La dolce vita (Fedez song)
"La dolce vita" is a song by Italian singers Fedez, Tananai and Mara Sattei, for the re-release of Fedez's sixth studio album Disumano. It was written by Davide "d.whale" Simonetta, Paolo Antonacci, Dargen D'Amico, Tananai and Fedez and produced by Simonetta.

It was released by Sony Music on 3 June 2022. "La dolce vita" peaked at number one on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was certified platinum both in Italy and Switzerland after its release.

Background 
The track, which marked the second collaboration between Fedez and Tananai after "Le madri degli altri", and the first collaboration with Mara Sattei, was recorded three days before Fedez's pancreatic cancer removal operation:

The song musically is twist, inspired by Paul Anka's "Diana" and "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles, with a rapping part. Mara Sattei spoke about the creative process behind the song's writing and musical choices:

Reception 
The song was mostly well received by Italian critics, being dubbed the summer hit of 2022. Gabriele Fazio from Agenzia Giornalistica Italia described the song as "a millimetre-perfect, meticulously concocted sound recipe, starting with the sound of 60s Italian classics", with a lyric that is "simple and straightforward". Less enthusiastic was the review by All Music Italia, assigning a score of 6.5/10, explaining that it was "made precisely to lull us through the hot summer" and noting that although the sounds are a homage to the past, the lyrics feature "a few more daring and relatively modern passages" without, however, finding it up to the standard of the 2021 single "Mille".

On 1 September 2022, the song won two awards at the RTL 102.5 Power Hits Estate Awards, the FIMI Sales Award and the overall Summer Hit Award, respectively.

Music video 
The music video for the song was directed by Olmo Parenti, and features Italian influencer Alessia Lanza. The filming took place on the beaches of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna.

Charts

Certifications

References

2023 singles
2023 songs
Fedez songs
Number-one singles in Italy
Songs written by Davide Simonetta
Sony Music singles