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"L'estate sta finendo" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira that was released as a non-album single in May 1985. It was written by singers Johnson Righeira and Michael Righeira and producer Carmelo La Bionda. Released as the duo's fifth single in 1985 on the record label CGD, it reached number one in Italy. It was the winning song at the Festivalbar in 1985 as the most popular song of the summer.

"L'estate sta finendo"
1985 West German picture sleeve
Single by Righeira
Language	Italian
B-side	"Prima dell'estate"
Released	20 May 1985
Genre	Italo disco
Length	3:30
Label	CGD
Songwriter(s)	Johnson Righeira Michael Righeira Carmelo La Bionda
Producer(s)	La Bionda
Righeira singles chronology
"Hey Mama" (1984) "L'estate sta finendo" (1985) "Italians a Go-Go" (1986)
Music video
"L'estate sta finendo" on YouTube

Football chants based on the song are popularly sung by football fans in many European clubs. The chants are referred to as "Un giorno all'improvviso" from their opening line in Italy, and in English clubs it is known as "Allez Allez Allez" from its chorus.

Background

The song was written by the duo Johnson Righeira and Michael Righeira, and Carmelo La Bionda of the group La Bionda.[1] It was produced by Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda and released under the label CGD Dischi.[2] The song reached number one in Italy in August 1985 where it stayed for two weeks.[3] In Germany it was released under the Teldec label and reached number 35 on the German chart.[4]

The song was the winning song at the Festivalbar in 1985 as the most-played jukebox song of the summer nationwide in Italy that year.[2]

Release

"L'estate sta finendo" was released as a single in May 1985, the second and final non-album single the duo released between Righeira and Bambini Forever.^{[citation needed]}

As football chant

The use of the song as football chant has its origin in L'Aquila, a city hit by an earthquake in 2009. Righi performed the song for a concert in the city a few years later, this song was picked up afterwards by the ultras of the city's football club L'Aquila Calcio 1927 called the Red-Blue Eagles, who used it as a chant that starts with the line "Un giorno all'improvviso" (one sudden day). Their chant was adopted by fans of other Italian clubs such as Genoa, Juventus, and Napoli, and then spread to other clubs in Europe such as Atlético Madrid, Rangers and Porto.[5]

The chant by Porto fans going to a UEFA Europa League match in 2016 against Borussia Dortmund was noticed by Liverpool fans, who created their own version as "Allez Allez Allez". Jamie Webster, who heard the chant during Liverpool's match against Porto, then sang and recorded a version. It became popular during Liverpool's 2017–18 UEFA Champions League campaign, especially after a win against Manchester City in the quarter final.[5][6] The song reached number 39 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[7] This version has since been adapted for use by fans of a number of clubs in English football.[8][9][10]

Track listing

• Italian 7-inch single

A. "L'estate sta finendo" – 3:30

B. "Prima dell'estate" – 3:30

• German 12-inch maxi single

A. "L'estate sta finendo" – 5:02

B1. "Prima dell'estate" – 2:25

B2. "L'estate sta finendo" – 3:45

Personnel

Righeira

• Johnson Righeira – lead vocals
• Michael Righeira – harmony vocals

Additional musicians

• Hermann Weindorf – keyboards
• Sergio Conforti – keyboards, drums

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Italy (Hit Parade)[3]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	18
West Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	35

Cover versions

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The song has been recorded by many other musicians. Notable examples include:

• In 2005, Gennaro Cosmo Parlato included the song in his album Che cosa c'è di strano?.
• In 2008, Italian pop band Matia Bazar covered the song, included on the release of their album One1 Two2 Three3 Four4 - Volume due.
• In 2010, singer Ivan Cattaneo covered the song.
• In 2014, Bengi made a cover version of this song for his album Faccia da soul.

See also

• List of number-one hits of 1985 (Italy)

References

Sources

External links

• Football chant as used by L'Aquila fans in 2014 on YouTube
• Football chant as used by Napoli fans in 2016 on YouTube
• Version by Jamie Webster on YouTube
• Righeira – L'estate sta finendo on YouTube

На других языках

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- [en] L'estate sta finendo

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[it] L'estate sta finendo/Prima dell'estate

L'estate sta finendo/Prima dell'estate è un singolo del duo italiano Righeira pubblicato nel maggio 1985 dalla CGD.

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