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I Like Chopin

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"I Like Chopin"
SinglebyGazebo
from the albumGazebo
B-side"I Like Chopin (Instrumental)"
Released4 September 1983
GenreItalo disco[1][2]
Length
  • 7:40(album version)
  • 4:09 (single version)
LabelBaby
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pierluigi Giombini
Gazebosingles chronology
"Masterpiece"
(1982) 		"I Like Chopin"
(1983) 		"Love in Your Eyes"
(1983)
Music video
"I Like Chopin"onYouTube

"I Like Chopin"is a song by Italian singer-songwriterGazebofrom his debut studio album,Gazebo(1983). It peaked at number one in several European national charts. The music was composed byPierluigi Giombini(contrary to what the title implies, without themes fromChopin) and the lyrics were written by Gazebo.

Track listing and formats

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  • Italian 7-inch single[3]
A. "I Like Chopin" – 4:09
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 4:20
  • German 12-inch maxi-single[4]
A. "I Like Chopin" – 7:40
B. "I Like Chopin" (Instrumental) – 7:55

Credits and personnel

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  • Gazebo– songwriter, vocals
  • Pierluigi Giombini– songwriter, producer, arranger, programming
  • Gianpaolo Bresciani – mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from theGazeboalbum and 7-inch single liner notes.[5][3]

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "I Like Chopin"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[29] Gold 500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[30]
since 2009 		Gold 35,000‡

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Asami Kobayashi version

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In 1984, Japanese singer and actressAsami Kobayashirecorded a Japanese-language cover of the song titled "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" (Japanese:Vũ âm はショパンの điều べ;"The Sound of Rain is Chopin's Music" ), with lyrics byYumi Matsutoya.[31][32]The song peaked at the top of theOricon Singles Chartfor three weeks.[33]

Serg Minaev version

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In 1985, the Soviet singer and musician Serg Minaev recorded a Russian-language version of the composition (called "Chopin" ), which was included in the magnetic albumCollage.[34]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Eddy, Chuck(8 July 2013)."Disco 101: Real '80S Italo".Rhapsody.Retrieved1 May2015.
  2. ^Forsberg, Niklas (13 January 2010)."I VENTI D'AZZURO – making italo popular again".Release Magazine.Retrieved1 May2015.
  3. ^abI Like Chopin(Italian 7-inch single liner notes).Gazebo.Baby Records.1983. BR 50289.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^I Like Chopin(German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes).Gazebo.Baby Records.1983. 1C K 052-65 151 Z.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^Gazebo(LP, Vinyl, CD).Gazebo.Baby Records.1983. BR 56050.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^"Canciones más populares en Latinoamérica".La Opinión (Los Angeles)(in Spanish). 22 April 1984. p. 20.Retrieved3 November2023.
  7. ^"Gazebo – I Like Chopin "(in German).Ö3 Austria Top 40.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^"Gazebo – I Like Chopin "(in Dutch).Ultratop 50.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. ^Danish Singles Chart 10 February 1984
  10. ^Pennanen, Timo (2021)."Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021"(PDF)(in Finnish).Musiikkiarkisto.p. 87.Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 January 2023.Retrieved7 January2023.
  11. ^"Classifiche"(in Italian).Musica e dischi.Archivedfrom the original on 1 December 2016.Retrieved7 January2023.Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Gazebo".
  12. ^"Japan #1 Import Disks by Oricon Hot Singles"(in Japanese).Oricon.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2022.Retrieved4 July2023.
  13. ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Gazebo "(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  14. ^"Gazebo – I Like Chopin "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  15. ^"Top 3 in Europe"(PDF).Eurotipsheet.No. 1. 19 March 1984. p. 6.Archived(PDF)from the original on 16 March 2023.Retrieved5 July2023– via World Radio History.
  16. ^Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005).Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002(in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE.ISBN84-8048-639-2.
  17. ^"Gazebo – I Like Chopin ".Swiss Singles Chart.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  18. ^"Canciones más populares en Latinoamérica".La Opinión (Los Angeles)(in Spanish). 21 November 1983. p. 15.Retrieved3 November2023.
  19. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Gazebo – I Like Chopin "(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  20. ^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ "(in Hungarian).Single (track) Top 40 lista.Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  21. ^"OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay"(Select week 13.07.2024–19.07.2024.) (in Polish).OLiS.Retrieved22 July2024.
  22. ^"Jahreshitparade 1983".Ö3 Austria Top 40(in German). Hung Medien.Archivedfrom the original on 7 January 2023.Retrieved4 March2023.
  23. ^"Jaaroverzichten 1983".Ultratop(in Dutch). Hung Medien.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2022.Retrieved4 March2023.
  24. ^Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.Fabrice Ferment (ed.)."TOP – 1983".40 ans de tubes 1960–2000: Les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD Singles(in French). Éditions Larivière.OCLC469523661.Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2023.Retrieved1 June2023– via Top-France.fr.
  25. ^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983"(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Archivedfrom the original on 14 December 2022.Retrieved4 March2023.
  26. ^"Jaaroverzichten - Single 1983"(in Dutch).Single Top 100.Archivedfrom the original on 15 January 2023.Retrieved4 March2023.
  27. ^"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983".Swiss Hitparade(in German). Hung Medien.Archivedfrom the original on 27 November 2022.Retrieved4 March2023.
  28. ^"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts".Offizielle Deutsche Charts(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.Archivedfrom the original on 27 February 2023.Retrieved4 March2023.
  29. ^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gazebo;'I Like Chopin') "(in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie.Retrieved11 May2023.
  30. ^"Italian single certifications – Gazebo – I Like Chopin"(in Italian).Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.Retrieved11 May2023.Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "I Like Chopin" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  31. ^"“Vũ âm はショパンの điều べ” tiểu lâm ma mỹ, 25 niên ぶり phục hoạt tạp chí の biểu chỉ sức る ".Huffington Post(in Japanese). 19 July 2016.Retrieved20 November2022.
  32. ^"Vũ âm はショパンの điều べ, tiểu lâm ma mỹ の bì を bị った tùng nhậm cốc do thật に luyến をした".Re:minder(in Japanese). 23 December 2015.Retrieved20 November2022.
  33. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2008.Retrieved13 October2008.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. ^"Сергей Минаев - 1985 - Коллаж".Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2016.Retrieved23 December2016.
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