Gente (song)

Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.^[1] It was released in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura. The song bears a striking resemblance to the Marco Ferradini song "Teorema."

"Gente"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
Released	February 1994
Genre	Pop
Length	4:25
Label	CGD
Songwriter(s)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio
Producer(s)	Angelo Valsiglio
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Strani amori" (1994) "Gente" (1994) "Lettera" (1994)

A Spanish-language version of the song was published by Pausini in her 1994's album Laura Pausini. Both versions of the song were re-recorded with a new arrangement by Celso Valli for Pausini's first greatest hits album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te / Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti^[2] and later would be re-recordered with a new arrangement for Pausini's second greatest hits album, 20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Éxitos.

Track listings

CD Single (CGD – 4509 97101 2)^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Pietro Cremonesi, Federico Cavalli, J. Badia	4:04

CD Single (CGD – 4509 96127-2)^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia	4:04
3.	"Il cuore non si arrende"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli	4:40

Maxi-Single (CGD – 0630 1111 9-2)^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia	4:04
3.	"Se fue"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli	4:40

Covers

The Italian-language version of the song was covered in 1995 by Brazilian singer Renato Russo and included in his album Equilíbrio distante.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Italian version Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7] 23 France (SNEP)^[8] 43 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10] 41 Spanish version Chart (1995) Peak position El Salvador (UPI)^[11] 5 Puerto Rico (UPI)^[12] 3 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[13] 13 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[14] 1 US Tropical Songs (Billboard)^[15] 10

Year-end charts Spanish version Chart (1995) Position US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[16] 13

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay of 1995

References

1. . italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (9 October 2001). "Laura Pausini canta in Inglese". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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5. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
6. "Equilibrio Distante - Renato Russo". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
7. "Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. "Laura Pausini – Gente" (in French). Les classement single.
9. (PDF) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
10. "Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Discos más populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 46. February 25, 1995. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
12. "Discos más populares". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 47. June 17, 1995. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
13. "Laura Pausini Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
14. "Laura Pausini Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
15. "Chart Search Results - Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 1995-07-01". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
16. "1995 Hot Latin Pop Tracks". Billboard. Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.