"Lost in the Weekend" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Cesare Cremonini. It was released on 4 September 2015 through Universal Music Italy and Trecuori srl, as the second single from his second live album '' Più che logico (Live)''.

Composition

The song, written by Cremonini with

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and produced by Walter Mameli, has

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and

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music references. In an interiwew with ''

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'' singer explained the inspiration of the song:

Critic reception

Mattia Marzi of ''

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'' defined the song as a sequel of " Logico #1", in which "electropop sounds are present in a more pronounced way" with "keyboards and synthesizers called upon to bring to mind the hits of music from funk and dance-pop". Luca of ''

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'' stated that "no one among the stars of Italian music has written a song of this quality in the past decade", associating the sounds to "Yuppies" by

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Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was released on September 4, 2015, through the singer's YouTube channel.

Charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2015 songs 2015 singles Songs in Italian Cesare Cremonini (musician) songs Songs written by Davide Petrella