Magellano is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Gabbani. It was released in Italy through BMG Rights Management on 28 April 2017, and was released worldwide on 12 May 2017 under the title Magellan. The album debuted at number 1 on the Italian Albums Chart.[2] It includes the single "Occidentali's Karma", with which he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, finishing in 6th place.

Magellano
Studio album by
Released28 April 2017
Recorded2016
GenrePop[1]
Length30:05
LabelBMG Rights Management
ProducerLuca Chiaravalli
Francesco Gabbani chronology
Eternamente ora
(2016)
Magellano
(2017)
Viceversa
(2020)
Singles from Magellano
  1. "Occidentali's Karma"
    Released: 10 February 2017
  2. "Tra le granite E le granate"
    Released: 8 May 2017
  3. "Pachidermi e pappagalli"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  4. "La mia versione dei ricordi"
    Released: 24 November 2017

Background

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In April 2017, Gabbani announced on Facebook that he would be releasing his third studio album, Magellano, on 28 April 2017 and the album would include his Eurovision song "Occidentali's Karma". To promote the album, Gabbani embarked on a tour, and held several shows across Italy from 19 June to 9 September 2017.[3]

Singles

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"Occidentali's Karma" was released as the lead single from the album on 10 February 2017. The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart. The song has also charted in Switzerland. In February 2017, Gabbani won Sanremo Music Festival 2017 and accepted the invitation to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. As a member of the "Big 5", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final, which took place on 13 May 2017. "Tra le granite e le granate" was released as the second single from the album on 8 May 2017. The song peaked at number 19 on the Italian Singles Chart.

Track listing

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Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Magellano"
Luca Chiaravalli3:23
2."Tra le granite e le granate"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:09
3."Occidentali's Karma" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:37
4."A Moment of Silence"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:04
5."La mia versione dei ricordi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:25
6."Susanna, Susanna"
Chiaravalli2:43
7."Foglie al gelo"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Luca Danesi
Chiaravalli3:26
8."Pachidermi e pappagalli"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:22
9."Spogliarmi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
Chiaravalli3:56
Total length:30:05
Magellan[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Magellano"
Luca Chiaravalli3:23
2."Tra le granite e le granate"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:09
3."Occidentali's Karma" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:37
4."A Moment of Silence"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:04
5."Amen" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:16
6."La mia versione dei ricordi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:25
7."Susanna, Susanna"
Chiaravalli2:43
8."Foglie al gelo"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Luca Danesi
Chiaravalli3:26
9."Pachidermi e pappagalli"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:22
10."Spogliarmi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
 3:56

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 174
Italian Albums (FIMI)[2] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 35

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 16

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Italy 28 April 2017[8] Digital download BMG Rights Management

References

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  1. ^ Gianni Sibilla (28 April 2017). "MAGELLANO - FRANCESCO GABBANI". Rockol. Retrieved 18 February 2020. la volontà di mirare in alto, ma continuando a non prendersi troppo sul serio, senza dimenticarsi la leggerezza che rende piacevole il pop [...] "Magellano" fa il suo dovere: ovvero spiegare che Gabbani non è una meteora, che è un cantante che interpreta il pop in maniera intelligente, divertente e contemporanea
  2. ^ a b "Italiancharts.com – Francesco Gabbani – Magellan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ Eurovision Italy: Francesco Gabbani reveals tracklist of upcoming album
  4. ^ Magellan by Francesco Gabbani on iTunes
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Francesco Gabbani – Magellan" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Francesco Gabbani – Magellan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Album combined" file) on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. ^ Magellano di Francesco Gabbani su Apple Music