"Cocktail d'amore" is a song written by

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, Corrado Castellari and Marcello Mancini, and performed by Italian singer

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. The song was the ending theme of the television program ''Tilt'', broadcast by

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and hosted by Rotolo herself. "Cocktail d'amore" was released as a single together with the show's opening theme "Disco tic" by

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and peaked at number 2 of the Italian hit parade. "Cocktail d'amore" is considered a "cult song" by the Italian

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. In 2002,

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hosted a television program named ''Cocktail d'amore'' and released a cover version of the song as the show's opening theme. The Cocktail d'Amore

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party in

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was named after the song.

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1979 singles 1979 songs Songs written by Cristiano Malgioglio {{1970s-single-stub