Il ballo della vita

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Il ballo della vita
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Studio album by
Måneskin
Released26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)
Recorded2018
StudioOfficine Meccaniche, The Sound of Violins in Milan
GenrePop rock
Length34:11
Label
ProducerMåneskin, Fabrizio Ferraguzzo
Måneskin chronology
Chosen
(2017) 		Il ballo della vita
(2018) 		Teatro d'ira: Vol. I
(2021)
Singles from Il ballo della vita
  1. "Morirò da re"
    Released: 23 March 2018
  2. "Torna a casa"
    Released: 28 September 2018
  3. "Fear for Nobody"
    Released: 18 January 2019
  4. "L'altra dimensione"
    Released: 10 April 2019
  5. "Le parole lontane"
    Released: 13 September 2019

Il ballo della vita (lit. 'The dance of life') is the debut studio album by Italian rock band Måneskin. It was released on 26 October 2018. The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, managed to reach Top 20 on European music charts, and received a triple platinum certification by FIMI. The album includes the hit singles "Morirò da re", "Torna a casa", "Fear for Nobody", "L'altra dimensione" and "Le parole lontane".

Description[]

Like in the previous EP Chosen the band's sound is modern Italian pop rock with influences from funk, reggae and ska.[1][2][3] In The Upcoming interview they cited as inspiration for it Led Zeppelin, Arctic Monkeys, Harry Styles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Bruno Mars.[4]

The album's title is meaning a "celebration of youth, of freedom".[5] The central figure of the album lyrics is the fictional muse "Marlena", a "woman who represents beauty and the message we want to communicate: a message of freedom of choice, of attitude, of style to which we have tried to give a face, a name and a voice".[5] Another protagonist is a man who wants to be with her until the very end. According to Damiano David, she is also a "personification of the fear of not being able to be oneself. Man is security, believing in oneself, like a father or an older brother, and he takes this woman into an objectively uncomfortable situation to bring her to a better version: not changing her, but making her accept herself, her aspirations".[6]

Five out of twelve songs have lyrics in English language, specifically, "New Song", "Sh*t Blvd", single "Fear for Nobody", "Are You Ready?" and "Close to the Top".

Promotion[]

In October 2018 was released a documentary film This Is Måneskin dealing with members professional and personal life and the creative process of producing the album.[7]

The album was promoted by their first career tour which was held 2018-2019 and sold-out over 70 dates selling more than 140,000 tickets, including their first European tour with eleven sold-out dates in Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom.[8][9][10]

Commercial performance[]

By May 2019, the tracks accumulated more than 196 million streams on Spotify.[11] Following the band's win at Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Zitti e buoni", the album entered charts outside Italy (and Switzerland) for the first time.

Track listing[]

All tracks are credited to be written by Damiano David except #7 lyrics by Damiano David, Matteo Privitera and music by Luigi Florio.[12]

No.TitleLength
1."New Song"3:33
2."Torna a casa"3:50
3."L'altra dimensione"2:06
4."Sh*t Blvd"3:22
5."Fear for Nobody"2:30
6."Le parole lontane"3:25
7."Immortale" (featuring Vegas Jones)2:31
8."Lasciami stare"2:49
9."Are You Ready?"2:34
10."Close to the Top"2:18
11."Niente da dire"2:36
12."Morirò da re"2:37
Total length:34:11

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Group
  • Damiano David – vocals, arrangement
  • Victoria De Angelis – bass guitar, arrangement
  • Thomas Raggi – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, arrangement
  • Ethan Torchio – drums, percussion, drum machine, arrangement
Additional musicians
  • Fabrizio Ferraguzzo – arrangement, orchestration, synth, synthesizer (Juno), drum machine, lap steel guitar
  • Enrico Brun – orchestration, synth, electric organ (Organo Hammond), synthesizer (Moog), mellotron, synthesizer (Juno), fortepiano, keyboards (Solina, Farfisa)
  • Riccardo Jeeba Gibertini – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
  • Marco Zaghi – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Andrea Di Cesare – violin, viola
  • Mattia Boschi – violoncello
Production and design
  • Måneskin – production
  • Fabrizio Ferraguzzo – production, engineering, mastering
  • Riccardo Damian – recording
  • Enrico La Falce – engineering, mastering
  • Corrado Grilli - graphic design
  • Paolo Sant'Ambrogio - photography

Charts[]

Chart performance for Il ballo della vita
Chart (2018–2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 36
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 37
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[19] 14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 1
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[21] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[23] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 15

Certifications[]

Certifications for Il ballo della vita
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[27] 3× Platinum 150,000double-dagger

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

References[]

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  2. ^ Gianni Sibilla (25 October 2018). "Il debutto dei Maneskin sulla lunga distanza: "Il ballo della vita"". Rockol.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Claudio Fabretti (24 October 2018). "Maneskin, la recensione dell'album "Il ballo della vita"". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Måneskin: 10 facts about Italy's Eurovision 2021 group". Wiwibloggs. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "I Måneskin raccontano il primo album 'Il ballo della vita'". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ Mastrantonio, Luca (29 March 2018). "Perché i Måneskin fanno ballare anche le mamme delle fan". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Måneskin, arriva nei cinema un documentario che racconta il primo album della band". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Maneskin, Il Ballo della Vita Tour: primavera/estate live". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Måneskin: annunciato una data "molto molto molto speciale" a Londra!". Vivo Concerti (in Italian). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ^ Sandra Salibian (21 May 2021). "Watch Out for Måneskin at This Year's Eurovision Song Contest". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Måneskin - annunciano la data conclusiva de "Il Ballo Della Vita" Tour!". Vivo Concerti (in Italian). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Albumit 22/2021" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. ^ "TÓNLISTINN – PLÖTUR". Plötutíðindi. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Album 2021 uke 22". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Spanish Albums Chart Top 100" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Italian album certifications – Måneskin – Il ballo della vita" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 2, 2020. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Il ballo della vita" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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