"Distratto" is a song recorded by

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, the winner of the fifth series of the Italian talent-show ''

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''. The song, written by

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and

Roberto Casalino Roberto Casalino (born 9 June 1979) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He composed, in collaboration with Tiziano Ferro, " Non ti scordar mai di me", "Stai fermo lì", " Novembre", brought to success in 2008 by Giusy Ferreri. He has written song ...

, was arranged and produced by Andrea Rigonat. Michielin performed it for the first time during the semi-final of the show, on 29 December 2011. On 5 January 2012, after performing the song for a second time, Michielin was announced the winner, beating runner-up band I Moderni. On 6 January 2012, the song was released as a digital download EP, also including three re-recorded covers previously performed during the live shows. On 12 January 2012, the single debuted at number one on the

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and it was later certified double platinum by the

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, for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.

Composition

The song is a

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with

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and

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influences. It was written from the point of view of a woman who is living the end of her relationship with a man unable to understand their problems.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by

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and it features a cameo appearance by Italian actor

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. The clip, filmed in January 2012 at the

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, was premiered on 3 February 2012 on Sky Uno HD.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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