 It was Elisa's first song in Italian, even though she had already released two albums in English.It was heard for the first time in the 2001 edition of the Sanremo Festival, winning first place, defeating the entry by the favorite Giorgia, as well as the critics' award and the radio and TV award; Elisa won the best singer award in that same event.The music was written by Elisa, as well as the English lyrics, which are actually the original lyrics.