"Cuore amaro" is a song by Italian singer Gaia. It was released on 4 March 2021 through Sony Music Italy, as the lead single from her second studio album Alma.[2][3]

"Cuore amaro"
Single by Gaia
from the album Alma
Released4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)
Genre
Length2:33
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Gaia
  • Jacopo Ettorre
  • Machweo
  • Orang3
Producer(s)
  • Machweo
  • Simon Says
Gaia singles chronology
"Nuove strade"
(2020)
"Cuore amaro"
(2021)
"Boca"
(2021)

It was released by Sony Music on 4 March 2021. The song was Gaia's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, the 71st edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed 19th in the grand final.[4] "Cuore amaro" peaked at number 17 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified gold in Italy.[5]

Background and composition

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"Cuore amaro" was written by Gaia, Jacopo Ettorre, Machweo and Orang3 and produced by Machweo and Simon Says.[6][7]

The song deals with the singer's love for herself, as described by the artist herself: "For the first time I'm not singing about love, but a song about myself, about my story. The "bitter heart" is mine, it tells a little about my stubbornness in not giving up, in a sincere way. It is also a song that in terms of arrangement, mood and production tells my story and takes you a little bit to South America but in a fresh way, in today's way... in my way of making music".[8][9]

Critics reception

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The song received generally positive reviews by Italian music critics.[10][11] Carmen Guadalaxara of Il Tempo greeted the artist's song positively, associating it with words such as “exuberant, elegant and effervescent."[12] Rolling Stone Italia appreciated the singer's contemporaneity, stating, “she is a child of her time, traveling smoothly between musical styles and geographies,”[13] a sentiment confirmed by Silvia Danielli of Billboard Italia, who described the singer's project as “particularly pleasant and enveloping.”[14]

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on YouTube on 4 March 2021, to accompany the single's release. It was directed by Enea Colombi.[15]

Live performances

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On 1 May 2021 Gaia performed the song during the annual Concerto del Primo Maggio.[16]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Cuore amaro"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[17] 17
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[18] 9
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[19] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[20] Gold 35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Sanremo 2021, Gaia – Cuore amaro" (in Italian). open.online. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sanremo 2021, Gaia: "Flamenco, Medio Oriente e beat: ecco 'Cuore amaro'"". Rockol (in Italian). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Sanremo, Gaia racconta il suo brano "Cuore amaro"". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2021, vincono i Maneskin" (in Italian). Sky TG24. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Certificazioni FIMI, settimana 27 del 2021: Shade e Giusy Ferreri tra i premiati" (in Italian). recensiamusica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ Raiola, Francesco (3 February 2024). "Cuore amaro, il testo e il significato della canzone di Gaia Gozzi". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Milano Sanremo, Gaia: «Il "Cuore Amaro" che canto a Sanremo è il mio»". Billboard Italia. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ Alicandri, Alessandro (26 January 2021). "Il significato e la spiegazione di "Cuore amaro", la canzone di Gaia a Sanremo 2021". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ Rocca, Federico (25 February 2021). "Gaia Gozzi a cuore (amaro) aperto prima di Sanremo 2021". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ^ Assante, Ernesto (6 March 2021). "Sanremo 2021, le pagelle della serata finale". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ Bandini, Arturo (7 March 2021). "Sanremo 2021, le pagelle della finale. Hanno vinto i Maneskin, rock scolastico con un brano brutto. Sarà stata la mano malandrina di Damiano?". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. ^ Guadalaxara, Carmen (10 February 2021). "Irama, Fedez e Maneskin. Ecco le pagelle di Sanremo". Il Tempo (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Sanremo 2021, le pagelle delle canzoni della seconda serata". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. ^ Danielli, Silvia (10 February 2021). "Sanremo 2021, gli ascolti dei brani in anteprima: quanta sorpresa ci sarà?". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  15. ^ Daniele, Cecilia (2 March 2021). "Gaia Gozzi, il video di "Cuore amaro" in tangenziale". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Gaia, "Cuore Amaro" live al MAXXI di Roma per il Primo Maggio – VIDEO" (in Italian). endofcentury.it. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 05.03.2021 al 11.03.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Cuore amaro". EarOne. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 30/04/2021" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Italian single certifications – Gaia – Cuore amaro" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 July 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Cuore amaro" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".