Due (song)

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"Due"
Single by Elodie
from the album OK. Respira
LanguageItalian
Released8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
Recorded2022
Genre
Contemporary R&B[1]
Length3:13
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Elodie singles chronology
"Purple in the Sky"
(2023) 		"Due"
(2023) 		"Pazza musica"
(2023)
Music video
"Due" on YouTube

"Due" (transl. "Two") is a song co-written and recorded by Italian singer Elodie. It was released on 8 February 2023 through Island Records as the seventh single from her fourth studio album OK. Respira.

The song was the artist's entry for the 2023 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, placing ninth in a field of 28.[2]

Background and composition

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The song featured the singer's return to writing collaboration with Jacopo Ettore, Federica Abbate and Francesco "Katoo" Catitti, the latter a producer of the same along with Dardust.[3][4] The singer told the process of making the song through a public statement:[5]

"I knew it was the right song as soon as I listened to Federica [Abbate]'s audition, first of all because it is well written. It's a hit. It's perfect. Even just musically it captivated me. At first it scared me, the approach was vocally difficult, but instead now I love it. It's fun to sing it. Pop is a simple language, but there is complex thinking behind pop."

In an interview with Elle Italia, Elodie addressed the meaning of the song and her relationship with Abbate during the composition process:[6]

"With "Due" it was love and hate. Federica Abbate and I were at a similar time in our lives: an incredible coincidence, and I'm a big believer in coincidences. [...] It's a song very much my own but, at the same time, difficult; [...] At the heart of the song is a love that ended, singing it helped me to metabolize the end of that love story of mine."

Critics reception

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Andrea Laffranchi of Corriere della Sera gave a rating of 8 out of 10 to the song, explaining that it features "urban sounds" with "pulsating percussion," while the lyrics, pertaining to "a love just born but already ended badly, of interrupted phone calls," have been likened to that of Mina's "Se telefonando".[7] Valentina Colosimo of Vanity Fair called "Due" a "perfect urban-sounding" track with a "brilliant" interpretation, finding the singer "more refined," likening the song more to "Andromeda" rather than "Bagno a Mezzanotte".[8] Rockol's writer Gianni Sibilla associated the opening section with New Order's "True Faith", describing the second parta as "a pop with a complex structure."[9]

Rolling Stone Italia gave the single the highest rating regarding the songs presented during the first night of the Sanremo Festival, with a score of 8 out of 10;[10] according to the website's reviewer Filippo Ferrari, "Due" represented "an uptempo, somewhat funky piece" that sounded similar to her collaboration "Pensare male" with The Kolors.[11] Gianni Poglio of Panorama said that thanks to the song, "Elodie's potential, [...] moves on the terrain of international pop," with "fiery vocals and powerful song."[12] Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano explained that it is a "modern and topical" song with lyrics that deal with "a complex relationship, a sort of aut aut aut."[13]

Music video

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The music video was shot at the RedRooms Members Club in Milan, Italy, with the direction of Giampaolo Sgura. It was available with the launch of the single through the singer's YouTube channel.[14]

The video starred the singer's sister Fey Di Patrizi and some Italian show business personalities such as Ornella Vanoni, Michele Placido and Valentina Romani.[15]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Due"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[16] 7
Italy (Airplay)[17] 2
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[18] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 67

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Due"
Chart (2023) Position
Italy (FIMI)[20] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[21] 3× Platinum 300,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Colosimo, Valentina (16 January 2023). "Sanremo 2023: le pagelle delle canzoni in anteprima". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Con le canzoni giuste Elodie è una grande interprete". Rockol (in Italian). February 17, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Pascoli, Andrea (February 7, 2023). "Elodie: "Il mio brano a Sanremo è un aut aut, la musica è la mia più cara amica"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Due di Elodie, testo e significato canzone Sanremo 2023". Il Messaggero (in Italian). February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Pradelli, Christian (February 3, 2023). "Elodie a Sanremo 2023: "La musica pop è un modo per dire quello che gli altri non capiscono di te"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. ^ D'Angelo, Francesca (February 3, 2023). ""Se cadi ti rialzi e poi vai a cantare": chiacchierata pre-Sanremo con Elodie". Elle Italia (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (February 7, 2023). "Oxa pomposa (4,5); Rosa Chemical divertente (7); D'Alessio jr naif (5)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Sibilla, Gianni (January 16, 2023). "Sanremo 2023: le pagelle delle canzoni in anteprima". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Sibilla, Gianni (January 16, 2023). "Sanremo, da Festival a DJ set (o quasi): l'ascolto delle canzoni". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sanremo 2023, le pagelle delle canzoni della prima serata". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). February 8, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Ferrari, Filippo (January 16, 2023). "Sanremo 2023: gli ascolti delle 28 canzoni in gara". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Poglio, Gianni (January 16, 2023). "Come sono le canzoni di Sanremo 2023 - Anteprima". Panorama. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Conti, Andrea (January 16, 2023). "Sanremo 2023, il podio è (quasi) scontato: ecco in anteprima a FqMagazine gli ascolti dei 28 brani in gara". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  14. ^ Musillo, Alessia (February 2, 2023). "Il video di Elodie è un omaggio effetto seppia a Nan Goldin". Elle Decor (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  15. ^ Pucciariello, Max (February 9, 2023). "Elodie, esce il brano sanremese "Due". Nel videoclip, anche Ornella Vanoni e Michele Placido". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 24/03/2023" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Elodie – Due". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Italian single certifications – Elodie – Due" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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