Senza una donna

"Senza una donna"
Single by Zucchero and Paul Young
B-side	"Madre dolcissima" (7") "Dunes of Mercy" (CD)
Released	18 March 1991
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7" single
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock, Blues, Soft rock
Length	4:26
Label	London
Writer(s)	Zucchero, Frank Musker
Producer(s)	Zucchero, Luciano Luisi, Corrado Rustici
Zucchero singles chronology
"Diavolo in me" (1989) "Senza una donna" (1991) "Diamante" (1992)
Paul Young chronology "Calling You" (1991) "Senza una donna" (1991) "Both Sides Now" (1991)

"Senza una donna" (Without a Woman) is a song written and performed by Zucchero from his album Blue's (1987) and re-recorded in 1991 with Paul Young. The English lyrics were contributed by Frank Musker. The song was then released as a single under the title "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" which reached #4 in the UK Single Chart and #2 in the German Singles Chart and the French Singles Chart. It also topped the charts of Norway and Sweden. It has sold more than 700,000 copies in the world.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (7 inch) — 4:26
2. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero — 5:38

CD maxi

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero
3. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero

7" single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1991) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[1] 8 Belgian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Top 40[2] 2 Eurochart Hot 100 1 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 2 German Singles Chart[3] 2 Irish Singles Chart[4] 2 Italian Singles Chart 1 Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[1] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[1] 2 UK Singles Chart[5] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[6] 23 Poland Singles Chart 2 South African Singles Chart 2 U.S. "Billboard" Singles Chart 5 Korean Singles Chart 2 Brazilian Singles Chart 2 Danish Singles chart 2 Finnish Singles Chart 3 Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[7] 42

End of year charts End of year chart (1991) Position Dutch Top 40[2] 26 Swiss Singles Chart[8] 4 German Singles Chart 9 Belgium Singles Chart 5 Italian Singles Chart 98 French Singles Chart 5 Swedish Singles Chart 35 Brazilian Singles Chart 32 Uk Singles Chart 48 Europe Singles Chart 8 Polish Singles Chart 40 Decade-end charts (1990-1999) Position German Singles Chart[9] 120 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified France[10] Gold 1991 346,000 Sweden[11] Gold 24 July 1991 30,000 Norway Gold 1991 30,000 Italy Gold 1991 30,000 Belgium Gold 1991 30,000 USA Gold 1991 500,000

Chart successions

References

1. "Senza una donna", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
2. "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
3. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
4. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
5. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
6. Billboard (Retrieved 4 March 2016)
7. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart — Week Ending 13 Sep 1992". ARIA. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
8. 1991 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
9. "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
10. "Les Ventes & Les Certifications" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
11. Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 1, 2008)