L'amore è una cosa semplice

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L'amore è una cosa semplice
El amor es una cosa simple
File:Tiziano Ferro - L'amore è una cosa semplice.jpg
Studio album by Tiziano Ferro
Released 28 November 2011
Genre Pop
Length 52:23
Language Italian, Spanish
Label Capitol
Producer Michele Canova
Tiziano Ferro chronology
Alla mia età
A mi edad
(2008)Alla mia età2008
L'amore è una cosa semplice -
El amor es una cosa simple
(2011)
TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro
(2014)TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro2014
Singles from L'amore è una cosa semplice
El amor es una cosa simple
  1. "La differenza tra me e te" /
    "La diferencia entre tú y yo"

    Released: 14 October 2011
  2. "L'ultima notte al mondo" /
    "La última noche del mundo"

    Released: 6 January 2012
  3. "Hai delle isole negli occhi"
    Released: 30 March 2012
  4. "Liebe ist einfach/L'amore è una cosa semplice"
    Released: 13 April 2012
  5. "El amor es una cosa simple"
    Released: 19 May 2012
  6. "Per dirti ciao!"
    Released: 22 June 2012
  7. "Troppo buono"
    Released: 21 September 2012
  8. "L'amore è una cosa semplice"
    Released: 28 November 2012
  9. "La fine"
    Released: 1 February 2013

L'amore è una cosa semplice (Italian: [laˈmoːre ɛ una ˈkɔːza ˈsemplitʃe]) is the fifth studio album by Italian pop singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro. The album was released in Europe on 28 November 2011[1] and it was preceded by the single "La differenza tra me e te", released on 14 October 2011.

The album includes a song entirely written by Irene Grandi, a cover of the single "La fine" by Italian rapper Nesli and a duet with American R&B singer John Legend.[2]

The Spanish-language version of the album, titled El amor es una cosa simple, was released in March 2012. It includes songs adapted by Mexican songwriter Mónica Velez and Spanish singer Pablo Alborán.[3]

Singles

  • The first single from the album, "La differenza tra me e te", was released in Italy on 14 October 2011.[4] The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was released through Ferro's official Vevo channel on YouTube on 27 October 2011.[5] The single peaked at number three on the Wallonia Ultratop 50[6] and it spent six consecutive weeks at number two on the Italian Singles Chart,[7] being certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.[8] The Spanish-language version of the song, "La diferencia entre tú y yo", was released as a digital download single on 16 January 2012.[9]
  • On 6 January 2012, the track "L'ultima notte al mondo" was released in Italy as the second single from the album.[10] The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was shot in Seefeld, Austria, and it was released in February 2012.[11] The single peaked at number five on the Italian Singles Chart,[12] and it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[8] The Spanish-language version of the song, "La última noche del mundo", was released as the second single from the album in early March 2012.[13]
  • The third single from the album, "Hai delle isole negli occhi", was released in Italy on 30 March 2012.[14] The music video for the song, directed by Fabio Jansen and filmed in Milan, was released in April 2012.[15]
  • The song "Liebe ist einfach/L'amore è una cosa semplice", a half German-language version of the title track, was recorded as a duet with Cassandra Steen and released as a single in Germany on 13 April 2012. It was the first single from the album released in Germany.[16] The original Italian-language version of the song was later released as a single in Italy and managed to debut and peak at number 9 on the Italian Singles Chart.[17]

Track listing

L'amore è una cosa semplice

CD (5099973107521)[18][19]
No. Title Length
1. "Hai delle isole negli occhi"   3:59
2. "L'amore è una cosa semplice"   4:03
3. "La differenza tra me e te"   3:52
4. "La fine"   3:47
5. "Smeraldo"   3:12
6. "Interludio: 10.000 scuse"   2:30
7. "L'ultima notte al mondo"   3:53
8. "Paura non ho"   3:05
9. "TVM"   4:13
10. "Troppo buono"   4:30
11. "Quiero vivir con vos"   3:43
12. "...Ma so proteggerti"   4:55
13. "Per dirti ciao!"   3:35
14. "Karma" (featuring John Legend) 3:22
15. "Liebe ist einfach / L'amore è una cosa semplice" (German bonus track, featuring Cassandra Steen) 4:06

El amor es una cosa simple

CD, digital download[20]
No. Title Length
1. "Islas en tus ojos"   3:57
2. "El amor es una cosa simple" (featuring Malú, Spain edition only) 4:01
3. "La diferencia entre tú y yo"   3:52
4. "El fin"   3:44
5. "Esmeralda"   3:11
6. "Interludio: 10.000 scuse"   2:29
7. "La última noche del mundo"   3:53
8. "No tengo temor"   3:03
9. "TVM"   4:11
10. "Demasiado bueno"   4:29
11. "Quiero vivir con vos"   3:41
12. "...Ma so proteggerti"   4:54
13. "Te digo adiós!"   3:33
14. "Karma" (featuring John Legend) 3:18

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2011-2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 1
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[23] 77
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Italian Albums Chart[26] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 96
Chart (2012) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[28] 14
Italian Albums Chart[29] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[30] 74

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[31] 8× Platinum 480,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 15,000

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Release date Version
Italy[33] 28 November 2011 Italian-language version
Latin America[20][34] 12 March 2012 Spanish-language version
United States[35][36] 26 March 2012
Germany[16] 25 May 2012 Italian-language version
Spain[37] 25 September 2012 Spanish-language version

Notes

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