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, released on 12 February 2025 through

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and

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, reaching a peak position of 24 in the Italian charts. The song formed Rocco Hunt's entry into the

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Release

On 1 December 2024,

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announced on

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the artists who would be participating in

, including Rocco Hunt. The song's title was announced on 18 December, and it eventually finished in 15th position at the competition in February 2025. The song marked Hunt's third participation in the contest after his victory in the

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Newcomers' section and his ninth place in the

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Big Artists section.

Lyrics

The lyrics to several verses of the song are written in the Neapolitan dialect. The song talks about having a difficult relationship with one's place of birth, with Hunt looking at

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with a mixture of nostalgia and a desire to leave due to difficult social conditions in certain areas of the city. The song was written by Rocco Hunt, and produced by Room9, and Stefano Tognini (known professionally as Zef). The music was written by Davide Simonetta, Gabriel Rossi, Lorenzo Santarelli, Marco Salvaderi, Paolo Antonacci and Stefano Tognini.

Video

The music video for the song was directed by Fabrizio Conte, and filmed between both

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and

. The video was published alongside the song's release on Rocco Hunt's

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channel.

Charts

References

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