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"Un'estate italiana" (Italian: [uneˈstaːte itaˈljaːna]), "Un verano italiano" (Spanish: [um beˈɾano itaˈljano]; both meaning "An Italian summer") or "To Be Number One" is a 1989 song composed by Giorgio Moroder which was used as the official song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, the first to hold such distinction.
"Ciao ciao Italia" is a song used as the anthem for the Sweden national team during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. The song was written by Lasse Holm and Eddie Oliva and performed by the Swedish band After Shave. [1] The single peaked at 12th position at the Swedish singles chart.
FIFA World Cup songs and anthems [1] are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. [2] They are also used in advertising campaigns for the World Cup.
Song Artist(s) January 6 "Lambada" "Kaoma" January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 "Un' Estate Italiana" "Edoardo Bennato", "Gianna Nannini" February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Sinéad O'Connor" March 17 "Vattene Amore" "Amedeo Minghi", "Mietta" March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5
FIFA limits anthems to 90 seconds so they can get the World Cup games going quickly. But many national songs. ... four minutes and has an introduction of nearly 20 seconds before the lyrics start. ...
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The 1990 World Cup stands as one of the most watched events in television history, garnering an estimated 26.69 billion non-unique viewers over the course of the tournament. [7] This was the first World Cup to be officially recorded and transmitted in HDTV by the Italian broadcaster RAI in association with Japan's NHK. [8]
[3] [4] The song commemorates German championships in the 1954, 1974, and 1990 World Cups. After Germany lost in the semi-final against Italy on July 4, 2006, the song was reworked as "'54, '74, '90, 2010" in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [5] The title quotes Bixente Lizarazu. [6]