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Love Is Requited

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"Love Is Requited"
Single by Elisa
from the album Steppin' On Water and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Released15 November 2011
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Elisa singles chronology
"Basta così"
(2011)
"Love Is Requited"
(2011)
"L'anima vola"
(2013)
Elisa U.S. singles chronology
"Rock Your Soul"
(2009)
"Love Is Requited"
(2011)
"Ancora qui"
(2013)
Music video
"Love Is Requited" on YouTube

"Love Is Requited" is a single from Italian singer Elisa. The lyrics of the song were written by Michele von Buren and the music by Andrea Guerra for the film Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You.[1][2] In June 2012, the song received a Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song and was nomianted at the David di Donatello for Best Original Song.[3][4]

Composition

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"Love Is Requited" is Elisa's third single, after "Almeno tu nell'universo" and "Gli ostacoli del cuore", in which the singer-songwriter is only the singer.[5]

Release and promotion

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The song was available for the first time on the iTunes Store USA on November 15, 2011,[6] which precedes the arrival of the album Steppin' On Water, which was released on 13 March 2012 in the United States.[7][8]

Music video

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The official music video of the song was directed by Milena Canonero and Loris Lai. The video featured some cameo from the film Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You.[9]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Love Is Requited"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[10] 48

References

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  1. ^ "London Live 2.0 - Elisa canta "Love Is Requited" per la colonna sonora del nuovo film di Roberto Faenza". www.rai.it (in Italian). RAI. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Palladini, Federica (January 16, 2012). "Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile". Elle Italia (in Italian). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Elisa vince ai Nastri" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Cinema: Elisa conquista 'Nastro D'Argento 2012' per 'Love is requited'". Libero (in Italian). June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Elisa: disponibile su iTunes il nuovo brano 'Love is requited'". Rockol (in Italian). November 30, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Arriva su iTunes "Love is requited"il singolo di Elisa". La Stampa (in Italian). November 29, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Elisa, 'Love is requited' su iTunes". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). November 29, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Palladini, Federica (March 13, 2012). "Elisa conquista l'America". Elle Italia (in Italian). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Elisa - Love is requited: il video". La Repubblica (in Italian). January 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 23.01.2012 al 29.01.2012)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 4, 2023.