2006 – Hanson Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; O.R.S. Oliveta Recording Studios, Castelbolognese, Ravenna, Italy; Sage Studio, Los Angeles, California

Genre

Pop

Length

4:09

Label

Atlantic Records

Writer(s)

Samuele Bersani, Lucio Dalla, Giuseppe D'Onghia

Producer(s)

Laura Pausini, Daniel Vuletic

Laura Pausini singles chronology

"Io canto"
(2006)

"Spaccacuore"
(2007)

"Non me lo so spiegare"
(2007)

Music video
"Spaccacuore" on YouTube

"Spaccacuore" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriters Samuele Bersani and Lucio Dalla, together with Giuseppe D'Onghia. The song was recorded by Bersani for his 1995's second studio set Freak, and it was released as the album's second single in 1995. The song later became one of his best-known songs in Italy.

The song was covered by various artists, including Laura Pausini, who released it as the second single from Io canto in 2007. She also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, under the title "Dispárame, dispara".

Samuele Bersani wrote the song for his second studio album, Freak, which was released in 1995. He composed the music with Giuseppe D'Onghia, while the lyrics were written by Bersani with popular singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla. "Spaccacuore" describes the feelings of a man who is experiencing the end of a love relationship. The song, produced and arranged by Giuseppe D'Onghia, was released as the album's second single in 1995.

Its release was anticipated by Bersani's label because the album's first single, "Freak", included lyrics citing the Italian centre-right political area, as well as the Italian Communist Party, therefore its promotion was stopped by some Italian radio stations due to the Fairness Doctrine policy during the electoral campaign which preceded 1995's Italian local and regional elections.

It was featured on the soundtrack of 2001's film Chiedimi se sono felice, starring Italian comediands Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo, who also directed it together with Massimo Venier. It was also included in Bersani's compilation albums Che vita!, released in 2002, and Psyco - 20 anni di canzoni, published in 2012.

Bersani performed the song during 1995's itinerant music show Festivalbar, broadcast in Italy by Mediaset TV channel Italia 1.

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