Pronto a correre

"Pronto a correre"
Single by Marco Mengoni
from the album #prontoacorrere
Released 19 April 2013
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:48
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Writer(s) Mark Owen, Benjamin Mark Weaver, Jamie Norton, David James Harvey Gibson, Marco Mengoni, Ermal Meta
Producer(s) Michele Canova
Marco Mengoni singles chronology
"L'essenziale"
(2013)		 "Pronto a correre"
(2013)		 "Non passerai"
(2013)

"Pronto a correre" (English: Ready to run) is a song recorded by Italian singer Marco Mengoni for his album #prontoacorrere.[1] The track, written by Mark Owen, Benjamin Mark Weaver, Jamie Norton, David James Harvey Gibson, Marco Mengoni and Ermal Meta, was produced by Michele Canova.

After being released in April 2013 as the second single from the album, it peaked at number seven on the Italian FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart and it was certified platinum for domestic downloads exceeding 30,000 units.[2]

Background

English singer Mark Owen co-wrote the song "Put the Light On", later traslated in Italian as "Pronto a correre".

The song was originally written in English, with the title "Put the Light On", by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, together with Benjamin Mark Weaver, Jamie Norton and David James Harvey Gibson.[3][4][5] Mengoni received the original version of the song, and he wrote the Italian-language lyrics together with Ermal Meta, former leader of the indie pop band La Fame di Camilla.[6] The English-language version of "Pronto a correre" as released by Mengoni as a bonus track included on the iTunes version of the album #prontoacorrere.[7]

During an interview released to Italian magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Mengoni declared that, while working on the track with producer Michele Canova, he never met its original composer, Mark Owen, but he talked with him through the Internet.[6][8] During the same interview, Mengoni described the meaning of "Pronto a correre", explaining that "it is not a love song, it talks about the scars left throughout life by human relationships, including those with friends or colleagues."[6]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Gaetano Morbioli, and it was broadcast for the first time by Sky Uno on 26 April 2013.[9][6] Filmed in April 2013 at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, Italy, it shows Mengoni running a relay race together with people of different ages, including a 7-years-old child, a pregnant woman and an 82-years-old woman.[9][6] According to Mengoni, the video represents the cycle of life, and it describes "the experience of a common growth, the growth of all of those people who live their lives running, as well as those who prefer not to move, or they would like to run but they can't do it. The video wants to bring a message for all of those who live and consider their worst experiences as a gift to improve themselves."[9]

Live performances

Mengoni performed "Pronto a correre" several times. His first televised performance of the song was on 14 April 2013, during Rai 2's tv show Quelli che... il Calcio.[10] On 9 May 2013, he sang the song during the third live show of the first series of The Voice of Italy.[11] Two days later, he performed it with the Sanremo Festival Orchestra during Radio Italia Live, the concert featuring several Italian artists and organized by the broadcaster Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana in Piazza del Duomo, Milan.[12] Mengoni sang "Pronto a correre" during the award ceremony of the Wind Music Awards at the Foro Italico in Rome on 3 June 2013, as well as during the Italian MTV Awards, held in Florence on 15 June 2013.[13][14] The song was also included in the set list of L'essenziale tour.[15]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[16] 7
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[17]

Spanish version

 18

Personnel

Credits adapted from #prontoacorrere's liner notes.[18]

Music credits
Production credits
  • Antonio Baglio – mastering
  • Michele Canova – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Csaba Petocz – engineer
  • Davide Tagliapietra – engineer

References

  1. ↑ "Marco Mengoni - Pronto a correre (Radio Date: 19-04-2013)" (in Italian). Earone.it. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Pronto a correre" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2013. Select Online in the field Sezione. The certification will load automatically
  3. ↑ "Marco Mengoni - Prontoacorrere" (in Italian). Allmusic. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Alessandro Alicandri (19 March 2013). "Marco Mengoni, #PRONTOACORRERE: la recensione". Panorama (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "MARCO MENGONI/ Pronto a correre: il video ufficiale del nuovo singolo" (in Italian). IlSussidiario.net. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Alessandro Alicandri (20 April 2013). "Marco Mengoni a Verona, dietro le quinte del video di «Pronto a correre»: intervista e galley". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Marco Mengoni, voglia di riscatto nel nuovo singolo Pronto a correre" (in Italian). Melodicamente.com. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Marco Mengoni, Pronto a correre: testo e video del nuovo singolo da #Prontoacorrere" (in Italian). Musicroom.it. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Marco Mengoni è pronto a correre" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "MARCO MENGONI/ Pronto a correre a Quelli che... dopo l'incidente aereo" (in Italian). IlSussidiario.net. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Francesco Canino (10 May 2013). "The Voice, tra la Carrà motivatrice e Pelù scatenato c'è Mengoni". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Marco Mengoni - Pronto A Correre (RadioItaliaLive - Il Concerto)" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Marco Mengoni canta "Pronto a correre" ai Wind Music Awards 2013, il video" (in Italian). Excite.it. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Emma e Mengoni re degli Mtv Awards". La Stampa (in Italian). 15 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Vincenzo Nicolello (22 May 2013). "Concerti, Marco Mengoni: la recensione dello show di Torino" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Marco Mengoni – Pronto a correre". Top Digital Download.
  17. ↑ "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 09-06-2014 al 15-06-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  18. ↑ #prontoacorrere (booklet). Marco Mengoni. 2013.