L'estate sta finendo

"L'estate sta finendo" ("The Summer Is Ending") is an Italo disco song by the Italian duo Righeira. The song was released in 1985 under the CGD label and reached number one in Italy. It was the winning song at the Festivalbar in 1985 as the most popular song of the summer.

"L'estate sta finendo"
Single by Righeira
Released1985
Recorded1983
GenreItalo disco
LabelCGD
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carmelo La Bionda
  • Michelangelo La Bionda
Righeira singles chronology
"Hey Mama"
(1984)		 "L'estate sta finendo"
(1985)		 "Innamoratissimo/Gli Parlerò Di te"
(1986)

Football chants based on the song is popularly sung by football fans in many European clubs. The chants are referred to as "Un giorno all'improvviso" from their opening line in Italy, and in English clubs it is known as "Allez Allez Allez" from its chorus.

Background

The song was written by the duo Stefano Righi and Stefano Rota, and Carmelo La Bionda of the group La Bionda.[1] It was produced by Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda and released under the label CGD Dischi.[2] The song reached number one in Italy in August 1985 where it stayed for two weeks.[3] In Germany it was released under the Teldec label and reached number 35 on the German chart.[4]

The song was the winning song at the Festivalbar in 1985 as the most-played jukebox song of the summer nationwide in Italy that year.[2]

As football chant

The use of the song as football chant has its origin in L'Aquila, a city hit by an earthquake in 2009. Stefano Righi performed the song for a concert in the city a few years later, this song was picked up afterwards by the ultras of the city's football club L'Aquila Calcio 1927 called the Red-Blue Eagles, who used it as a chant that starts with the line "Un giorno all'improvviso" (one sudden day). Their chant was adopted by fans of other Italian clubs such as Genoa, Juventus, and Napoli, and then spread to other clubs in Europe such as Atlético Madrid, Rangers and Porto.[5]

The chant by Porto fans going to a UEFA Europa League match in 2016 against Borussia Dortmund was noticed by Liverpool fans, who created their own version as "Allez Allez Allez". Jamie Webster, who heard the chant during Liverpool's match against Porto, then sang and recorded a version. It became popular during Liverpool's 2017–18 UEFA Champions League campaign, especially after a win against Manchester City in the quarter final.[5][6] The song reached number 39 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[7] This version has since been adapted for use by fans of a number of clubs in English football.[8][9][10]

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[3] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 18

References
  1. Salvatori, Dario (2001). Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Rome: Elle U Multimedia. p. 137. ISBN 978-8888169019.
  2. Castelli, Vittorio (12 October 1985). "Italy Newsline". Billboard: 8.
  3. "HitParadeItalia - Top20 del 17 Agosto 1985". Hit Parade Italia.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Righeira – L'estate sta finendo". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  5. Smith, Rory (23 May 2018). "How an Italian Disco Hit Became Liverpool's Champions League Anthem". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
  6. Bartlett, Evan (16 April 2019). "Jamie Webster interview: On Liverpool, the 'modern day Shankly' and how 'Allez, Allez, Allez' changed his life". iNews.
  7. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100: 25 May 2018 - 31 May 2018". The Official Charts Company.
  8. Kendrick, Mat (10 August 2019). "'Allez, Allez, Allez' Here's the words to that brilliant Aston Villa chant". Birmingham Mail.
  9. Guest, Rob (9 May 2019). "The brilliant new Spurs chant inspired by Man City victory - and Liverpool fans will hate it". football.london.
  10. "Manchester City: 'Battered' Liverpool fans song draws criticism". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Righeira – L'estate sta finendo". Swiss Singles Chart.
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