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. It was released by

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and

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on 24 November 2021 as the lead single from Elisa's eleventh studio album, '' Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future''.

Background and composition

After the publication of the reissue of '' Diari aperti'' (2019), Elisa took a solo discographic break, working as a songwriter and producer on several artists' albums, including ''Fortuna'', ''

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'', '' OK. Respira'', '' Guesus'' and collaborating on '' Neon – Le ali'' with

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and "

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" with Mahmood. In November 2021 Elisa announced the new single "Seta" and the upcoming eleventh studio album. The song, written by Elisa,

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, and produced by

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, is

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and

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, almost with

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influences, showing a change in the singer discography's sounds. The singer explained the meaning of the song and the process of writing and composing the it:

Critics reception

Andrea Laffranchi of ''

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'' described the song as "a song about falling in love, about the sounds and scents associated with that magical meeting, about emotions and anticipation."

Music video

The music video, directed by Attilio Cusani and Elisa with art direction by

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, was released at the same time as the single's release through the singer's YouTube channel. The video deals with the issues of

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and rape, a message which was explained by the singer in an interview with ''

'':

Charts

References

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