Disperato is a 1990 song composed by Marco Masini, Giancarlo Bigazzi and Giuseppe Dati and recorded by Marco Masini. The song won the newcomer section as well as the critics award at the 40th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.[1][2]

"Disperato"
Single by Marco Masini
from the album Marco Masini
B-side"Meglio solo"
Released1990
GenrePop
LabelRicordi
Songwriter(s)Marco Masini, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Giuseppe Dati
Marco Masini singles chronology
"Uomini"
(1988)
"Disperato"
(1990)
"Ci vorrebbe il mare"
(1990)

The song has been described as "a portrait of the discomfort and the complexity of teenage angst."[3]

Track listing edit

  • 7" single – SRL 11101
  1. "Disperato" (Marco Masini, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Giuseppe Dati)
  2. "Meglio solo" (Marco Masini, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Giuseppe Dati)

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Italy[4] 6

Year-end charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Italy[4] 10

References edit

  1. ^ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. ^ Dario Salvatori. "Disperato". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle u, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
  3. ^ Maria Pia Fusco (6 March 1990). "Sanremo domani". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "I singoli più venduti del 1990". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.