A far l'amore comincia tu

1976 single by Raffaella Carrà

"A far l'amore comincia tu" (Italian pronunciation: [a fˈfar laˈmoːre koˈmintʃa ˈtu]; "You start making love first") is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà from her album Forte forte forte (1976). It was written by Franco Bracardi and Daniele Pace, and produced by Gianni Boncompagni.

The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.

Other versions and covers

• "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carrà in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". The latter was Carrà's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9,^[1] until the remix of "Pedro" charted 46 years later.^[2]

• In 1977, German singer Tony Holiday covered the song, retitled "Tanze Samba mit mir". The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at no. 4 on the German music charts^[3] and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts.^[4]

• "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakın Ha" in 1977. In 2002, Nez covered also same song.

• In 1977, Carlie Bergmann covered the song in English, the name being changed to "Feed the Fire", as the B-side to "I've Been Watchin' You".

• In 1978, another Turkish singer, Ayla Algan, covered the song as "Bilenler Kazanıyor" with different lyrics from "Sakın Ha" performed by Ajda Pekkan.

• In 1978, Canadian singer Châtelaine covered the song in French, retitled "Corps à corps", on her eponymous album Châtelaine.

• In 1982, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal covered the song in Portuguese, retitled "Alegria De Viver", on his album Magal Espetacular.

• Dutch girl group Luv' recorded the song in English as "U.O.Me (Theme from Waldolala)" in 1978 that appeared on the With Luv' album.

• In 1995, Serbian singer Sanja Đorđević covered the song in Serbian, retitled "Dosta je igre te", on her album Zorane.

• In 1999, Croatian bend Vatrogasci made parody cover of the song in Croatian, retitled "Konjic", on their album Med i mlijeko.

• In 2008, a video of a performance of "Do It, Do It Again" appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight".

• In 2011, French DJ Bob Sinclar sampled the original Italian version of "A far l'amore comincia tu" and included it in his single "Far l'amore".

• In 2020, Canarian singer Ana Guerra recorded a version of "En El Amor Todo Es Empezar", which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Explota Explota" (a Spanish-language musical comedy based on the songs of Raffaella Carrá).

• In 2022, Italian singer Tananai released a rearrangement of the song together with rapper Rosa Chemical called ″COMINCIA TU″.

• In 2024, the song was used in TV commercials for Cîroc liqueur.

Track listings

7" single "Forte forte forte" (Italy, 1976)

A. "Forte forte forte"

(Malgioglio – Bracardi)

B. "A far l'amore comincia tu"

(Daniele Pace – Bracardi)

CGD 4236

CBS Sugar S.p.A.^[5][6]

7" single (Canada, 1976)

A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (2:42)

B. "Forte forte forte (3:32)

Columbia C4 8148

Manufactured by CBS Disques Canada Ltée^[7]

7" single "Raffaella Carrà canta en español "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" (Spain, 1976)

A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40) [in Spanish]

B. "En el amor todo es empezar" ("A far l'amore comincia tu") (3:40) [in Spanish]

CBS 4670

Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid^[8][9]

7" single "Liebelei" (Germany, 1977)

A. "Liebelei" (2:40)

B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40) [in German]

CBS S 5543^[10]

7" single "Do It, Do It Again" (Germany, 1978)

A. "Do It, Do It Again" (2:40) (englische Originalaufnahme von "Liebelei (A far l'amore comincia tu)" [in English]

B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)

CBS 6094, CBS S 6094

CBS Schallplatten GmbH^[11][12]

7" single "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui / A far l'amore comincia tu" (France, 1978)

A. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (2:40) (Vers. "A far l'amore comincia tu") [in French]

B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)

CBS 4771

CBS Inc.^[13]

7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (Germany)
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei) / Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (Netherlands)

A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (2:40)

B. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" 2:40 [in French]

CBS 4771, CBS S 4771^[14][15]

Charts

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