Il sole di domenica
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"Il sole di domenica" is a single by Italian singer Dolcenera
Dolcenera
Dolcenera is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress.Among other recognitions, Dolcenera was awarded to the Venice Music Award for Best Voice and served as a spokesperson for UNICEF's global campaign "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS".- Early life :Emanuela Trane was born in Galatina and...

, released by EMI Music on 8 April 2011. It will be included in her fifth studio album, Evoluzione della specie
Evoluzione della specie
Evoluzione della specie is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released on May 17, 2011 by EMI Music Italy.It was preceded by the single "Il sole di domenica", released on April 7, 2011 and written by Dolcenera and Bandabardò's member Finaz.The second single from the...

, released in Italy on 17 May 2011.
The song is written by Dolenera with Alessandro Finazzo, and it is produced by Dolcenera and Roberto Vernetti. Dolcenera also arranged the song.

Background and release

Dolcenera revealed the title of the single on 2 April 2011, through her Facebook
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 profile.
On 6 April 2011, Dolcenera also revealed the cover of the single, while on 8 April 2011 it was first aired by Italian radio stations.

It was officially released as a digital download on 8 April 2011 through iTunes
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. Starting from 15 April 2011, the song was released though other Italian digital stores.

Composition, themes and recording

"Il sole di domenica" is a pop rock
Pop rock
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 song with influences from electronic music
Electronic music
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. The song was recorded live by the whole band, and then mixed as if the recordings were obtained through computer programming.

Dolcenera explained the meaning of the song during an interview on May 16, 2011:
It is an invitation to be aware of our own personality, an invitation to our duty to express it, even if this could destroy our interior peace.


Dolcenera also claimed that she wanted to express a complex concept using a "positive" pop-sound:

There are a lot of disco-songs with rhythms similar to those of my songs, but when you go to the disco, you can hear only lines such as "on the floor", and I believe that, adding deeper concepts to these sentences, you could keep your brain in training, even when you are dancing on the floor.

Track listing

Single

Il sole di domenica (Dolcenera vs. Restylers) — Digital EP
Extended play
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Music video

The music video was premiered on Corriere della Sera
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's website on April 22, 2011. Starting from April 25, 2011, it was published on Dolcenera's official YouTube
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 channel and it was first aired by Italian musical televisions.

It was directed by Alex Orlowski and filmed in Barcelona
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.
The video features contrasting frames, in order to highlight the contradictions of consumerist society
Consumerism
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. It is an invitation to viewers to be aware of themselves, so that they can feel to be close to the people they love.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Italy 8 April 2011 Radio airplay K6DN Records, Emi Music Italy
Digital download
5 July 2011 Digital EP
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