Dolce Vita (song)

"Dolce Vita" is the debut single by Italian singer Ryan Paris, released in 1983, on the Discomagic Records label.

"Dolce Vita"
Single by Ryan Paris
from the album Ryan Paris
B-side	"Dolce Vita" (Instrumental)
Released	1983
Genre	Italo disco[1] synth-pop[1][2]
Length	3:48 (album version) 4:28 (single version)
Label	Discomagic
Songwriter(s)	Gazebo Pierluigi Giombini
Producer(s)	Pierluigi Giombini
Ryan Paris singles chronology
"Dolce Vita" (1983) "Fall in Love" (1984)
Music video
"Dolce Vita" on YouTube

Background

Interviewed for the book Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop Vol. 2, composer Pierluigi Giombini explained the evolution of the song:

It was Gazebo who suggested I should write a song inspired by the title of the famous film. [...] So I began to work on it right away, starting with the bass line on the Minimoog, and then I wrote the melody on top of that. Later, Gazebo wrote the lyrics. [...] I did the arrangement in a couple of days and did the vocals and mix-down in another three days. The synths were basically the same - Minimoog, OB-8, ARP Odyssey and the Oberheim DMX drum machine. We also used our real hands over the snare.^[3]

Interviewed in 2007, Paris described the background to the recording of the song:

I remained folgorated by the sounds and the melodies of Giombini and I said to him: "I will bring you one of my English songs". That night I composed a new song and three days later I presented it to Giombini who loved the song. We worked on my song two times and one day Giombini told me: "I wrote a song for you but it is not a rock song". When I heard the song I really made a big jump because it was very nice.^[4]

Music video

The music video was filmed on-location in Paris.^[5] Ryan Paris is near the statue of Marshal Joffre at the Champ de Mars, and on the Quai du Louvre, with the Pont Neuf in the background.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing and formats

• Italian 7-inch single^[6]

A. "Dolce Vita" (vocal) – 4:28

B. "Dolce Vita" (instrumental) – 4:09

• Italian 12-inch single^[7]

A. "Dolce Vita" (vocal) – 7:33

B. "Dolce Vita" (instrumental) – 7:55

• German 7-inch single^[8]

A. "Dolce Vita, Part I" (vocal) – 3:59

B. "Dolce Vita, Part II" (instrumental) – 2:48

• German 12-inch maxi-single^[9]

A. "Dolce Vita, Part I" (vocal) – 7:33

B. "Dolce Vita, Part II" (instrumental) – 8:37

Credits and personnel

• Ryan Paris – vocals
• Gazebo – songwriter
• Pierluigi Giombini – songwriter, producer, arranger

Credits and personnel adapted from the Ryan Paris album and 7-inch single liner notes.^[10][6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Dolce Vita" Chart (1983–1984) Peak position Argentina (Prensario)[11] 1 Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 85 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 1 Denmark (IFPI)[15] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 4 Italy (Musica e dischi)[17] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[21] 2 Spain (AFYVE)[22] 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[23] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 5 Uruguay (UPI)[27] 3 West Germany (GfK)[28] 3 Weekly chart performance for "Dolce Vita" Chart (2023) Peak position Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 34

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Dolce Vita" Chart (1983) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[30] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[31] 9 France (SNEP)[32] 27 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 19 West Germany (Official German Charts)[35] 25

See also

• List of number-one hits of 1983 (Flanders)
• List of European number-one hits of 1983
• List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983
• List of number-one singles of 1983 (Spain)

References

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2. Breihan, Tom (2 October 2023). "Mac DeMarco & Ryan Paris – "Simply Paradise"". stereogum. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. Arena 2018
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8. Carrere Records (1983). Dolce Vita (German 7-inch single liner notes). Ryan Paris. Carrere Records. 815 396-7.
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Bibliography

• Arena, James (2018). Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop Vol. 2: 33 International Hitmakers Discuss Their Careers. BookBaby. ISBN 9781543923131.

External links

• Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita (Extended Version) on YouTube - provided to YouTube by ZYX Music