Portami a ballare (lit. 'Take me to dance') is a 1992 Italian song written and performed by singer-songwriter Luca Barbarossa.

"Portami a ballare"
Single by Luca Barbarossa
from the album Cuore d'acciaio
B-side"Ho fatto l'eroe"
ReleasedFebruary 1992
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelCBS / Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)Luca Barbarossa
Luca Barbarossa singles chronology
"Al di là del muro"
(1989)
"Portami a ballare"
(1992)
"Cellai solo te"
(1994)
Audio
"Portami a ballare" on YouTube

This song won the 42nd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.[1][2] It deal with a common theme of the Sanremo Festival, especially in its 1950s editions, i.e. the love for the mothers, but the ambiguous lyrics initially suggest it being a classic love song, and only slowly and gradually show the true subject of the song.[1][2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Portami a ballare"3:44
2."Ho fatto l'eroe"4:38

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3] 81
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 4

References

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  1. ^ a b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Portami a ballare". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 265. ISBN 8888169016.
  2. ^ a b Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Portami a ballare". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 421. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. ^ DS (21 March 1992). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 9 (12): 27. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Portami a ballare".
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