I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)

"I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
Single by Eros Ramazzotti and Anastacia
from the album Calma apparente and Pieces of a Dream
Released 19 January 2006
(see release history)
Format CD single
Recorded Medastudios (Milan, Italy)
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 4:27 (Italian/Spanish version)
Label Epic Records, Daylight Records and Ariola
Writer(s) Eros Ramazzotti, Claudio Guidetti, Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi, Kaballà
Producer(s) Eros Ramazzotti, Claudio Guidetti
Eros Ramazzotti singles chronology
"La nostra vita"
(2006)		 "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
(2006)		 "Bambino nel tempo"
(2006)
Anastacia singles chronology
"Pieces of a Dream"
(2005)		 "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)"
(2006)		 "I Can Feel You"
(2008)
Alternative cover
Alternate single cover

"I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" (English: "I Belong to You (The Rhythm of Passion)") is a duet by Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti and American singer Anastacia, released as the second single from Ramazzotti's eleventh studio album, Calma apparente (2005), and the third from Anastacia's first greatest hits album, Pieces of a Dream (2005). It was met with commercial success in mainland Europe particularly German, peaking at number #1 and becoming the 9th biggest selling song of the year. It also topped the singles charts in, Italy and Switzerland and charted inside the top five in several other countries.

The song is a ballad in which Anastacia sings in English and Ramazzotti in Italian or Spanish. As Ramazzotti records his songs in both Italian and Spanish, there are two versions of this song as well: the original one with Italian lyrics and the other with Spanish lyrics, entitled "I Belong to You (El ritmo de la pasión)", which is available on the Spanish versions of both Ramazzotti's and Anastacia's albums.

Critical reception

While reviewing Anastacia's Pieces of a Dream compilation, Lisa Haines of BBC Music referred to the song as "a gorgeous duet with Eros Ramazzotti which reveals a silkier side to the hard edge normally so distinctive in her voice, and ends with the kind of lung excess that would put Celine Dion to shame."[1]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Rome, Italy, on 21–22 November 2005. In the video, Ramazzotti and Anastacia play a romantic couple.

Track listings

European CD single
  1. "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" – 4:28
  2. "I Belong to You (El Ritmo de la Pasión)" – 4:27
European CD maxi single
  1. "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" – 4:28
  2. "I Belong to You (El Ritmo de la Pasión)" – 4:27
  3. "I Belong to You (Il Ritmo della Passione)" (Video)
  4. "I Belong to You (El Ritmo de la Pasión)" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2006-2008) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 2
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[2] 2
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[3] 5
Dutch Top 40[2] 7
European Hot 100 Singles[4] 3
German Singles Chart[2] 1
Hungarian Singles Chart[5] 5
Italian Singles Chart[3] 1
Portuguese Singles Chart[6] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 1

Year-end

End of year chart (2006) Position
German Singles Chart [7] 9

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[8] 92

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Austria Gold[9]
Belgium Gold[10]
Germany Gold[11]
Switzerland Gold[12]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Big City Life" by Mattafix
"Love Generation" by Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine		 German Singles Chart number-one single
10 February 2006 (first run)
24 February 2006 (second run) 		Succeeded by
"Love Generation" by Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine
Preceded by
"Big City Life" by Mattafix		 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
12 February 2006 – 19 March 2006 		Succeeded by
"Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson
Preceded by
"Sorry" by Madonna		 Italian Singles Chart number-one single
10 March 2006 		Succeeded by
"Svegliarsi la mattina" by Zero Assoluto
Preceded by
"La Camisa Negra" by Juanes		 Hungarian Airplay Chart number-one single
27 March 2006 		Succeeded by
"Sorry" by Madonna

Release history

Region Release date
Worldwide 19 January 2006
Europe 27 January 2006
Germany
Poland 2 February 2006
United States

References

  1. ↑ Haines, Lisa (7 November 2005). "Review of Anastacia – Pieces of a Dream". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Eros Ramazzotti and Anastacia – I Belong To You – Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Eros Ramazzotti & Anastacia – I Belong To You – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Chart Search Results - European Hot 100 Singles 2006-02-11". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2006. 9. hét". Mahasz (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Chart Search Results - Portugal Digital Songs 2008-10-04". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Single Jahrescharts 2006
  8. ↑ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  9. ↑ "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (in German). 19 June 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop – Gold and platinum certifications – Singles – 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Ultratop. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('I+Belong+to+You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  12. ↑ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

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