"Due note" (English: Two notes) is a song recorded by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri, Raffaele Sposito, and the arrangement for the song was prepared by Tony De Vita. The song became the final theme of the 1960 television broadcast of Canzonissima, and the following year it was included in the album of the same name.

"Due note"
Single by Mina
from the album Due note
LanguageItalian
B-side"Uno spicchio di luna" / "Non voglio cioccolata"
ReleasedNovember 1960 (1960-11)
GenrePop
Length3:34
LabelItaldisc [it]
Songwriter(s)
Mina singles chronology
"'Na sera 'e maggio"
(1960)
"Due note"
(1960)
"'O ffuoco"
(1960)

The song was released as a single in November 1960, its peculiarity is that on the reverse side a song performed by another artist was used — "Uno spicchio di luna" performed by Mario D'Alba.[1] The single will soon be re-released, and the song "Non voglio cioccolata" will be used as the B-side, already performed by Mina.[2] The song was a success on the Italian charts, reaching number three, and by December 1960 sales exceeded 10,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

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7" single
A. "Due note" – 3:34
B. "Uno spicchio di luna" (Ida Frugoni, Pesce, Mario Quargnenti) – 3:18
7" single
A. "Due note" – 3:34
B. "Non voglio cioccolata" (Mario Panzeri, Jack Morrow) – 1:50

Charts

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Chart performance for "Due note"
Chart (1960) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 3

References

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  1. ^ "Due note/Uno spicchio di luna". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Due note/Non voglio cioccolata". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "International" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 22, no. 12. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. 3 December 1960. p. 49. ISSN 0008-7289.
  4. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
  • Castaldo, Gino, ed. (2003). "Le Canzoni". Dizionario della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Rome: Armando Curcio Editore. p. 133. ISBN 9788897508311.
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