicated to his newborn, in February 1997. He later married Hunziker in 1998, but the two divorced in 2002.
Accolades
editHe performed the song publicly during Festivalbar in summer of 1996. The song won the "Best Song" award, with the album being awarded "Best Album" award. The song also won the MTV Europe Gold Awards in 1997.
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Nigel Dick for Squeak Pictures, featuring Ramazzotti and Hunziker.
"La cosa más bella"
editAs is traditional with many other successful releases of Ramazzotti's, he released a Spanish language parallel song for Spain, Latin America and United States Latin markets titled "La cosa más bella". That version appears in the parallel Spanish-language version to the album Dove c'è musica retitled Donde hay música. It peaked at number two on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Latin Pop Songs chart in the United States.
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 9 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 12 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[4] | 8 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 17 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 23 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 22 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 6 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[9] | Silver | 125,000* |
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[11] | Gold | 30,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "French single certifications – Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 September 2021. Select EROS RAMAZZOTTI and click OK.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Eros Ramazzotti – Più bella cosa" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 May 2024. Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Più bella cosa" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 14 September 2021. Type Eros Ramazzotti in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La cosa más bella in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.