Poetica is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Cesare Cremonini. It was released in 2017, as the first single from his album Possibili scenari of the same year.

"Poetica"
Single by Cesare Cremonini
from the album Possibili scenari
B-side"La macchina del tempo"
Released2017
Recorded2016-2017, Mille Galassie Studio, Bologna, Italy;
Orchestra: AIR Studios, London, UK
GenreProgressive pop, orchestral pop
Length4:53
LabelTrecuori srl
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Walter Mameli
Cesare Cremonini singles chronology
"Eccolo qua il Natale - Una notte tra tante"
(2015)
"Poetica"
(2017)
"Nessuno vuole essere Robin"
(2018)

The song peaked at #2 on the Italian Top Singles FIMI chart and has been certified double platinum in Italy.[1]

Song information edit

In the song, traditional pop-rock instruments such as guitars and keyboards meet many orchestral instruments such as piano, strings, saxophone and other brass instruments: the result is what the press has called "an ambitious return to epic pop".[2]

The song also features jazz influences. Cremonini has described the song as follows:[3]

It's a welcome cocktail for the new album, rich in serotonin and dopamine: the ingredients of happiness and union between human beings. It is a song that wants to be sung, but at the same time it does not pretend to teach singing. It's a song for those who love music and it is, once again, a song for everyone.

The song is a journey into the ups and downs of life and aims to encourage to never give up, because there is always a way to overcome obstacles. In fact, the author has also stated it is a song "written, played and sung without fear"[4] and has declared it is a dedication of love for life.[5]

Track listing edit

Digital download edit

No.TitleLength
1."Poetica"4:53

7" edit

No.TitleLength
1."Poetica"4:53
2."La macchina del tempo"7:02

Digital download - Live version edit

No.TitleLength
1."Poetica" (with Elisa) (live)4:53
2."Io e Anna/Anche fragile" (with Elisa) (live)6:04

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 2

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Poetica"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] 2× Platinum 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Richiedi targhetta". www.fimi.it.
  2. ^ "Cesare Cremonini, "Poetica" è un ritorno ambizioso al pop epico". TGcom24.
  3. ^ "Cesare Cremonini, il nuovo singolo è "Poetica"". Rolling Stone Italia. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ Fabrizia Volponi (14 November 2022). "Poetica di Cesare Cremonini, significato: "Anche quando saremo stanchi troveremo il modo"" (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Video, testo e significato di Poetica, nuovo singolo di Cesare Cremonini" (in Italian). 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 03.11.2017 al 09.11.2017)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – Cesare Cremonini – Poetica" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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