L'amore non mi basta

"L'amore non mi basta"
Single by Emma
from the album Schiena
Released11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:31
LabelUniversal
SongwriterDaniele Magro
Producers
  • Brando
  • Fabrizio Ferraguzzo
Emma singles chronology
"Dimentico tutto"
(2013) 		"L'amore non mi basta"
(2013) 		"Trattengo il fiato"
(2014)
Music video
"L'amore non mi basta" on YouTube

"L'amore non mi basta" (transl. Love is not enough for me) is a song recorded by Italian singer Emma. It was released on 11 October 2013 through Universal as the third single from her third studio album Schiena.[2][3]

Description

Written and composed by Daniele Magro and produced by Brando and Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, "L'amore non mi basta" was made available for free download on 26 March 2013, to anyone who pre-ordered Schiena through the iTunes Store.[3] Emma stated that with this single she wanted to pay homage to Pink's "Try": it's no coincidence that the drum parts in the song were handled by Mylious Johnson, Pink's drummer.[4]

The song's lyrics are introspective and dedicated to feelings, and in particular to the troubled end of a love affair, a story in which the great passion between the two protagonists is not enough to cover the shortcomings of a love that is inexorably fading.[5]

The song showcases the most gritty side of the Salento singer and is in fact defined as an energetic and one of the most rock and musically mean songs of her career, with everything very suited to the singer's artistic personality.[6]

Regarding the collaboration between the Salento artist and the young singer-songwriter Daniele Magro, producer Brando declared:[7]

Daniele was already on good terms with Emma and Francesca Savini, one of my collaborators. I was working at Universal, and I'd heard some of Daniele's work. I thought I'd give him a good look, perhaps because I don't belong to any corporation. In my career, I've sidelined more established songwriters. So we had a very professional briefing, with Emma present, and that song came out.

Music video

The music video was released on 21 October 2013 through the singer-songwriter's YouTube channel and was shot in Milan and directed by Luca Tartaglia, who also directed the video for her previous single, Emma stated that the video's script was her own idea, as were the choice of locations and outfits.[8]

The video features Emma alone in a room, her expression pained by the end of a strong love story. There are also clips of her naked in a shower, her makeup faded.[8] The second half of the video shows the Salento-born singer walking through dark corridors wearing sunglasses, as if backstage before a concert, and then performing with some members of her band in front of spectators. The video is interspersed with scenes of her walking alone in the middle of the street. The video features Fabrizio Ferraguzzo (who worked on the album Schiena), her current bassist Matteo Bassi, and her drummer Mylious Johnson, as well as the singer's electric guitar, the same one featured on the official poster for the Schiena tour.[6]

Commercial success

The song debuted at number eleven on the Top Singles chart at the end of March 2013, even before its actual release.[9] Around its release, "L'amore non mi basta" remained on the chart for four weeks, peaking at number fifteen in its final week.[10]

In December 2013, "L'amore non mi basta" was certified gold by FIMI for over 15,000 digital copies sold. In the 44th week of 2014, the single was also certified platinum for exceeding 30,000 copies sold, confirming this achievement under the new thresholds applied since January 2015 with over 50,000 copies sold.[11]

In December 2025, twelve years after its release,[12] the song reappeared in the FIMI chart thanks to the edits on Paulo Dybala at position 72 in the 49th week of the year,[13] reaching the first position of Spotify's Top50 Italy chart on 15 December.[14][15] On 19 December, in the 51st week of 2025, the song occupies the second position in the FIMI sales chart.[16][17] In the first week of 2026, the song occupies the first position in the chart, becoming the artist's fifth song to achieve this result.[18]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "L'amore non mi basta"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[22] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Perché non riusciamo a toglierci dalla testa L'amore non mi basta di Emma". Fanpage.it (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Emma, in radio singolo L'amore non basta". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian).
  3. ^ a b "Emma Marrone - L'amore non mi basta (Radio Date: 11-10-2013)". EarOne.
  4. ^ "Emma Marrone, Schiena: "Mi spoglio da tutte le etichette e vivo ogni istante"". Rockol.
  5. ^ "Emma Marrone torna con L'amore non mi basta e con Schiena vs Schiena [testo e video]". Leichic.it (in Italian).
  6. ^ a b "Emma Marrone: arriva il nuovo singolo L'amore non mi basta". daringtodo.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Brando: "Emma è molto rock, i Modà hanno anticipato Baglioni…" [INTERVISTA]". Velvet Music Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Emma Marrone, L'amore non mi basta [VIDEOCLIP UFFICIALE]". Velvet Music (in Italian).
  9. ^ a b "Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 25.03.2013 al 31.03.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 04.11.2013 al 10.11.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  11. ^ "CERTIFICAZIONE Singoli Digitali dalla settimana 1 del 2010 alla settimana 35 del 2015" (PDF). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015.
  12. ^ "L'amore non mi basta di Emma ritorna in classifica dopo 12 anni". Radio Italia.
  13. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 49 (dal 28.11.2025 al 04.12.2025)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Emma, L'amore non mi basta conquista il primo posto dopo 12 anni". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  15. ^ "Dopo 12 anni, ecco il miracolo (pop) di Natale di Emma Marrone". iO Donna (in Italian).
  16. ^ "Classifiche FIMI 51: i Pink Floyd fermano Gemitaiz e Paky. Mengoni ad un passo dalla Top 10". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  17. ^ "Emma sfida il Natale di Mariah Carey: "L'amore non mi basta" vola in classifica". Radio Italia.
  18. ^ "Hit parade, Olly torna in vetta tra gli album, Emma prima tra i singoli". ANSA (in Italian).
  19. ^ "L'amore non mi basta - Emma - EARONE Charts". Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 1 (dal 26.12.2025 al 01.01.2026)" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Classifiche annuali 2013 Top of the Music by FIMI" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Italian single certifications – Emma – L'amore non mi basta" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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