Il Pulcino Pio

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"Il pulcino Pio"
Il-pulcino-pio-italian-version.jpg
Single by Pulcino Pio
Released18 July 2012 in Italy
GenreNovelty record
Length2:40
LabelGlobo Records
Songwriter(s)Erisvaldo Da Silva
Music video
"Il pulcino Pio" on YouTube
Music video
"Il pulcino Pio" (alternative video) on YouTube

"Il Pulcino Pio" is an Italian song released as a single on 18 July 2012 on Globo Records by the Rome radio station Radio Globo. The song was interpreted by Morgana Giovannetti, an actress and host of the station, the song became a hit single in Italy peaking in the FIMI official Italian Singles Chart at #1 and staying at top for 8 consecutive weeks (August to October 2012). It also became a hit in France, Spain, the Netherlands, and other European countries in their respective local language versions. The original song was released in 1972 as "Cantan los pollitos" in the homonymous album by the Argentine band Los Pollitos.[1]

Background[]

"Il pulcino Pio" is an Italian language adaptation of the Brazilian song "O Pintinho" alternatively titled "O Pintinho Piu" by author and composer Erisvaldo Da Silva who composed the song in 1985. It was first interpreted by "Trio Nortista" in Brazil. The song, whose rights were acquired by Globo Records S.r.l. was produced by Bruno Benvenuti (C.E.O. of Globo Records) and Max Moroldo (President of Do it yourself) and was translated to Italian by Bruno Benvenuti, Luca Scarpa, Alessandro Tirocchi, Maurizio Paniconi and performed by Morgana Giovannetti.

The Rome station Radio Globo had scored a big hit by producing and airing its own version of "Mr. Saxobeat" in 2011 with the station hosts and staff featuring Maurizio Paniconi, Alessandro Tirocchi and Morgana Giovannetti and produced by Luca Scarpa. Named "Radio Globo Morning Show - Mr. Saxobeat Ostia Beach version") Video on YouTube, the Radio Globo Italian version. The station followed the trend a year later by launching "Il pulcino Pio" featuring Morgana Giovannetti during their Morning Show based on a Brazilian tune using seemingly "Pulcino Pio" (literally a chicken that chirps). In similar fashion to "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" where various animals are used, "Il pulcino Pio" uses sounds of a hen, a rooster, a turkey, a pigeon, a cat, a dog, a goat, a sheep, a cow and a bull. The song culminates with a tractor hitting the "vocal" chirping chick, running it over.

Reception[]

After the huge success of the Italian version of the song, a more racy faster version was produced with an accompanying music video by Do It Yourself Multimedia Group S.r.l. with animation created by Federico Mancosu. It was launched online in May 2012. The YouTube music video for the Spanish version of the song attracted more than 6 million views in the three months that followed and has been viewed over 1.3 billion times as of February 2020.[2] After the popularity of the single in France, a compilation album was released in February 2013 called Piou Piou Dance Party (2013) featuring a number of local French and international hits of the previous year. The album entered the SNEP French Albums Chart at #10 in its first week of release.

On 17 September 2012, Radio Globo launched an alternative version called "La Vendetta" in which the chirping chick takes revenge on the tractor that ran over it in the original music video. The Pulcino Pio character and distinctive voice was used in other releases as well in different settings. For example, the follow-up single "Superstar" Video on YouTube features Pulcino Pio, now a big star.

Charts[]

Besides Italy, the song has charted in other countries. In November 2012, the French station NRJ promoted the song heavily resulting in chart success in France.

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[19] 5× Platinum 150,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] 3× Platinum 180,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cantan los pollitos (1972)".
  2. ^ "PULCINO PIO - El Pollito Pio (Official video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pulcino Pio – Das kleine Küken piept" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pulcino Pio – Het kuikentje Piep / Le poussin Piou" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pulcino Pio – Le poussin Piou" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Pulcino Pio – Le poussin Piou" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pulcino Pio – Das kleine Küken piept" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Pulcino Pio – Il pulcino Pio". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 2013" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pulcino Pio – Het kuikentje Piep" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Pulcino Pio – El Pollito Pio" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2012" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Ferro è il re degli album più venduti nel 2012". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Italian single certifications – Pulcino Pio – Il pulcino Pio" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 31 January 2015. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Il pulcino Pio" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  20. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 31 January 2015. Type Pulcino Pio in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Il pulcino Pio in the box under TÍTULO
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