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Il mestiere della vita
Studio album by
Released2 December 2016
Genre Pop
Length46:29
Label Universal
Producer Michele Canova
Tiziano Ferro chronology
TZN - The Best of Tiziano Ferro
(2014)
Il mestiere della vita
(2016)
Accetto miracoli
(2019)
Singles from Il mestiere della vita
  1. " Potremmo ritornare"
    Released: 28 October 2016
  2. " Il conforto"
    Released: 13 January 2017
  3. "Lento/Veloce"
    Released: 21 April 2017
  4. "Valore assoluto"
    Released: 8 September 2017
  5. "Il mestiere della vita"
    Released: 17 November 2017
  6. ""Solo" è solo una parola"
    Released: 2 February 2018

Il mestiere della vita is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, released on 2 December 2016. Ferro has called it the beginning of the second chapter of his career, after the first chapter was concluded by the release of his first greatest hits album. The album sees Ferro return to a more modern and electronic style. [1]

The Spanish version of the album is titled El oficio de la vida and includes a duet with Vanesa Martín. [2]

Singles

The album's lead single was " Potremmo ritornare", released on 28 October 2016. The ballad debuted on top of the Italian Singles Chart, becoming Ferro's first number-one hit since " Alla mia età". [3]

Track listing

Il mestiere della vita [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Epic"2:55
2.""Solo" è solo una parola"Ferro3:41
3."Il mestiere della vita"
  • Ferro
  • Davide Simonetta
  • Alex Vella
3:18
4."Valore assoluto"
  • Ferro
  • Emanuele Dabbono
3:47
5." Il conforto" (featuring Carmen Consoli)
  • Ferro
  • Dabbono
3:56
6."Lento / Veloce"
  • Ferro
  • Dabbono
3:19
7."Troppo bene (per stare male)"Ferro3:57
8."My Steelo" (featuring Tormento)
  • Ferro
  • Massimiliano "Tormento" Cellamaro
3:39
9." Potremmo ritornare"
  • Ferro
  • Michael Tenisci
3:29
10."Ora perdona"Ferro3:41
11."Casa è vuota"3:29
12."La tua vita intera"
3:27
13."Quasi quasi"
  • Ferro
  • Silvina Magari
3:44
Total length:46:29
El oficio de la vida [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Épico"
  • Ferro
  • Nahum
  • Canova
2:55
2.""Sólo" es sólo una palabra"Ferro3:42
3."El oficio de la vida" (featuring Vanesa Martín)
  • Ferro
  • Davide Simonetta
  • Alex Vella
3:18
4."Valor absoluto"
  • Ferro
  • Emanuele Dabbono
3:48
5."Podríamos regresar"
  • Ferro
  • Tenisci
3:29
6."Lento/Veloz"
  • Ferro
  • Dabbono
3:19
7."Troppo bene (per stare male)"Ferro3:57
8."Casi" (featuring Silvina Magari)
  • Ferro
  • Silvina Magari
3:45
9."El consuelo"
  • Ferro
  • Dabbono
3:56
10."My Steelo" (featuring Tormento)
  • Ferro
  • Massimiliano "Tormento" Cellamaro
3:41
11."Tu vida entera"
3:27
12."Casa è vuota"3:30
13."Ora perdona"Ferro3:41
Total length:46:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Il mestiere della vita

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 52
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [7] 1
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 4

El oficio de la vida

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [9] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy ( FIMI) [11] 6× Platinum 300,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Vitali, Aldo (28 October 2016). "Tiziano Ferro: "Canto la mia seconda vita". L'intervista integrale". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Vanesa Martín estreia a acústica te has perdido quién soy". Latin Pop Brasil. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ Dessi, Martina (4 November 2016). "Classifica Fimi guidata da tre generazioni con Benji e Fede, Giorgia e Pooh: Tiziano Ferro svetta tra i singoli". Optima Italia. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Il mestiere della vita by Tiziano Ferro". Italy: iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "El oficio de la vida by Tiziano Ferro". Italy: iTunes Store. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tiziano Ferro – Il mestiere della vita" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Tiziano Ferro – Il mestiere della vita". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tiziano Ferro – Il mestiere della vita". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. ^ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 11: del 10.03.2017 al 16.03.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2017" (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (Click on "Scarica allegato" and open the "Classifica annuale 2017 Album combined" file) on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Italian album certifications – Tiziano Ferro – Il mestiere della vita" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Il mestiere della vita" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".