"Senza pietà" (transl. "Mercilessly", lit. "Without mercy") is a 1999 song composed by Claudio Guidetti with lyrics by Alberto Salerno, performed by Italian singer Anna Oxa. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival 1999, reaching number 4 on the Italian charts and becoming a radio hit.[1]
| "Senza pietà" | ||||
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| Single by Anna Oxa | ||||
| from the album Senza pietà | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Che cosa dire di te" | |||
| Released |
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| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Composer(s) | Claudio Guidetti | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Alberto Salerno | |||
| Producer(s) | Fio Zanotti | |||
| Anna Oxa singles chronology | ||||
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| Official music video | ||||
| "Senza pietà" on YouTube | ||||
The lyrics were inspired by the war imagery portrayed in The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati.[2]
Track listing
edit- CD single, CD-maxi – Columbia 66621715, 666217 1[3][4]
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- "Senza pietà" – 4:42
- "Che cosa dire di te" – 5:07
- CD single, vinyl – Sony 19075833467 (2018 reissue)[5]
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- "Senza pietà" – 4:42
- "Che cosa dire di te" – 5:07
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[6] | 4 |
| Italy (airplay)[1] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Music Control: i brani più trasmessi della settimana dalle radio italiane". Rockol (in Italian). 6 March 1999. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Senza Pietà - ANNA OXA - Analisi del co-autore Alberto Salerno per Storie di Musica #StoriediMusica (in Italian). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Anna Oxa - Senza pietà". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Anna Oxa – Senza Pietà (1999, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Anna Oxa – Senza Pietà (2018, Vynil)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 26.02.1999 al 04.03.1999)" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
edit- Senza pietà at Discogs (list of releases)
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