"Bellissima"
Single by Annalisa
from the album E poi siamo finiti nel vortice
Released2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
GenrePop
Length3:21
LabelWarner 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 September 2, 2022, through Warner Music Italy, as the lead single from her eighth studio album E poi siamo finiti nel vortice.[1]

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. The song also become the highest certified solo female single with 400,000 certified units by FIMI.

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. Concerning the time lapse between the writing and the subsequent publication, Annalisa revealed that it was necessary as Bellissima represents the first step towards a new musical direction undertaken by the singer.[2] Annalisa explained the meanings of the song:[3]

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

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.[4][5]

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".[6] 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".[7]

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".[8] 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".[9]

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 [Annalisa's] 35 years of age".[10]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bellissima", directed by Giulio Rosati, was released onto YouTube on the same day.[8]

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.[11] 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.[12] On September 18 of the same year, it was certified quadruple platinum by FIMI for over 400,000 units sold, becoming the best-selling song by an Italian solo artist in FIMI history.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bellissima"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[14] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 96

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Bellissima"
Chart (2022) Position
Italy (FIMI)[16] 97
2023 year-end chart performance for "Bellissima"
Chart (2023) Position
Italy (FIMI)[17] 24

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[18] 4× Platinum 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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