Cuore (song)

"Cuore" (transl. "Heart") (originally in English as "Heart (I Hear You Beating)" by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil) is a song performed by Rita Pavone, written by Carlo Rossi. It was the best-selling song in Italy in 1963, and is considered to be one of, if not, the most well-known song of Pavone's career.^[1]

"Cuore"
Single by Rita Pavone
from the album Non è facile avere 18 anni
B-side	"Il ballo del mattone"
Released	June 1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	pop
Label	RCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Carlo Rossi
Producer(s)	Luis Bacalov
Rita Pavone singles chronology
"Alla mia età" (1963) "Cuore" (1963) "Datemi un martello" (1963)

Pavone recorded the song in English,^[2] French^[3] and Spanish.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cuore"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Carlo Rossi	2:25
2.	"Il ballo del mattone"	Bruno Canfora, Dino Verde	2:16

Charts

Chart (1963–67)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	48
Brazil (IBOPE)[7]	15
Italy (Musica e dischi)[1]	1
Spain (AFYVE)[8]	1
Switzerland (Schweiz Hitparade)[9]	10
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	27
West Germany (Media Control)[6]	48