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"Bellissima"
Single by Annalisa
from the album E poi siamo finiti nel vortice
Released	2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
Recorded	8 September 2021
Genre	Pop
Length	3:21
Label	Warner Music Italy
Songwriter(s)	Annalisa Davide Simonetta Paolo Antonacci
Producer(s)	Davide Simonetta
Annalisa singles chronology
"Tropicana" (2022) "Bellissima" (2022) "Mon amour" (2023)
Music video
"Bellissima" on YouTube

"Bellissima" is a song by Italian singer Annalisa. It was released on 2 September 2022 through Warner Music Italy as the lead single from her eighth studio album E poi siamo finiti nel vortice. It became the first female solo song in the history of the FIMI Italian singles chart to chart for a year, with 52 consecutive weeks. "Bellissima" is also the joint highest-certified solo female single with 500,000 certified units by FIMI, together with her subsequent single "Mon amour".

Background and composition

The song was written by Annalisa with Paolo Antonacci and Davide Simonetta, the latter also a producer of the song, in August 2021. Regarding the time lapse between the song's composition and its release, Annalisa revealed that it was necessary as "Bellissima" represents the first step towards a new musical direction for her. Annalisa explained the meaning of the song:

I wrote "Bellissima" in August 2021, at a decisive moment in my career, the one when you look in the mirror and decide that once you have cleared all filters you can finally build something completely new. It is a painful tale, a punch in the stomach, but written with self-mockery and a pinch of romantic hysteria. It makes you dance, yes, but with tears. That's exactly how I am

The song was recorded on 8 September 2021.

Reception

"Bellissima" received a generally positive reception from specialised critics, who appreciated the new stylistic direction taken by Annalisa, also being seen as a new breakthrough in Italian pop. Silvia Gianatti of Vanity Fair Italia, defined the song as a "manifesto" of the artist, who "wants to show herself in a new, conscious, free way". Niccolò Dainelli of Il Mattino also noted a "discographic rebirth" of the singer with "Bellissima", dwelling on the fact that the project presents itself "as a dance at once sexy and desperate, where she tells of the end of a love story and the subsequent pain she felt".

Analysing the track for Vogue Italia, Giacomo Aricò noted how the lyrics tell of "a great disappointment in love, painting a situation in which the great expectations poured into a relationship vanish into cosmic nothingness", finding it "more dance than neo-melodic". On the same thought writes Vincenzo Nasto of Fanpage.it, who stated that "Bellissima" has "a clear thrust on human emotions, such as self-irony and romantic hysteria" in which Annalisa has an "awareness of her own irrational side, a spasmodic search for human emotions without any balance".

Filippo Ferrari of Rolling Stone Italia, reflecting on the singer's career, wrote that with "Bellissima" and "Mon amour" Annalisa has "finally entered her golden era; ... with her launch into the world of pop without too many meanings or pretensions other than to get into your head" and that "she really started to rock when she decided to throw herself in a bit". Ferrari pointed out that compared to the Italian music scene, the singer has undertaken the "lightness' similar to Paola e Chiara or Elodie, appreciating "the energy of thinking it, after 35 years of age".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bellissima", directed by Giulio Rosati, was released onto YouTube on the same day.

Commercial performance

"Bellissima" debuted in the top-20 of the Italian singles chart, peaking at 7 during its 12th week on the chart. As of September 2023, the single became the first ever for a female solo artist in the history of the chart to stay on the chart for 52 consecutive weeks. Song has won the World Song Festival in 2023 as well. It also became the second song by female artists to achieve it, following Baby K and Giusy Ferreri collaboration "Roma-Bangkok", which stayed on the chart for 64 consecutive weeks between 2015 and 2016. In April 2024, it was certified quintuple platinum by FIMI for over 500,000 units sold. It joined her subsequent single "Mon amour" as the highest-selling song by an Italian female solo artist in FIMI history.

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "Annalisa, il nuovo singolo è Bellissima". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
2. ^ "Annalisa, quinto disco di platino per 'Bellissima'". Radio Subasio (in Italian). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
3. De Tommasi, Alessandra (26 August 2022). "Annalisa: "Ridi, piangi, ama"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
4. Ciavarelli, Giulia (12 September 2022). "Annalisa: il nuovo singolo è "Bellissima"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
5. Colosimo, Valentina (21 April 2023). "Annalisa è diventata ufficialmente la regina del pop italiano". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
6. Castaldo, Gino (10 April 2023). "Da Annalisa in giù la musica si piega a TikTok. E la qualità diventa merce rara". L'Espresso (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
7. Gianatti, Silvia (2 September 2022). "Ripartire: Niccolò Fabi e Annalisa". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
8. Dainelli, Niccolo (1 September 2022). "Annalisa è "Bellissima", a mezzanotte esce il nuovo singolo: "Un ballo sexy e disperato"". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
9. ^ Giacomo Aricò (1 September 2022). "Annalisa è Bellissima (come il suo nuovo singolo) e nel videoclip ha un look rosso fuoco by Alessandro Vigilante". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
10. Nasto, Vincenza (2 September 2022). "Significato e testo di Bellissima, Annalisa tra le lacrime, il ballo e l'autoironia". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
11. Ferrari, Filippo (31 March 2023). "Annalisa: (ri)nascita di una popstar". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
12. "Annalisa con 'Bellissima' entra nella storia: la prima donna più di un anno in classifica". La Repubblica (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
13. "Annalisa da record, "Bellissima" in classifica da più di un anno". Rai News (in Italian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
14. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 1" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
15. "Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
16. "Annalisa – Bellissima". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
17. "Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
18. "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.
19. "Italian single certifications – Annalisa – Bellissima" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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