Tintarella di luna (song)
1959 single by Mina
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"Tintarella di luna" (transl. "Moon tan") is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Bruno De Filippi, at the time a member of the group I Campioni, and Franco Migliacci.[3] The song became the first major hit for the singer,[3] reaching number three in the Italian chart, and its sales exceeded 200,000 copies.[4]
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| "Tintarella di luna" | ||||
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| Single by Mina | ||||
| from the album Tintarella di luna | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Mai" | |||
| Released | September 1959[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Italdisc | |||
| Composer | Bruno De Filippi | |||
| Lyricist | Franco Migliacci | |||
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Later in 1960, the song was included on Mina's debut studio album of the same name.[5] Mina also recorded a French version called "Un petit clair de lune".[6]
"Tintarella di luna" was also performed in the 1960 musicarello titled Howlers in the Dock, in which Mina played herself.[3][2]
The song "Mai", written by Arturo Casadei, Aldo Locatelli, Silvana Simoni, and Aldo Valleroni, was used as the B-side.
Charts
| Chart (1959–60) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 47 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] | 3 |
Cover versions
The song has been covered in Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese (as "Banho de Lua"), Finnish (as ”Oli kuu oli ilta”), Indonesian ( as "Si Rambut Sasak " ) and Japanese (as 月影のナポリ/"Tsukikage no Napori"), by a number of artists, including Dalida, Celly Campello, Bob Azzam, Os Mutantes, The Peanuts, W, Gloria Christian, Ivan Cattaneo, Kai Lind, Vittorio Casagrande, Jo Lemaire + Flouze, and Jenny Luna.[9]