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"Dillo solo al buio" is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. It was released on 15 November 2024 through Island Records and Universal Music Italy.

Background and composition

After the release of the compilation Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios and the related solo single "Quando nevica" in December 2023, Elisa announced a recording hiatus. In October 2024, she collaborated with Andrea Bocelli on the song "Rimani Qui", a single taken from the tenor's compilation album Duets (30th Anniversary). On November 11, 2024, Elisa announced the release of "Dillo solo al buio". The song was written by Elisa herself with Alessandro Raina, Davide Simonetta and producer by her husband Andrea Rigonat. The singer explained the meaning of the song on her social networks:

"The song is a dedication to my best friend, she is one of the purest souls I have been lucky enough to meet. It's about a disappointment in love, but it's mostly about people who have the courage to be themselves and love to the core, and how that to others can also be scary unfortunately. And then there is in it the complicity of true friendship, of standing by each other in difficult times, of understanding each other without too many words."

Critics reception

Alessandro Alicandri of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni wrote that the song sets itself on pop rock and doo wop ballad sounds, finding in it two different aspects: the first is "fragility", recounting "the insecurities of a woman who feels different from the standards", while the second is "courage", with coi invites "to see oneself with different eyes, to feel less alone", since "in conclusion one is saved by discovering that one is stronger than one's expectations". Andrea Conti of Il Fatto Quotidiano stated that it is a ballad whose lyrics "invite one to embrace one's vulnerability and spokesman for a message of hope for those who sometimes feel wrong, powerless or out of place", finding Elisa "sweet and powerful".

Vincenzo Nasto of Fanpage.it wrote that the song "recounts a woman's reaction, her suffering after the end of a relationship: however, it transforms as it goes along through a motivational message". Gabriele Fazio of Open also affirmed that the singer "abandons the classic ethereal atmospheres of her style to lean on a very pop, direct and effective song", describing it as "one of those songs that get stuck between the pages of a diary, in the dedication of a book given away".

Charts

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)	47
Italy (EarOne Airplay)	7
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)	5

References

"Elisa torna con l'inedito "Dillo solo al buio"". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Elisa: "Capisco i ragazzi di Ultima Generazione"". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Andrea Bocelli, da domani il nuovo singolo Rimani Qui con Elisa". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
"Elisa, fine della pausa: ecco il singolo "Dillo solo al buio"". Rockol (in Italian). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Vianelli, Michela (11 November 2024). ""Dillo solo al buio": Elisa annuncia a sorpresa il nuovo singolo, dedicato alla sua migliore amica". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Elisa, in uscita il singolo "Dillo solo al buio"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
Alicandri, Alessandro (15 November 2024). ""Dillo solo al buio" di Elisa: sono qui, non ti lascio cadere". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Conti, Andrea (15 November 2024). ""Al tuo vecchio numero ora risponde un'agenzia di viaggi" e i Pinguini Tattici Nucleari fuggono in Islanda. Elisa dolce amica, Capo Plaza e Tony Effe nati bastardi - Page 2 of 5 - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Nasto, Vincenzo (16 November 2024). "Dillo Solo Al Buio di Elisa, testo e significato: il brano dedicato alla sua migliore amica". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Fazio, Gabriele (17 November 2024). "I Pinguini non sbagliano (mai), a differenza di Myss Keta e Capo Plaza - Le recensioni delle nuove uscite della settimana". Open (in Italian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 15.11.2024 al 21.11.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Classifica Airplay Radio - Dillo solo al buio - Elisa". EarOne. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
"Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 03/12/2024" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 3 December 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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Discography List of songs
Studio albums	Pipes & Flowers Asile's World Then Comes the Sun Lotus Pearl Days Heart Ivy L'anima vola On Diari aperti Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
Compilations	Elisa Soundtrack '96–'06 Caterpillar Dancing Steppin' on Water Soundtrack '97-'17 Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios
Singles	"Sleeping in Your Hand" "Labyrinth" "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" "Rainbow" "Dancing" "Almeno tu nell'universo" "Una poesia anche per te" "Teach Me Again" "Gli ostacoli del cuore" "Eppure sentire (Un senso di te)" "Stay" "Qualcosa che non c'è" "Ti vorrei sollevare" "Love Is Requited" "Ancora qui" "L'anima vola" "Ecco che" "A modo tuo" "No Hero" "Se piovesse il tuo nome" "Anche fragile" "Vivere tutte le vite" "Blu Part II" "Seta" "O forse sei tu" "Litoranea" "Quando nevica" "Dillo solo al buio"
Featured singles	"Domani 21/04.09" "Donna d'Onna" "Basta così" "Piccola anima" "Da sola/In the Night" "Blu" "Birds" "Neon – Le ali" "Rubini" "Diamanti" "Rimani Qui"
DVDs/Live albums	Lotus Pearl Days Soundtrack '96–'06

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