L'amore è una cosa semplice

L'amore è una cosa semplice (Italian: [laˈmoːre ˈɛ ˈuːna ˈkɔːza ˈsemplitʃe, - ˈkɔːsa -]) is the fifth studio album by Italian pop singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro. The album was released in Europe on 28 November 2011^[1] and it was preceded by the single "La differenza tra me e te", released on 14 October 2011.

L'amore è una cosa semplice El amor es una cosa simple
Studio album by Tiziano Ferro
Released	28 November 2011
Genre	Pop
Length	52:23
Language	Italian, Spanish
Label	Capitol
Producer	Michele Canova
Tiziano Ferro chronology
Alla mia età (2008) L'amore è una cosa semplice El amor es una cosa simple (2011) TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro (2014)
Singles from L'amore è una cosa semplice El amor es una cosa simple
"La differenza tra me e te" / "La diferencia entre tú y yo" Released: 14 October 2011 "L'ultima notte al mondo" / "La última noche del mundo" Released: 6 January 2012 "Hai delle isole negli occhi" Released: 30 March 2012 "Liebe ist einfach/L'amore è una cosa semplice" Released: 13 April 2012 "El amor es una cosa simple" Released: 19 May 2012 "Per dirti ciao!" Released: 22 June 2012 "Troppo buono" Released: 21 September 2012 "L'amore è una cosa semplice" Released: 28 November 2012 "La fine" Released: 1 February 2013

The album includes a song entirely written by Irene Grandi, a cover of the single "La fine" by Italian rapper Nesli and a duet with American R&B singer John Legend.^[2]

The Spanish-language version of the album, titled El amor es una cosa simple, was released in March 2012. It includes songs adapted by Mexican songwriter Mónica Velez and Spanish singer Pablo Alborán.^[3]

Singles

• The first single from the album, "La differenza tra me e te", was released in Italy on 14 October 2011.^[4] The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was released through Ferro's official Vevo channel on YouTube on 27 October 2011.^[5] The single peaked at number three on the Wallonia Ultratop 50^[6] and it spent six consecutive weeks at number two on the Italian Singles Chart,^[7] being certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for domestic downloads exceeding 60,000 units.^[8] The Spanish-language version of the song, "La diferencia entre tú y yo", was released as a digital download single on 16 January 2012.^[9]
• On 6 January 2012, the track "L'ultima notte al mondo" was released in Italy as the second single from the album.^[10] The music video for the song, directed by Gaetano Morbioli, was shot in Seefeld, Austria, and it was released in February 2012.^[11] The single peaked at number five on the Italian Singles Chart,^[12] and it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[8] The Spanish-language version of the song, "La última noche del mundo", was released as the second single from the album in early March 2012.^[13]
• The third single from the album, "Hai delle isole negli occhi", was released in Italy on 30 March 2012.^[14] The music video for the song, directed by Fabio Jansen and filmed in Milan, was released in April 2012.^[15]
• The song "Liebe ist einfach/L'amore è una cosa semplice", a half German-language version of the title track, was recorded as a duet with Cassandra Steen and released as a single in Germany on 13 April 2012. It was the first single from the album released in Germany.^[16] The original Italian-language version of the song was later released as a single in Italy and managed to debut and peak at number 9 on the Italian Singles Chart.^[17]

Track listing

L'amore è una cosa semplice

CD (5099973107521)^[18][19]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hai delle isole negli occhi"	3:59
2.	"L'amore è una cosa semplice"	4:03
3.	"La differenza tra me e te"	3:52
4.	"La fine"	3:47
5.	"Smeraldo"	3:12
6.	"Interludio: 10.000 scuse"	2:30
7.	"L'ultima notte al mondo"	3:53
8.	"Paura non-ho"	3:05
9.	"TVM"	4:13
10.	"Troppo buono"	4:30
11.	"Quiero vivir con vos"	3:43
12.	"...Ma so proteggerti"	4:55
13.	"Per dirti ciao!"	3:35
14.	"Karma" (featuring John Legend)	3:22
15.	"Liebe ist einfach / L'amore è una cosa semplice" (German bonus track, featuring Cassandra Steen)	4:06

El amor es una cosa simple

CD, digital download^[20]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Islas en tus ojos"	3:57
2.	"El amor es una cosa simple" (featuring Malú, Spain edition only)	4:01
3.	"La diferencia entre tú y yo"	3:52
4.	"El fin"	3:44
5.	"Esmeralda"	3:11
6.	"Interludio: 10.000 scuse"	2:29
7.	"La última noche del mundo"	3:53
8.	"No tengo temor"	3:03
9.	"TVM"	4:11
10.	"Demasiado bueno"	4:29
11.	"Quiero vivir con vos"	3:41
12.	"...Ma so proteggerti"	4:54
13.	"Te digo adiós!"	3:33
14.	"Karma" (featuring John Legend)	3:18

Charts and certifications

Peak positions Chart (2011–2012) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[21] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[22] 1 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)^[23] 77 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[24] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[25] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Italian Albums Chart^[26] 8 Swiss Albums Chart^[27] 96 Chart (2012) Position Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[28] 14 Italian Albums Chart^[29] 1 Swiss Albums Chart^[30] 74

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[31]	8× Platinum	480,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[32]	Gold	10,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Release date	Version
Italy^[33]	28 November 2011	Italian-language version
Latin America^[20]^[34]	12 March 2012	Spanish-language version
United States^[35]^[36]	26 March 2012
Germany^[16]	25 May 2012	Italian-language version
Spain^[37]	25 September 2012	Spanish-language version

Notes

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2. "Musica: Tiziano Ferro, nel nuovo album duetto con John Legend" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
3. "Lanza Tiziano El amor es una cosa simple". La Razón (in Spanish). 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
4. "Tiziano Ferro: 'L'Amore E' Una Cosa Semplice'" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
5. Alessandro Alicandri (27 October 2011). "La differenza tra me e te, il nuovo videoclip di Tiziano Ferro". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
6. "Charts Belgique Francophone – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice (song)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
7. "Italian Charts – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice (song)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
8. (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
9. "La Diferencia Entre Tú y Yo – Single de Tiziano Ferro" (in Spanish). iTunes (Mexico). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
10. Augusta Pippoli Mancini (6 January 2012). (in Italian). Musicalnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
11. "È finalmente online sul canale ufficiale YouTube di Tiziano Ferro il video del nuovo singolo in testa alle charts L'ultima notte al mondo" (in Italian). EMI Music Italy. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
12. "Italian Charts – Tiziano Ferro – L'ultima notte al mondo (song)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
13. "Tiziano Ferro estrena el vídeoclip del tema La última noche del mundo" (in Spanish). Popelera.net. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
14. "Tiziano Ferro – Hai Delle Isole Negli Occhi" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
15. "Tiziano Ferro – Hai Delle Isole Negli Occhi" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
16. (in German). EMI Music Germany. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
17. "Italian Charts – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice (song)" (in Italian). Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
18. "L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro" (in Italian). Feltrinelli. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
19. Francesca Cibrario (23 November 2011). . GQ Italy (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
20. "El Amor Es una Cosa Simple by Tiziano Ferro" (in Spanish). iTunes (Mexico). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
21. "Ultratop.be – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice" (in French). Hung Medien.
22. "Italiancharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
23. "Mexicancharts.com – Tiziano Ferro – El Amor Es Una Cosa Simple". Hung Medien.
24. "Spanishcharts.com – Tiziano Ferro – El Amor Es Una Cosa Simple". Hung Medien.
25. "Swisscharts.com – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice". Hung Medien.
26. (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
27. (in German). Hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
28. "Rapports Annuels 2012" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
29. "Ferro è il re degli album più venduti nel 2012". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
30. (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
31. "Italian album certifications – Tiziano Ferro – L'amore è una cosa semplice" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 August 2013. Select "2011" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "L'amore è una cosa semplice" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
32. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ferro Tiziano)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
33. Andrea Conti (9 November 2011). "Tiziano Ferro duetta con John Legend". TGCOM (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
34. "El Amor Es una Cosa Simple by Tiziano Ferro" (in Spanish). iTunes (Argentina). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
35. "Tiziano Ferro: El Amor Es Una Cosa Simple dal 26 marzo negli USA" (in Italian). Teamworld.it. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
36. "El Amor Es una Cosa Simple by Tiziano Ferro". iTunes (US). Retrieved 30 March 2012.
37. "Tiziano Ferro en castellano y a dúo con Malú" (in Spanish). coveralia.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.