Devi dirmi di sì

"Devi dirmi di sì"
"Devi dirmi di sì"
Single by Mina
from the album Mina 25
Language	Italian
B-side	"La controsamba"
Released	November 1983
Recorded	26 July–26 August 1983
Studio	Studi PDU, Lugano
Genre	Pop
Length	4:15
Label	PDU
Composer(s)	Massimiliano Pani; Piero Cassano;
Lyricist(s)	Pani; Valentino Alfano;
Mina singles chronology

"Devi dirmi di sì" (English: "You have to say yes to me") is a song by Italian singer Mina, recorded for her 1983 studio album Mina 25. It was written by Massimiliano Pani, Piero Cassano, Valentino Alfano, and arranged by Pani.^[2] The song was used as the opening theme for Enzo Dell'Aquila's program Trent'anni della nostra storia [it], dedicated to the history of RAI broadcasting company.^[3] Also released as a single along with "La controsamba", the song reached number seven on the Italian chart, stayed there for 16 weeks.^[4]

Track listing

7" single^[5]: A. "Devi dirmi di sì" – 4:15; B. "La controsamba" (Giorgio Calabrese, Celso Valli) – 5:04

Charts

Chart performance for "Devi dirmi di sì"
Chart (1983)	Peak position
Italy (Billboard)^[6]	12
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[4]	7

References

^ "Devi dirmi di sì/La controsamba". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ Sofri, Luca [in Italian] (2010). "Mina". Playlist (in Italian). Bur. p. 356. ISBN 9788858601792.
^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Regina lontana". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 40. ISBN 9788893720885.
^ ^a ^b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
^ Mina (1983). Devi dirmi di sì/La controsamba (liner notes). Italy: PDU. P.A. 1147. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ Ruscitto, Geramno (3 December 1983). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 49. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.